Update: New Ofcom regulations - industry responses
23 March 2021
UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom has confirmed how it plans to regulate the wholesale telecoms markets for the next five years and beyond.
INCA
Begin at home
25 November 2020
Keely Portway on how the pandemic has affected FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and what needs to be done in the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
Designing the Gigabit Nation
The challenge of “full fibre by 2025” presents a new level of challenge to our sector. The old ways of working are probably not going to deliver – new approaches are needed. This webinar will look at some of the new technical and deployment advances that will form a part of the new phase of network delivery.
Riding The Second Wave
This webinar workshop aims to bring the key stakeholders together – the Government, Ofcom, investors and new network operators – to help establish the requirements and environment for the sector to grow and meet the needs of a 21st century digital nation.
Fibre in a 5G World
The development of 5G and IoT networks presents a new layer of demand for fibre networks, and places new demands on the underlying architecture of fibre networks. This webinar will explore the commercial opportunity of these demands, and probe how it can be delivered. The online event will be focused at operators, investors and the commercial and operational requirements of fibre networks to support 5G networks.
UK altnets increase coverage by 50 per cent, 12m premises passed
9 April 2020
A recent INCA survey has revealed that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50 per cent in 2019.
INCA brings events online, offers clarification for key workers
24 March 2020
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) is to move all of its planned events online, and make a reduction in costs for all those participating.
UK Labour Party pledges free full-fibre for all
15 November 2019
The UK’s opposition party, Labour has announced a pledge to deliver free full fibre-broadband for all.
Gold award for wireless provider
10 June 2019
Secure Web Services (SWS) has become the first wireless services provider to achieve the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) Gold Standard Quality Mark
UK High Court rules in favour of ASA on use of ‘fibre’ in advertising
15 April 2019
The High Court of Justice has ruled in favour of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority over its decision on the use of the term ‘fibre’ in advertising.
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
