Ukrainian fibre rollout programme to help bridge digital divide
The first €3m investment of a €12m national fibre rollout programme designed to bridge the digital divide across Ukraine has been committed.
The first €3m investment of a €12m national fibre rollout programme designed to bridge the digital divide across Ukraine has been committed.
A number of broadband providers and ISPs have outlined their commitment to helping customers during the current cost of living crisis by freezing their prices for 2022.
Keely Portway rounds-up some of the industry's responses to the government’s connectivity mission in the recent Levelling Up white paper
(L-R) Steve Turner, Wesco sales director, Paul Brazel, Giganet CFO, Jarlath Finnegan, Giganet CEO, Mike Eccleston, Wesco VP & general manager EMEA – communications & security solutions, Rick Arsenault, Wesco VP & general manager – global service providers, broadband & wireless, Kevin Barry, Giganet chief network build officer, Gemma Reynolds, Wesco director of program management
UK ISP, Giganet has entered into a multi-year agreement with global supply chain solutions provider, Anixter to support the expansion of full fibre, hyperfast service delivery to premises throughout the UK.
Irish fixed broadband provider eir has partnered with InfraVia, creating a new fibre company to accelerate FTTH deployment across the Republic of Ireland.
Vodafone Germany is expanding its fibre network in Mainz to bring increased capacity to more properties.
UK wholesale network provider FullFibre has announced a new partnership with Kickstart.
UK operator Openreach has announced a further 98 exchanges where it plans to stop selling legacy analogue services in favour of fibre.
Rural German supplier, Deutsche Glasfaser has entered into a strategic partnership with Geodesia, the infrastructure construction arm of Altice Group.
UK incumbent BT Group has revealed a business-wide plan to focus and accelerate its efforts to build a better business for its customers, the economy and society at large.
Keely Portway reports on a recent webinar about how the telecoms sector is addressing the current shortage in skills, from recruitment through to keeping great candidates once they are on board
Keely Portway takes a look at the latest developments when it comes to FTTH deployment in Europe and what needs to be done to overcome the hurdles in the path of acceleration
As pressure on networks continues to grow, photonic integrated circuits (PIC) are becoming more advanced to sustain the unprecedented rise in traffic, finds Abigail Williams
A look at the market for optical line termination equipment and some of the products and solutions available
Keely Portway rounds-up some of the industry's responses to the government’s connectivity mission in the recent Levelling Up white paper
The continued resource challenges faced by operators could be aided with advances in tools and technology, suggests Stéphane Chabot