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Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (3-Year Rollout Plan), has issued a progress update on their publicly subsidised Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract for South Yorkshire that’s now covered almost 9,000 premises. Just to recap. The provider […]
The State Opening of Parliament – often referred to as the “King’s Speech” – took place today, which once again saw the new UK Government set out their agenda for the coming session. The speech included mentions of several bills related to telecoms network security and broadband connectivity, which we’ve summarised a bit below. Generally […]
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange and friends plan new Europe-Africa link; Kyivstar has a perky Q1; Harion steps down at Tele2.
The telecoms regulator has today published the fifth edition of their forecast for Planned Network Deployments, which has again revised down its prediction of future UK broadband coverage after many network operators slowed their rollouts. The report predicts that full fibre (FTTP) lines will reach up to 92% of homes by January 2029 – rising […]
Ofcom has released its Spring 2026 update on UK fixed broadband and mobile coverage, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) lines now reach 82% of homes (up from 78% in July 2025), while 89% are within reach of a gigabit network (up from 87%) and 76% – 94% of premises can get an outdoor 5G […]
New single voice communication layer reduces complexity and costs for multinational organisations as they evolve their AI-powered workplace collaboration strategies. The post BT launches enterprise voice control service UC Edge appeared first on Total Telecom.
In a roundup of telecom sustainability news, we look at Big Tech's power moves, efforts to improve energy efficiency and BT's appetite for old plastics.
Opensignal, which gathers crowdsourced data via consumer speedtests on its App, has published the results from a new study that examined fixed broadband speeds across 18 European markets, including the United Kingdom and Turkey. Overall the UK ranked 6th for download speed (119Mbps), 13th for upload speed (39.4Mbps) and 3rd for Consistent Quality (CQ). Most […]
Data shared by Ookla shows AT&T's switch from Nokia to a 'single vendor' deal with Ericsson has delivered network improvements.
News The FCC is moving closer to banning the recognition of device testing labs and certification bodies in foreign nations without reciprocity agreements. By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities New rules being considered by the Federal Communications Commission could have big impacts on the future of electronic devices in the United States. Under one of the rules, […] The post US moves closer to banning some foreign-made phones appeared first on Total Telecom.
In recent months we’ve noticed what looks to be a rise in the number of O2 (Virgin Media) Mobile customers reporting that access to their account IDs have been “locked” due to unclear “security reasons“, which has in some cases taken several weeks or months for customers to get resolved. In other cases the issue […]
Nokia has introduced new agentic AI capabilities for its fixed network product lines that aim to boost operational efficiencies and accelerate fiber rollouts. #pressrelease
Calix is extending 50G-PON support to its Calix One platform for residential, business and MDU connectivity deployments. #pressrelease
The FCC's approval of EchoStar's spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX requires that EchoStar set up a $2.4 billion escrow account for claims from infrastructure companies that believe they are owed money from Dish Wireless.
French billionaire Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, has sold his roughly 6% stake in Belgian telco Proximus, according to a recent filing. The post Billionaire Xavier Niel offloads Proximus stake appeared first on Total Telecom.
Comcast and Charter represented more than half of Harmonic's broadband revenues in Q1 2026, but the vendor is seeing some growth in its 'rest of market' segment.
Internet provider Hey! Broadband, which offers services to homes in various areas covered by F&W Networks (Fibre and Wireless) alternative gigabit speed full fibre lines (mostly across the South East of England), has changed the pricing on their home packages and also become the latest to introduce mid-contract price hikes. The provider, which was only […]
Seattle to Minneapolis route will deliver 100G and 400G wavelength services to support large-scale traffic flows across a growing US corridor. #pressrelease
Enterprises can now get global pricing in minutes as GTT continues to simplify and automate complex network and security services. #pressrelease
NTT seeks to achieve a consolidated EBITA of $25.38 billion by 2030 with a revised medium-term plan focusing on AI and data centers.