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Virgin Media O2 Users Affected By Broadband OutageVirgin Media O2 Users Affected By Broadband Outage

Virgin Media O2 Users Affected By Broadband Outage

Thousands of users report issues affecting Virgin Media O2 broadband across UK, as company says it is investigating

6 days ago
Meta To Build World’s Longest Subsea Fibre CableMeta To Build World’s Longest Subsea Fibre Cable

Meta To Build World’s Longest Subsea Fibre Cable

Meta Platforms announces plan to build Project Waterworth, a 50,000 km cable linking five continents as it ramps infrastructure investments

2 weeks ago
Openreach Tests 50Gbps Broadband Connection With NokiaOpenreach Tests 50Gbps Broadband Connection With Nokia

Openreach Tests 50Gbps Broadband Connection With Nokia

Possible broadband speed of the future? Openreach and Nokia test UK’s first live 50Gbps fibre broadband connection

4 weeks ago
Ontario ‘Ripping Up’ Starlink ContractOntario ‘Ripping Up’ Starlink Contract

Ontario ‘Ripping Up’ Starlink Contract

Leader of Canada's Ontario province says he is 'ripping up' £55m satellite broadband contract with Starlink over US tariff threats

4 weeks ago
Sweden Detains Ship In Latest Baltic Cable Damage IncidentSweden Detains Ship In Latest Baltic Cable Damage Incident

Sweden Detains Ship In Latest Baltic Cable Damage Incident

Sweden launches probe into latest incident of suspected Baltic undersea cable sabotage, detains Malta-flagged vessel

1 month ago
Italy Negotiating 1.5bn Euro Government Comms Deal With StarlinkItaly Negotiating 1.5bn Euro Government Comms Deal With Starlink

Italy Negotiating 1.5bn Euro Government Comms Deal With Starlink

Italian government in advanced negotiations with SpaceX's Starlink to provide secure government communications via satellite

2 months ago
Starlink Refuses To Block X In BrazilStarlink Refuses To Block X In Brazil

Starlink Refuses To Block X In Brazil

SpaceX's Starlink tells Brazil telecoms regulator it will not block X until bank accounts are unfrozen, amidst legal row

6 months ago
Sky Signs Full Fibre Broadband Partnership With CityFibreSky Signs Full Fibre Broadband Partnership With CityFibre

Sky Signs Full Fibre Broadband Partnership With CityFibre

Sky and CityFibre agree long-term partnership that will bring Sky's Full Fibre Broadband to the CityFibre network

6 months ago
India’s Bharti Global To Acquire 24.5 Percent Of BTIndia’s Bharti Global To Acquire 24.5 Percent Of BT

India’s Bharti Global To Acquire 24.5 Percent Of BT

Indian conglomerate Bharti Global is to take a huge shareholding of the former UK telecoms incumbent, BT Group

7 months ago
AT&T Says Tech Giants Should Fund Rural BroadbandAT&T Says Tech Giants Should Fund Rural Broadband

AT&T Says Tech Giants Should Fund Rural Broadband

AT&T chief says biggest tech companies should be forced to contribute to troubled fund for low-income and rural broadband access

8 months ago
Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Business Case for MobileSilicon In Focus Podcast: The Business Case for Mobile

Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Business Case for Mobile

Learn why your business should embrace more mobile devices to gain commercial advantages and an engaged workforce. We'll explore the…

1 year ago
Silicon In Focus Podcast: Connectivity in OrbitSilicon In Focus Podcast: Connectivity in Orbit

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Connectivity in Orbit

Welcome to the Silicon In Focus Podcast, where we bring you the latest insights and discussions at the intersection of…

1 year ago
BT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – ReportBT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – Report

BT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – Report

UK carrier BT is at risk of a fine as it nears 31 December deadline to replace Huawei equipment from…

1 year ago
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Web 3.0 in Your PocketSilicon UK In Focus Podcast: Web 3.0 in Your Pocket

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Web 3.0 in Your Pocket

What is Web 3.0 for mobile devices, and how does it differ from previous iterations of the web on mobile…

1 year ago
BT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach NetworkBT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach Network

BT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach Network

As UK full fibre rollout continues, BT announces halt to sales of new copper telephones lines, after more than a…

1 year ago

Amazon Builds $120m Florida Facility For Internet Satellites

Amazon says building massive processing facility in Florida for Project Kuiper broadband satellites as it races to catch up to…

2 years ago

Google Sister Project Brings Laser-Powered Internet To India

Google sister project Taara uses back-end laser communications tech from defunct Project Loon to bring broadband to rural India

2 years ago

Biden To Announce Broadband Funding In Major Speech

US president Joe Biden to announce funding plans under $42.5bn plan to bring broadband to rural and underserved areas

2 years ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 3

Welcome to Silicon Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week…

2 years ago

Ofcom Finds Millions Missing Out On Cheaper Broadband

Telecoms regulator Ofcom finds about 4 million eligible households missing out on cut-rate social tariffs for broadband due to low…

2 years ago

Government Sets Aside £150 Million For Full 5G Connectivity By 2030

Government investment to expand 5G coverage in UK, as Digital Poverty Alliance says connectivity is a necessity for everyone

2 years ago

Vodafone Fixes Broadband Outage That Affected Thousands

Vodafone fixes home broadband outage that took out service for 11,000 users across the country for most of the day…

2 years ago

Ofcom Crackdown After ISPs Miss Broadband Switching Deadline

Uswitch says £1.85 billion has been lost in broadband savings, amid industry failure to implement easy broadband switching rules

2 years ago

Virgin Media Suffers Broadband Outage, Again

Second outage for Virgin Media broadband users on Tuesday, leaves company executives red faced and customers angry

2 years ago

Virgin Media Broadband Outage Affects Thousands

Thousands of users across the UK report problems with Virgin Media home broadband as overnight outage lasts for hours

2 years ago

Ofcom Opens Probe Into BT Customer Contracts

Telecoms regulator Ofcom to investigate BT and subsidiaries EE and Plusnet over potential lack of clarity in customer contracts

2 years ago

Google Spins Out Secret Telecom Project Aalyria

Project Loon successor, Aalyria, seeks to “radically” improve satellite communications, Wi-Fi on planes and ships, and cellular connectivity

2 years ago

EU Plans Consultation On Tech Giants’ Contribution To Telco Costs

European Commission to launch consultation on whether tech multinationals should contribute to cost of EU telecoms networks amdist controversy

2 years ago

Google Fiber Plans US Network Expansion – Report

Google Fiber resurfaces. Network to be expanded to offer speedy internet connectivity to cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and…

3 years ago

Eutelsat In Talks To Acquire OneWeb

Merger with Eutelsat would give OneWeb shareholders – including UK government – 50 percent stake in combined group, but securing…

3 years ago