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Ofcom Proposes To Free Up Spectrum For Emergency Services Network
UK comms regulator proposes to free up spectrum in 1900-1920 MHz band for rail network and much delayed emergency service network
Microsoft To Retire Skype On 5 May
So long Skype, as Microsoft confirms retirement of former VoIP giant, in favour of its Teams communication product
Openreach To Start Telephone Exchange Closure Process
Plan to reduce the number of Openreach's legacy telephone exchanges is updated, with closure process to begin this year
Sweden Investigates Another Baltic Sea Cable Damage Incident
Authorities in Sweden on Friday confirm investigation after fresh damage discovered on undersea cable in Baltic Sea
Improved Indoor Connectivity Could Add Billions To UK Economy –...
New research from Freshwave finds a better mobile signal indoors could grow the UK economy by £70bn a year
Ofcom Grants License For Amazon Kuiper To Challenge Starlink In UK
New challenger for Elon Musk's Starlink in UK, after Ofcom grants earth station network licence to Amazon Kuiper
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
Cable Damage Ship Claims Anchor Drag Was Due To Rough Waves
Owner of bulk carrier MV Vezhen, detained by Sweden for another cable damage incident in Baltic sea, claims rough weather caused anchor drag
Three UK Investigates After Outage Impacted Some 999 Calls
Thursday outage of Three UK network impacts thousands of people, with operator confirming some 999 calls did not connect
BT Abandons Plan To Turn Roadside Cabinets Into EV Chargers
BT throws in the towel to install 60,000 EV chargers utilising roadside cabinets, after installing just one EV charger in Scotland
Blue Origin Preps New Glenn Rocket For Sunday Launch
Jeff Bozos challenge to SpaceX's Falcon-9 heavy lift rocket, the New Glenn rocket, to make inaugural launch on Sunday
US Appeals Court Blocks Biden Attempt To Restore Net Neutrality Rules
End for net neutrality in US. FCC's attempt to re-enact net neutrality laws in United States struck down by Federal Appeals Court
US Solider Arrested After Allegedly Posting Trump, Harris Call Logs
20-year old US Army solider arrested for selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen from AT&T and Verizon
SpaceX Agrees ‘Direct-To-Cell’ Starlink Service For...
Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar signs agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX for 'direct-to-cell' satellite connectivity
Baltic Sea Power Cable Severed In Latest Incident
Undersea internet and power cable in Baltic sea between Finland and Estonia suffers outage. Finland seizes suspected oil tanker
UN Body To Protect Subsea Cables Holds First Meeting
United Nations body to protect undersea communications cables that are crucial for international trade and security holds first meeting
Meta Plans Subsea Cable For Its Own Exclusive Use – Report
World spanning subsea cable measuring 40,000km (or 24,854 mile) long, reportedly being planned by Meta for its exclusive use
Germany “Deeply Concerned” After Damage To Two Undersea Cables
Possible sabotage? Two undersea cables in the Baltic sea have been severely damaged, triggering security concerns
Donald Trump Election Victory, And Implications For Tech Sector
Victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election and the potential implications for the tech industry
Watchdog Says Vodafone, Three Merger Could Proceed With Certain...
British competition regulator provisionally finds Vodafone, CMA merger can proceed, if 'remedies' on pricing and 5G rollout are made
BT Switches On First Self-Powered Cell Tower
BT cell tower in Shropshire Hills has 100 percent of its power requirements delivered by renewable energy sources
Eutelsat Launches First Satellites Since OneWeb Merger
SpaceX rocket blasts off on Sunday with 20 satellites to expand the Eutelsat/OneWeb communications network
BT Openreach Names Latest Copper ‘Stop Sell’ Locations
Openreach announces a further 79 exchanges where it is to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband connections
BT Recoups £105 Million By Recycling Copper Cables
Valuable scrap. As fibre transition continues, BT recycles 3,300 tons of redundant copper cabling, recouping millions of pounds
BT Identifies 2,000 Potential Cyberattacks Signals Every Second
Level of cyberthreats revealed, after BT says it spots 2,000 signals of potential cyberattacks every second
CMA Cites Higher Prices Post Vodafone, Three Merger, Demands Changes
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
BT Details Plan To Launch First Symmetric Ultrafast FTTP Broadband
BT will in April 2025 launch a symmetric 1Gbps broadband product, potentially offering same upload speeds as download
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