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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
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
Sky Glass Televisions Disabled By Tech Fault
Hundreds of Sky Glass televisions and Stream devices fail to turn on, with speculation of a faulty software update to blame
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
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
IT Stress Points For SMEs Identified By TalkTalk Business
There are plenty of issues to keep large corporate CIOs awake at night, but what are the IT stress points for small to medium enterprises?
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
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes In Orbit
Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes in orbit in company's first failure since 2016, endangering Starlink satellites
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
SpaceX Demos First Video Call Of T-Mobile’s Direct To Cell Service
Video call made from one smartphone connected to Starlink satellite, to another phone connected to T-Mobile USA network
BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines
Carrier 'refines' its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines
Google To Spend $1 Billion On Two Subsea Cables To Japan
US and Japan to be connected by two new subsea Google cables, amid possible AUKUS alliance expansion to include Japan
FCC To Vote This Month To Restore Net Neutrality
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold vote on 25 April to restore Net Neutrality rules in US, overturned by Trump
Ericsson To Cut 1,200 Jobs in Sweden Amid ‘Challenging’ Market
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson blamed “challenging mobile networks market” and “further volume contraction” for job losses
Vodafone Germany Confirms 2,000 Job Losses, Amid European Restructuring
More downsizing at Vodafone after German operation announces 2,000 jobs will be axed, as automation increases in the future
SpaceX ‘Developing Spy Satellites’ For US Agency
SpaceX reportedly developing network of hundreds of low-orbit spy satellites for US intelligence agency under classified $1.8bn contract
BT Tower In London Sold, And Will Become Luxury Hotel
Landmark BT Tower in central London to become a luxury hotel, after it is sold for £275m to US hotel group
Openreach Confirms Faster Fibre Speeds From 1 April
Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband speeds are to be ‘turbo-charged’, after Openreach launches two new speed tiers
French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office
Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial prosecutors
BT’s Successor Allison Kirkby To Start As CEO On 1 February
With current chief executive Philip Jansen stepping down at the end of the month, BT confirms February start for new boss
BT Misses Deadline For Huawei Equipment Removal From Core Network
Nearly there. Carrier fails to completely meet UK government's year-end deadline, for removal of Huawei equipment from core network
Full Fibre Arrives In UK’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
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 its core network