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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Video call made from one smartphone connected to Starlink satellite, to another phone connected to T-Mobile USA network