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The Scottish government has committed to a further £36m expansion of the ‘Reaching 100%’ (R100) contracts for gigabit-capable broadband delivery.
Paul North, head of channel at Giganet
UK ISP, Giganet is expanding business opportunities in the channel market with the introduction of a number of new FTTP and Ethernet offerings, thanks to its new Channel Partner Programme.
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The UK’s Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced that more than 40,000 BT Group workers will hold a two-day national strike.
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Some of the UK’s best-known broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a number of new commitments to help customers with the rising cost of living.
UK network provider, Openreach is to create and fill more than 4,000 jobs during 2022, including around 3,000 apprenticeships, as part of an investment drive in its network, people and training.
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Keely Portway rounds-up some of the industry's responses to the government’s connectivity mission in the recent Levelling Up white paper
UK operator Openreach has announced a further 98 exchanges where it plans to stop selling legacy analogue services in favour of fibre.
Prysmian Group has extended its partnership with Openreach with a new three-year contract.
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UK operator Openreach has conducted the UK’s first trials of a new 25G PON technology from Nokia.
UK operator Openreach is investing in CommScope to provide new technology that will help to boost its full-fibre rollout.
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A countdown of the most-viewed and industry-shaping developments of 2022 according to Fibre Systems readers
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The experts' view of the current state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and predictions for what should be done over the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
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Interoperability is recognised as the linchpin of open networking. Here three experts offer their view as to why this can only be achieved via industry collaboration.
Craig Thomas, Vice President Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Broadband Forum
We will continue to see a shift to a service-orientated ecosystem over the next 12 months, according to Craig Thomas, who advises on the important role that standards will play.
Purva Rajkotia, Director of Global Business Strategy & Intelligence (GBSI) and the connectivity and telecom practice lead at IEEE SA
Purva Rajkotia outlines some of the trends and challenges in connectivity and telecommunications that are expected to drive the work of standards organisations in the next 12 months
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Jimmy Yu offers an analyst's review of optical transport developments in 2022 and a forecast of what to expect in 2023
