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Scottish fibre network extended
19 August 2022
The Scottish government has committed to a further £36m expansion of the ‘Reaching 100%’ (R100) contracts for gigabit-capable broadband delivery.
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Paul North, head of channel at Giganet
Giganet expands offering via channel partner programme
29 July 2022
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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UK incumbent workers to hold two-day strike
19 July 2022
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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UK telecoms industry commit to cost of living plan
28 June 2022
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.
Openreach to create and fill 4,000 jobs this year
10 February 2022
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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Another level for UK connectivity? The industry responds
4 February 2022
Keely Portway rounds-up some of the industry's responses to the government’s connectivity mission in the recent Levelling Up white paper
Openreach to close Mildenhall/Salisbury copper network in 2023
12 January 2022
UK operator Openreach has announced a further 98 exchanges where it plans to stop selling legacy analogue services in favour of fibre.
Prysmian Group extends Openreach partnership with three-year contract
11 October 2021
Prysmian Group has extended its partnership with Openreach with a new three-year contract.
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New 25G PON technology trialled in UK
16 July 2021
UK operator Openreach has conducted the UK’s first trials of a new 25G PON technology from Nokia.
Openreach CommScope investment to aid UK fibre rollout
22 June 2021
UK operator Openreach is investing in CommScope to provide new technology that will help to boost its full-fibre rollout.
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Events
Amsterdam
18 October 2022 to 20 October 2022
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
