Vodafone

The UK incumbent says that the end of its fibre build, combined with the arrival of AI technology would reduce both its workforce and cost base.

The trial could pave the way for fibre services up to 10Gb/s.

This allows Vodafone nationwide access to Deutsche Glasfaser’s FTTH network and brings Deutsche Glasfaser closer to providing Germany's rural and suburban areas with fibre quickly and comprehensively.

The agreement will see Vodafone Ireland offer customers fixed line broadband services using Virgin Media Ireland’s fibre network.

The firms are jointly creating a new company – FibreCo – to deploy FTTH to up to 7 million homes over a six-year period.

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.

Broadband Forum has revealed its latest project, Open Broadband – WWC Reference Implementation for 5G-RG (OB-5WWC).

Nokia and Vodafone Turkey have successfully completed a regional demonstration of a 1Tb/s per channel coherent transmission over the latter’s live optical network.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) have awarded a telecommunications license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia

Nokia and Vodafone have successfully trialled a new passive optical network (PON) technology capable of delivering speeds up to 100Gb/s on a single wavelength.