County Broadband launches new recruitment drive
26 September 2022
The alternative-network (altnet) provider is offering more than 30 jobs across the east of England.
Recruitment
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County Broadband invests to create 100 local jobs
8 July 2022
UK alternative rural full-fibre provider, County Broadband has committed to creating a 270-strong team by the end of 2022 to support fibre roll-out across the East of England.
On demand - Bridging the skills gap: enhancing telecoms talent through training and apprenticeships
4 May 2022
This webinar focuses on how the telecoms sector is addressing the skills issue, looking at the accredited training available and how apprenticeship schemes are valuable to operators, installers and ISPs.
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.
Live webinar - Bridging the skills gap: recruiting and retaining great telecoms talent
While chip shortages and supply chain issues have been big news over the past two years, one of the other major challenges affecting telecoms is the shortage of skilled staff throughout the supply chain.
In its recent report, Future of Work: The Global Talent Crunch, consulting firm Korn Ferry forecasts that by 2030 the deficit of skilled workers in the global technology, media, and telecommunications sector will reach 4.3 million workers.
On demand - Bridging the skills gap: recruiting and retaining great telecoms talent
27 January 2022
This webinar looks at how the telecoms sector is addressing this issue, with case studies highlighting successful recruitment campaigns and tips on attracting the best candidates.
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FullFibre Kickstarts recruitment programme for young people
12 January 2022
UK wholesale network provider FullFibre has announced a new partnership with Kickstart.
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Bridging gaps
26 November 2021
There is currently a shortage of skilled fibre professionals. How can we, as an industry, work towards addressing this? Keely Portway asks the question
London altnet’s fibre academy to help hit rollout targets
4 May 2021
Independent provider, G.Network has committed to a recruitment and training programme.
People power
19 April 2021
Emma Atkins asks how we, as an industry help to close the gap in the education, attraction and retention of women in fibre
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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.
