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France hit by coordinated attacks on telecom infrastructure

Ryan Daws — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:50:28 +0000

France has been targeted by a new wave of sabotage attacks, this time focusing on telecom operators. The incidents occurred on Sunday night and have affected fibre optic networks across six regions of the country. French authorities have confirmed that installations belonging to major telecom providers SFR and Bouygues Telecom were vandalised. The attacks appear... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 trials new approach to boosting mobile coverage

Ryan Daws — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:29:56 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has successfully trialled a new approach to boosting mobile services by leveraging its existing fixed network infrastructure along with new smart poles. This innovative solution could help boost mobile coverage across local areas in the UK. The trial, conducted in collaboration with shareholder Liberty Global, involved installing compact smart poles adjacent to... Read more »

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UK Government urges more telecoms infrastructure sharing

Ryan Daws — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:42:23 +0000

The UK government is urging telecoms companies to prioritise sharing existing infrastructure like telegraph poles before installing new ones for broadband deployment. In a letter to the telecoms industry, Julia Lopez, the Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure, cited increasing public concerns around the “duplication of overhead fibre networks” across the country. Lopez... Read more »

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Toshiba and Orange demo quantum-secure fibre data transmission

Ryan Daws — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:06:22 +0000

Toshiba and Orange have achieved significant milestones in quantum-secure data transmission. Through a meticulous series of evaluations, the two companies have showcased the practicality of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology in safeguarding data transmitted over fibre optic networks. The evaluations, which were carried out in laboratory settings, encompassed several key achievements. Initially, the tests demonstrated... Read more »

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Openreach supports digital transformations with 100Gbit/s data transport

Ryan Daws — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:31:07 +0000

Openreach has adopted Adtran’s FSP 3000 open optical transport technology to launch the new Optical Spectrum Access 100G Single enterprise service. The solution offers a dedicated fibre link that allows more UK businesses to access point-to-point 100Gbit/s data transport, meeting the surging demand for high-bandwidth services. Simon Williams, Head of Optical Products at Openreach, said:... Read more »

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Telefónica will phase out copper in Spain by 2024

Ryan Daws — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:50:25 +0000

Telefónica has reaffirmed its commitment to transform its fixed infrastructure by completely switching to Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) and closing all its copper exchanges by 2024. The copper switch-off will coincide with the company’s centenary. The move is in line with Telefónica’s strategy to increase the performance and speed of service while reducing energy consumption and its... Read more »

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Jurassic Fibre unveils fibre network growth plans as Rishi Sunak visits headquarters

Duncan MacRae — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:51:35 +0000

Jurassic Fibre, a broadband internet network developer, has announced ambitious plans to increase the rollout of its ultrafast fibre network to cover 500,000 homes and businesses across 30 towns and villages in the South West by 2026. The announcement coincided with a visit from The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP to Jurassic Fibre’s... Read more »

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AT&T achieves 20Gbps speeds on a production fibre network

Ryan Daws — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:33:18 +0000

AT&T has achieved 20Gbps symmetric speeds on a production fibre network, an industry-first. The operator’s Hyper-Gig service is already the fastest in the US, offering 5Gbps symmetric speeds to consumers and businesses. AT&T has been working to further increase its speeds to ensure its network is prepared for whatever future applications are thrown at it.... Read more »

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EU to slap large tariffs on Chinese optical fibre cables

Ryan Daws — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:50:10 +0000

The EU is slapping large tariffs on Chinese optical fibre cables after finding they’re being sold at artificially low prices. On Thursday, the EU announced that it will be introducing the anti-dumping duties following a European Commission investigation. The duties are intended to remedy damage to European producers such as Prysmian, Corning, and Acome. Major... Read more »

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Google’s subsea cable Grace Hopper delivers a ‘new generation’ of transatlantic connectivity

Ryan Daws — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:31:19 +0000

Google has announced that its subsea cable Grace Hopper has landed in the UK, bringing with it a “new generation” of transatlantic connectivity. The new subsea cable is one of the first to be connected between the US and UK since 2003 and stretches from New York, US to Bude, UK and Bilbao, Spain. With... Read more »

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