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Full fibre broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which recently started building a new 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026, has moved to “future-proof” their infrastructure and improve customer installation times by adopting Calix’s 10G XGS-PON hardware and services.
The Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses after criminals ripped up 1,000 metres worth of Openreach’s (BT) copper broadband and phone cable from Mareham Lane in Scredington, south of Sleaford. As a result, local homes and businesses in the village are said to have been left cut-off for days.
Scotland-based Emtelle, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the industry, has announced that they’re expanding their UK based facilities to support the “unprecedented demand in passive network” solutions coming from the country’s many full fibre broadband networks.
CityFibre has today issued a progress update on their £65 million investment to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network for homes and businesses in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch (Dorset), which has just gone live in a number of new areas, or so they say.
Global-focused mobile operator Truphone, which is based in London, has today signed a new 5-year agreement with BTWholesale to use their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services, which will enable them to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network. But it could mean another network swap for UK customers.
Mobile network operator Three UK has announced that around 2,500 of their retail staff – working in 311 retail stores – will be awarded pay increases of up to 12.6% this month, which will be reflected by new minimum hourly rates set at £10.13 nationwide and £11.40 in London, excluding bonus.