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UK ISP LilaConnect, which following the VX FIBER merger is now part of Freedom Fibre‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (here), has reached an agreement with Genexis to help “enhance their home broadband experience” through the use of new wireless routers and extenders.
More sad news for the UK telecommunications and broadband industry today as Net Lynk (Net Lynk Direct Limited), which was a widely used distribution supplier for many network operators and ISPs, has “ceased trading” and “no further orders can now be taken“. A good number of providers (e.g. KCOM, Zen Internet and others) are likely to feel the impact.
The long-running pan-European battle over video streaming-related technology between Nokia and Amazon (Prime) has this morning been settled with the announcement of a new license agreement – Nokia’s first patent license deal with a major streaming platform. But the terms of the agreement remain confidential.
Sky UK has today published their latest bi-annual Attention Index report for the July to December 2024 period, which reveals various TV viewing figures across their network and also states that Sky Broadband customers used 19.1 billion gigabytes of data in the last six months.
The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today tweaked the language on the information page for their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) in a number of key ways. This sees the removal of “rural” specific language and the introduction of language stating that some areas are “open for urban voucher projects“.
The Hong Kong conglomerate behind mobile operator Three UK and several other operators in different countries, CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH), has confirmed that they’re currently engaged in talks that could see them spinning off their global telecommunications network in the near future. But an agreement is not yet certain.
Alternative UK network operator and ISP G.Network, which has deployed a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London, has reportedly instructed bankers at Jefferies and Nomura to engage with potential buyers for the business again.