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AT&T Says Tech Giants Should Fund Rural Broadband
AT&T chief says biggest tech companies should be forced to contribute to troubled fund for low-income and rural broadband access
SpaceX Demos First Video Call Of T-Mobile’s Direct To Cell Service
Video call made from one smartphone connected to Starlink satellite, to another phone connected to T-Mobile USA network
BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines
Carrier 'refines' its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines
Google To Spend $1 Billion On Two Subsea Cables To Japan
US and Japan to be connected by two new subsea Google cables, amid possible AUKUS alliance expansion to include Japan
FCC To Vote This Month To Restore Net Neutrality
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold vote on 25 April to restore Net Neutrality rules in US, overturned by Trump
Ericsson To Cut 1,200 Jobs in Sweden Amid ‘Challenging’ Market
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson blamed “challenging mobile networks market” and “further volume contraction” for job losses
Vodafone Germany Confirms 2,000 Job Losses, Amid European Restructuring
More downsizing at Vodafone after German operation announces 2,000 jobs will be axed, as automation increases in the future
SpaceX ‘Developing Spy Satellites’ For US Agency
SpaceX reportedly developing network of hundreds of low-orbit spy satellites for US intelligence agency under classified $1.8bn contract
BT Tower In London Sold, And Will Become Luxury Hotel
Landmark BT Tower in central London to become a luxury hotel, after it is sold for £275m to US hotel group
Openreach Confirms Faster Fibre Speeds From 1 April
Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband speeds are to be ‘turbo-charged’, after Openreach launches two new speed tiers
French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office
Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial prosecutors
BT’s Successor Allison Kirkby To Start As CEO On 1 February
With current chief executive Philip Jansen stepping down at the end of the month, BT confirms February start for new boss
BT Misses Deadline For Huawei Equipment Removal From Core Network
Nearly there. Carrier fails to completely meet UK government's year-end deadline, for removal of Huawei equipment from core network
Full Fibre Arrives In UK’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
BT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – Report
UK carrier BT is at risk of a fine as it nears 31 December deadline to replace Huawei equipment from its core network
NASA Uses Laser To Beam Cat Video From Deep Space
Space communications. NASA JPL streams ultra HD video of cat back to earth from deep space, 19 million miles away from planet
Full Fibre Broadband Reaches 17 Million UK Homes, Says Ofcom
Ofcom finds that for the first time, over half of homes in all four nations of the UK have access to full fibre (FTTP)
Ofcom Proposes Ban On ‘Inflation-Linked’ Mid-Contract Price Hikes
UK regulator Ofcom proposes new rules for consumers to protect against inflation-linked price rises during a contract
Apple, Paramount Discuss Bundling Streaming Service Offer – Report
Streaming tie-up? Discussions reportedly between Apple and Paramount discuss bundling respective streaming services
Amazon Confirms ‘100% Success’ For Prototype Kuiper Satellites
Amazon's Kuiper satellite network will begin large scale deployment by mid 2024, after success with two prototypes
Foxconn Launches First Communications Satellites
Foxconn launches two prototype communications satellites aboard SpaceX rocket as proof-of-concept for broadband and smart vehicle plans
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 25
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 03/11/2023.
FCC Votes To Start Reinstating Net Neutrality Rules
US communications regulator votes to begin process to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules struck down under Trump
Netflix Mails Its Final DVD As It Ends Postal Service
Netflix's DVD via post , which began back in 1998, has mailed its final DVD on Friday, as the service comes to an end
FCC Proposes To Restore Net Neutrality Laws In US
Back from the dead? Democrat controlled FCC proposes new net neutrality laws after Republican roll back in 2017
TalkTalk To Split Into Three Companies, With CEO To Step Down
Job losses expected, as TalkTalk confirm plan to “demerge its main operating businesses” into three standalone entities
Openreach Reveals New Destinations In Full Fibre Build Update
Fibre to the premise deployment reaches 11.5 homes, as Openreach announces another 19 locations that includes 200,000 homes and businesses
BT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach Network
As UK full fibre rollout continues, BT announces halt to sales of new copper telephones lines, after more than a century
Openreach Saves £10m, Extends FTTP Rollout Via ‘Subtended Headends’
Use of Subtended Headends helps Openreach extend its fibre to the premise (FTTP) rollout in more difficult and remote locations