News The German mobile operator says it had built 1,334 Open RAN sites by the end of Q1 Alongside the company’s Q1 financial results this week, Germany’s newest mobile operator, 1&1, has revealed that 700,000 customers are making use of its newly built Open RAN network. 1&1 launched commercial services over its new network in December last...

Indigo, a leading provider of engineering and support services for subsea cabling, welcomes EU recommendations for member states to map submarine infrastructure and to assess risks and vulnerabilities as part of a drive to make subsea cables more secure and resilient.   The Commission Recommendation, published in February 2024, is concerned that networks...

News The deal was first announced two months ago    Today, CityFibre has completed its acquisition of Lit Fibre from Newlight Partners, who will remain minority shareholders as per the transaction agreement.   Lit Fibre has an existing fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) footprint of over 220,000 premises across more than 20 towns, including Wiltshire,...

News The wildfires damaged communication infrastructure on May 10, disrupting access to emergency services Last week, ongoing wildfires in Canada’s Yukon territory severed critical fibre lines, leaving customers in parts of the Yukon, British Columbia, and the Northwestern Territories leaving customers unable to communicate or access emergency services....

News  The cause of the damage is currently unknown  Countries in East and Southern Africa are currently suffering from an internet outage caused by faults along numerous submarine cables.  Cloudflare Radar, a website that monitors internet outages, has confirmed that Tanzania is one of the worst affected countries, with traffic stooping to 30% of...

News Thuraya’s satellite phones no longer work in Australia after a “sustained force majeure event” has taken Yahsat’s Thuraya-3 satellite out of action Abu Dhabi-based Yahsat first announced that its Thuraya-3 mobile communications satellite had experienced a major outage on April 15, warning that related services would be significantly diminished....