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BT urges SMEs to go digital  

Total Telecom

Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year. Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year.

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EE airdrops mobile tower into Isle of Skye

Total Telecom

News The new tower is already being used heavily by the local community, with EE calling it “one of the busiest EE mobile sites in the area” This week, EE has announced the deployment of a new mobile tower in the remote Scottish Isle of Skye, having flown it in via helicopter.

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BT blocks 2.4 million scam calls with new detection software 

Total Telecom

million spam calls to landlines, the company has announced. We remain committed to protecting customers during the switch to digital landlines,” said Lucy Baker MBE, BT Consumer’s All-IP Director in a press release. million scam calls and flagged 17.7

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Germany sets aside €1bn for fibre broadband expansion 

Total Telecom

Digitalisation requires high-performance, resilient and future-proof networks. In 2022, around 560 projects were approved, with 2 billion invested in expanding fibre optic networks. Is Germanys fibre network expansion moving quickly enough? This helped provide more than 440,000 connections and helped around 1,700 communities.

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Ofcom tightens rules to combat foreign scam calls

Telecoms Tech News

The strengthened industry guidance, announced today, requires phone companies to block calls from abroad that falsely display UK landline numbers. Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has introduced new measures to protect consumers from scam calls originating overseas.

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Landline Vs Wireless Landline Connection – Comparison Guide

Airtel

Long before, when mobile devices we re not even a thing, landline connections held a special place in the heart of every household. No matter how nostalgic and overwhelming these memories sound, the comfort and convenience offered by modern landline connection is definitely something to vouch for! What is a landline?

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GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2025 – Thousands of GCI customers in Sitka, Alaska, will lose most internet services starting Sunday because the company may need repair to its undersea fiber network, according to a statement on its website. Basic mobile voice and text are expected to remain intact. Sitka (pop.