Neal Doran

The government is signalling confidence in Project Gigabit, increasing funding and reaffirming delivery targets even as concerns persist over supplier finances, rollout delays, and the long-term viability of parts of the fibre market.

Interview: As customer retention becomes paramount, UK fibre service providers are re-evaluating the strategic value of multiplay. Several altnets are at contract stage with streaming TV platform provider TiVo as sell-out success of the Freely-enabled Aero puck helps make the case for convergence...

Interview: telcos possess the infrastructure driving the revolution but lack the technological stack to monetise it. Pardeep Kohli outlines a strategic toolkit to transform operators into central players within the enterprise AI ecosystem.

Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including the latest in fibreco results season, Aberdeen investment going south, Grain embraces network growth, Project Gigabit gets a funding boost, and plenty more...

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries sees tailwinds for European telecoms business, floats potential for fast completion of restructuring, and anticipates materially higher-than-expected synergies as VodafoneZiggo joins Telenet for Benelux grouping, replicating perceived successes of Sunrise spin-out in 2024.

Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including Andy Burnham's "act of self‑harm" on connectivity infrastructure, Ofcom finally gets tough on Openreach promotions, CityFibre funders respond to nexfibre/Netomnia reverberations, and plenty more...

Are decades of disjointed OSS/BSS investments stifling telecom's AI ambitions? Industry leaders at The Data-Driven Telco Summit explored how innovations like EDA are bridging the gap between legacy platforms and real-time, agentic AI operations. Learn more...

BT remains the dominant supplier to the UK public sector telecoms market, but Tussell research suggests traditional telecoms services are becoming a shrinking component of government technology spending as buyers increasingly prioritise newer digital capabilities.

For UK broadband challengers, mobile is no longer a capital-intensive distraction: it's a multi-billion market opportunity now accessible without the old £1m capex barrier. This Special Report draws on exclusive insight from Community Fibre, Gamma and Graystone Strategy...

Analyst Briefing: Latest from the UK's digital infra scene, including creditors take control of Toob, TalkTalk sheds more assets, National Wealth Fund guarantees data centre expansion plans, and plenty more...