UK ISPs and altnets on Openreach’s telephone exchange exits
DCD talks to Zen, Netomnia, CityFibre, Neos Networks, and APFN about the UK’s upcoming mass exchange closure
Long Reads - Copper
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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Copper exchanges in all shapes and sizes
A dive into the history of telephone exchanges in the UK
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BT’s landlord looms large over the UK’s telephone exchanges
What's to become of the UK's old telephone exchanges?
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The end of the line: The UK’s copper switch-off
How BT & Openreach are approaching the end of copper
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Copper gets the cold shoulder
The end is nigh amid the global fiber rollout
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The big fightback
Regular attacks against telecoms infrastructure have got network operators fed up
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Copper to colo: Ziply’s plan to repurpose its Central Offices
The data center opportunity in telco infrastructure from the 1960s
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Checking in on Openreach’s UK fiber buildout
Halfway to its aim of 25 million fiber connections, how is Openreach doing?
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Blending copper and fiber
Copper and fiber cables are evolving to meet the needs of data centers, but both will have a place in the future of networks
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Copper keeps data centers low-fiber
Standard UDP and structured DAC cabling will keep copper wiring relevant in server racks for the foreseeable future