28 March 2025

As telecommunications providers continue the rollout of optical fibre and 5G mobile coverage across Europe, implementing noise protection for the air conditioning systems used in point of presence (PoP) and radio access network (RAN) stations is vital. Uwe Kudszus, Product Manager, at STULZ explains how effective noise control not only ensures compliance with legislation but also reduces disturbance in urban environments.

Full-fibre networks are now available to the majority of Europeans. According to the FTTH Council Europe, while a few countries including Belgium, Germany, Greece and the Czech Republic are lagging behind, nearly everyone in Spain, Portugal and France has access to full-fibre, with overall penetration rates expected to pass 90 per cent in both the European Union (EU) and the UK by 2028. Meanwhile, figures from the 5G Observatory found that 81 per cent of the EU population was covered by at least one basic 5G network in 2023, while in the UK Ofcom estimated that 85-93 per cent of premises could get 5G coverage outdoors.

28 March 2025

In a bid to tackle the ongoing skills shortage in the data centre industry, HireHigher, in partnership with CyrusOne, a leading global data centre developer and operator, recently organized a significant digital infrastructure conference for students. This initiative brought together 90 sixth form students from St Mark’s Catholic, Gunnersbury Catholic, and Logic Studio Schools in West London for what is recognized as the largest student-facing digital infrastructure event in the UK.