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Fern Trading to Amalgamate British Retail and Wholesale Fiber Businesses

UK-based Fern Trading has announced connectivity.’ Meanwhile, ISPreview has are currently no plans to create a new brand
plans to consolidate its British retail and reported that Fern Trading’s initial aim for for the combined business. However, it has
wholesale fiber businesses with a view 2023 will be to ensure that the operational been suggested that Fern Trading may
to accelerating the deployment of full unification of the four companies involved look at refocusing or changing some of the
fiber services. In a press release issued is successful, with it understood that there brands within the group in the future.
simultaneously by Fern Trading’s four
fiber companies – AllPoints Fiber, Giganet,
Jurassic Fiber and Swish Fiber – it was
confirmed the businesses will combine
their regional operations and create a
national wholesale network ‘during the
course of 2023’. According to Fern Trading
the unification of the four businesses will
‘enable them to combine their resources,
knowledge and expertise to hasten and
grow full fiber network access across the
UK’. Of note, two other companies which
form part of Fern Trading’s fiber broadband
division – Vitrifi and Vorboss – are not being
consolidated. Jarlath Finnegan, currently
CEO of Giganet, will lead the combined
group moving forward, and the executive
was cited as saying of the development:
‘All four companies are excited to build
upon the solid foundations they have built
over the last few years as a combined
force. Together, we will become even
stronger through exceptional customer
service, combined with a relentless focus
on technology and product. We’re looking
forward to expanding our presence
across the country and providing even
more customers with access to full fiber

BT boosts UK IoT Play with National Roaming

BT launched an IoT SIM service supporting industries including transportation and system designed to protect important
national roaming on rival networks in its logistics, providing drivers and couriers data and safeguard connected devices
home market, citing benefits for companies operating in hard-to-reach locations deployed in the field. BT stated the secure
requiring reliable connectivity in remote “with access to important information in management portal will “ensure the safe
areas. The IoT National Roaming SIMs will real-time”. The company noted reliable and efficient use of devices, allowing
primarily connect to its EE network, but coverage is central to businesses across companies to focus on their core operations
will be able to use networks provided by these sectors as it can help track essential without worrying about data breaches or
rivals as a back-up, ensuring devices can operations including changes to delivery device mismanagement”.
stay online. BT highlighted this improved schedules, or managing fuel efficiency. In
connectivity for enterprises will support addition, the IoT service offers a security

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