Openreach, the UK wholesale broadband network, has committed to remove 100 tonnes of plastic from its supply chain, by using new modems to connect customers to its full fibre network. The business is launching a range of new Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), with re-engineered casings made from 85 per cent recycled plastic. Engineers installed around […]

Harmonic has reported a record-breaking demonstration at the recent CableLabs Interop event, setting a new industry benchmark for DOCSIS 4.0 performance. Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband platform delivered 14 Gbps of downstream throughput across a multi-vendor network. “Interoperability testing at CableLabs plays a critical role in accelerating the deployment of DOCSIS technologies by enabling vendors to […]

SoftAtHome, the independent software company specialising in broadband, video and analytics, has announced its role in powering Swisscom’s latest home connectivity innovation: the WLAN-Box 5 and WLAN-Box 5 Pro repeaters. These are the first Wi-Fi 7 repeaters launched by Swisscom, complementing the Internet-Box 5 gateway family released earlier this year. The WLAN-Box 5 is a […]

Airties, a provider of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs’ subscribers, has announced the launch of Airties Multi, a purpose-built platform designed to provide reliable, optimised and converged managed Wi-Fi connectivity across multifamily dwelling units (MDUs). Airties Multi was created to meet the increasing demand by ISPs to provide enhanced end-to-end connectivity […]

Parks Associates’ consumer research finds internet service providers (ISPs) are the dominant channel for home networking equipment, with 71 per cent of US consumers with home Internet reporting that they received their router/gateway from their ISP. The research, from the firm’s Home Networking Products: Mesh, Wi-Fi 7, and the Competitive Landscape examines consumer awareness of […]

InterDigital, the mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, has signed a new multi-year licenxe agreement with HP. The agreement licenses HP personal computers to InterDigital’s Wi-Fi and video decoding technologies. “This agreement provides HP and its PC customers with the benefits of our foundational innovation and allows further investment into our wireless, […]

Nokia has announced the launch of the FastMile Gateway 4, a new compact 5G indoor gateway with Wi-Fi 7 that enables operators to deliver 5G speeds throughout the home. The new Nokia FastMile 5G gateway features high-gain antennas (up to 8 dBi), and dual-band Wi-Fi 7 in a compact design that can be self-installed by […]

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $4.8 billion (€4.4bn) in Q4 2024, up 3 per cent Q/Q and 5 per cent Y/Y. The gains in the quarter and the second half of the year were not enough to push 2024 into positive territory; […]

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks and data centre industries, enterprise class Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenues continued on a recovery trajectory, growing 7 per cent on a Y/Y basis.  The adoption of Wi-Fi 7 jumped by 5 points to 11 per cent of Indoor Access […]

At Mobile World Congress 2025, Sagemcom, a broadband equipment manufacturer, and RDK Management have announced the availability of RDK-B (RDK for Broadband) software across Sagemcom’s complete portfolio of broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) including DOCSIS 4.0, DOCSIS 3.1, XGS-PON, GPON fibre gateways, and 5G Fixed Wireless Access solutions. The comprehensive adoption of RDK-B strengthens Sagemcom’s […]