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AT&T now reaches 30m US fibre locations

AT&T has further cemented its position as the leading fibre Internet provider in the US by achieving its goal of passing more than 30 million consumer and business locations with its fibre broadband network ahead of plan. “We’re proud to now pass more than 30 million fibre locations — halfway to our goal of reaching […]

June 11, 2025

Data: Fixed Wireless satisfaction outpaces fibre optic, cable

Even under increased scrutiny, fixed wireless access (FWA) is still winning over consumers in the US. According to the J.D. Power data, customer satisfaction with FWA – a method of 5G or 4G LTE wireless technology that delivers high-speed internet by leveraging existing wireless networks run by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) – continues to be […]

June 5, 2025

VIAVI and 3-GIS announce fibre partnership

Viavi Solutions and 3-GIS, a market-leading fibre network design and management software provider, have announced a partnership to empower businesses with faster, more accurate fibre fault location capabilities, while also leveraging customers’ existing Geographic Information System (GIS) investments. The combined solution, currently deployed at Windstream Wholesale, automates the current manual processes, offering significant advantages in […]

June 4, 2025

AT&T buys Lumen’s consumer fibre business

US telco giant AT&T has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fibre business for $5.75 billion (€5bn), subject to purchase price adjustments, in an all-cash transaction that it says will expand investment in critical US connectivity infrastructure, create new middle-class jobs, and accelerate high-speed fibre Internet access to millions of […]

May 22, 2025

Openreach accelerates UK full fibre upgrade

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has committed to build the country’s most reliable broadband technology, full fibre, even faster – thanks to increased investment from BT Group. The company has already built the new infrastructure to more than 18 million homes and business nationwide – including more than four million in just the last 12 […]

May 22, 2025By Colin Mann

UGI to commercialise new fibre corridor

United Fiber, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Group and the company behind the design and deployment of the SE European next-generation fibre infrastructure, has confirmed that construction of its new Athens–Thessaloniki underground route remains on schedule for completion in October 2025. Once built, it will be marketed by United Group International (UGI), United Group’s […]

May 12, 2025

Openreach ramps up ‘Stop Sell’ programme

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 163 new exchange locations, covering a record number of 1.6 million premises across the nation, where the business plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast Full Fibre connection. The […]

May 7, 2025By Colin Mann

Broadband Forum: 50G-PON gets testing debut

The market availability of solutions to support the next generation of fibre networks has been accelerated thanks to interoperability testing of 50G-PON and 25GS-PON technologies. The latest Broadband Forum Plugfest event marked the first time that 50G-PON – or Higher speed (HS-PON) – was tested at the interoperability event series, and the second time for […]

May 7, 2025

Mereo acquires Dish Fiber

Charlie Ergen-backed Dish Network has sold off its fibre division. Mereo Networks has acquired Dish Fibre Internet LLC for an undisclosed sum. Dish Fiber is a bulk fibre internet and video content provider serving over 25,000 residential units across 33 US states. The deal will strengthen Mereo’s target growth markets in the Sun Belt, Mountain […]

May 2, 2025By Chris Forrester

Forecast: India multiplay revenue to grow at 4.2% CAGR to 2029

Multiplay service revenue in India is predicted to grow at a steady compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 per cent from $2.4 billion (€2.1bn) in 2024 to $3 billion in 2029, in line with the continued growth in the number of multiplay households, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. The ongoing fibre-optic network […]

April 11, 2025