MásMóvil, the fourth largest telco operator in Spain, is reportedly negotiating a global 5G and FTTH network alliance with Orange. A deal would include sharing mobile networks in big cities, a discount in roaming and the acquisition of fibre optic networks. With this agreement, MásMóvil is seeking to reduce its 5G costs by sharing networks […]
In support of the Malaysian Government’s National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan to drive higher adoption of broadband nationwide, two of the country’s leading brands, Astro and Maxis, have announced a strategic marketing partnership between both parties to offer bundled broadband with content. Astro will be launching new bundles of 30 Mbps and 100 Mbps broadband […]
BT CEO Philip Jansen has visited the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, looking for assurance on ROI if it delivers on the PM’s promise of ‘full fibre broadband sprouting’ in every premises. The PM has declared he wants the UK’s 32 million premises to have full-fibre 1Gb access by 2025: more than double BT’s planned […]
Openreach, the UK’s digital infrastructure company, has announced 36 new locations where it will be building its new, future-proof Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband technology over the next 12 months. Work will begin in towns and cities across the country including Newcastle, Doncaster, Chelmsford and St Albans over the coming months, whilst four new locations in Scotland […]
Orange Spain’s revenues remained flat in the first half of the year reaching €2.6 billion, down 0.4 per cent versus the same period last year. EBITDA grew by 2 per cent to €787 million and CAPEX amounted to €529 million, down 7.8 per cent. Orange has over 3 million fibre optic customers, up 19.7 per […]
As customer demand for extreme high-capacity, low-latency data transport continues to grow, hybrid networking and cloud connectivity specialist CenturyLink is utilising its global multi-conduit infrastructure to expand the company’s intercity network by 4.7 million miles of fibre, which it says makes it the largest ultra-low-loss fibre network in North America. “Our newly built intercity fibre […]
UK digital network infrastructure provider Openreach is introducing a number of wholesale price reductions to encourage Communications Providers (CPs) to upgrade their customers – and attract new ones – onto faster, more reliable and future proof Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) connections. The new prices, some of which come into effect from September 1st, offer […]
Ericsson has helped Liberty Global to deliver high speed gigabit broadband and linear TV services to residential customers using Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) over a wireless backhaul ‘Trunk’ link. It is the result of an innovative trial between the two companies in which the wireless backhaul was delivered using Ericsson’s MINI-LINK radio […]
DISH has introduced DISH Fiber, a new bulk solution for multifamily communities that provides all US residents with immediate access to premium managed Wi-Fi and live streaming TV upon move in. DISH Fiber gives property owners the ability to deliver two important services to their residents, with flexible billing options and the ease of managing […]
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has trialled the use of wireless radio signals to help connect homes in a Newbury village in the English area of West Berkshire to gigabit speeds and TV services over full fibre, claiming a first in the UK. The trial, led by Liberty Global and using Ericsson radio technology, has […]