Point Topic has completed its latest forecasts for fixed broadband subscribers by technology. They are based on Global Broadband Subscriber figures for up to Q4 2023. By 2030 Point Topic is projecting a total of 1.39 billion subscribers to a fixed broadband connection in the 29 largest broadband markets in the world. Full fibre (FTTP) is […]
Vrio Corporation, parent company of DirecTV Latin America and Sky Brasil, and Project Kuiper, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, have announced a distribution agreement to offer internet connectivity in seven countries in South America. Vrio plans to use Project Kuiper’s network to provide connectivity services to residential customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, […]
A study conducted on behalf of global Internet Exchange operator, DE-CIX, has revealed significant trends in remote working preferences, migration factors, and the pivotal role of internet reliability in the lives of Americans. The Censuswide nationally representative study, which surveyed more than 2,000 US adults in April 2024, highlights the changing dynamics in workplace requirements […]
The HomeGrid Forum has announced Terra Ferma as the newest member of the organisation. An Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) with extensive experience in designing and building Power over Ethernet (PoE) products for challenging operations, Terra Ferma’s cybersecure LiFi solutions provide up to 1Gpbs secure network access per Access Point. The company’s expertise in building fast, […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has published updated plans to build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to 517 more locations across the UK – covering a further 2.7 million homes and businesses. The new tranche of locations includes 400,000 premises in the hardest to reach, most rural parts of the UK with a spread across […]
Broadband disruptor Cuckoo has signed a new three-year deal with bank payment company GoCardless. The broadband provider will use the fintech’s Direct Debit capabilities to collect monthly bills from customers, continuing a relationship which first started in 2020. The partnership enables Cuckoo to leverage the latest payment technology in its mission to become the UK’s […]
A small but growing group of extreme power users is contributing to a steady rise in upstream consumption in broadband cable networks, according to the latest edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. Extreme power users of 5TB or more per month consume almost 1TB – 956GB, on average – of upstream bandwidth per […]
nexfibre, the next-generation fibre operator, has announced it is connecting over 30,000 premises in Sedgefield constituency to its full-fibre network. The investment is part of the business’s wider plan to add over 40,000 premises across Durham in 2024, in partnership with its build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. nexfibre says the investment in […]
Harmonic has announced the launch of its new Pearl Remote Optical Line Termination (R-OLT) module for fibre broadband service delivery from Harmonic’s versatile Ripple and Oyster node enclosures. Pearl R-OLT is Harmonic’s latest innovation and joins the company’s broad ecosystem of fibre and DOCSIS edge devices powered by the cOS virtualised core. Harmonic’s new high-density […]
Adeia, the R&D and intellectual property (IP) licensing company, has entered into an agreement with Astound Broadband, a provider of digital TV, high-speed internet and phone services for residential and business customers across the US, to license Adeia’s media IP portfolio. National demand for pay-TV and high-speed internet services has undergone notable changes over the […]