According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco security, networks and data centre industries, excess inventory in the channel has been cleared, and WLAN revenue is expected to grow 12 per cent in 2025. Wi-Fi 7 shipments will shoot up in 2025 and will represent over a third […]
Global broadband subscribers surpassed 1.52 billion in Q1 2025, marking a 1.21 per cent growth, with South and East Asia leading the expansion, according to data from Point Topic. Broadband subscriptions declined in 22 countries, up from 14 in Q4 2024. In some of these markets consumers prefer to use mobile broadband, others are experiencing […]
Virgin Media has released data that reveals a drop in broadband traffic on Friday afternoons during the summer months, with as much as an 8 per cent dip between 3-5pm compared to the winter, as remote workers clock off early. The Friday traffic drop-off comes from Virgin Media’s broadband network analysis, a reliable indicator of […]
Textron Aviation, a Textron company, has announced an additional high-speed internet connectivity solution for the Cessna Citation Sovereign and Sovereign+ following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) issuance of AeroMech’s Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Starlink high-speed internet connectivity. AeroMech’s STC utilises Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide more reliable connectivity over […]
Sky Broadband has launched its new Full Fibre 2.5 Gigafast+ and Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ packages, claiming it now offers “the UK’s fastest broadband speeds any major provider”. The 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps speeds will be delivered by the new Gigafast+ hub which leverages WiFi 7 technology and is capable of delivering speeds twice […]
CPAT Flex and OpenVault have announced a multi-level relationship with the integration of the two companies’ monitoring and maintenance platforms to optimise performance for broadband network operators and their customers. The partnership will enable the two companies to jointly sell and deploy OpenVault’s AI- and ML-powered Vantage solution, as well as CPAT Flex’s egress monitoring […]
The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), a trade body representing ISPs and related comms providers, has published the results of a new nationally representative poll. This found that 72 per cent of people believe it’s important for broadband providers to keep upgrading networks and 62 per cent were willing to accept short-term traffic disruption […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has added a further 21 locations to its Full Fibre rollout – as part of a plan to reach up to five million more homes and businesses during the year to March 2026. The new locations will cover as many as 80,000 rural and urban premises across the country including; […]
As the UK readies for another spell of soaring temperatures, Virgin Media O2 is predicting network traffic to drop as Brits head outside to enjoy the sunshine. Analysis of network traffic during the heatwave earlier this June shows that traffic dropped by over 7 per cent when the temperature hit 30°, as the nation […]
Broadband service providers (BSPs) can more easily buy certified and tested equipment for their cloud networks as Broadband Forum and Linux Foundation (LF) Broadband join forces. The two organisations have been aligning their respective work to ensure open-source software solutions from LF Broadband comply with the relevant carrier grade requirements and technical reports (TRs) from […]