Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 90 per cent of US households get an Internet service at home, compared to 84 per cent in 2017, and 74 per cent in 2007. Broadband accounts for 99 per cent of households with an Internet service at home, and 89 per cent of all households get a […]

Findings from the 2022 Fiber Provider Survey from trade body the Fiber Broadband Association suggest that more fibre was deployed in 2022 than ever before as the industry advances its goal to close the digital equity gap. The research, performed by RVA LLC Market Research & Consulting (RVA), shows that fibre providers passed 7.9 million […]

Starlink, the SpaceX broadband by satellite service, has announced it has reached 1 million subscribers. “Starlink now has more than 1,000,000 active subscribers — thank you to all customers and members of the Starlink team who contributed to this milestone,” Starlink said in a Tweet on the evening of December 19th. This is a major […]

Smaller broadband providers continued to increase their share in the NBN wholesale market and expand their presence across the NBN in the September quarter 2022, according to ACCC’s NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report. The report looks at the wholesale market for NBN services, particularly the residential broadband services that retailers purchase from NBN for resale […]

The European Commission has adopted a revised Communication on State aid for broadband networks (‘Broadband Guidelines’). The revised Broadband Guidelines set out the rules under which the Commission will assess State aid measures notified by Member States to support the deployment and take-up of broadband networks in the EU. The new rules contribute to the […]

Eutelsat has extended its 15-year support for Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) and has now become the NGO’s lead sponsor. TSF is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on emergency aid telecommunications, and the pair announced a multi-year sponsorship deal that follows on from a previous long-term partnership agreement between the two companies initiated in 2007. Eutelsat’s […]

More broadband traffic was carried across UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach’s network on December 11th 2022, than ever before. According to Openreach, 229 Petabytes (PB) of data was carried across the network, compared to the previous highest day (December 5th 2021) of 222 PB. It’s thought people getting into the festive spirit is behind the […]

Thirty-six Internet Service Providers gained 0.2 Mbps in November on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers offer the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. A total of 377 ISPs stayed the same, 17 ISPs dropped 0.2 Mbps and three ISPs – Optix in Pakistan, Zajil Telecom in Kuwait […]

Pantacor has announced its ‘any device, any manufacturer’ containerised app store and services management solution specifically engineered for lightweight edge devices. To reinforce its commitment to align with – and actively contribute its extensive field experience toward – the forthcoming WT-492 Software-Based Architecture for the App-Enabled Services Gateway Design Principles standard, Pantacor has joined Broadband […]

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has published updated, more detailed plans about where and when it is building ultra-fast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband across the UK. As part of its regular programme of build updates, Openreach has also announced 12 new locations where it plans to deliver gigabit-capable technology to a further 184,000 homes and […]