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XtndNet to unveil benchmark hybrid connectivity service

XtndNet a new ISP bringing high speed broadband to rural locations in the UK and beyond, will be introducing its newly launched benchmark hybrid satellite service for rural and under-connected properties at Connected North Conference & Expo in Manchester on April 25th – 26th. With a focus on connectivity as an essential component for ensuring […]

April 22, 2022

Beegol joins the RDK Technical Advisory Board

Beegol, a global software innovator that uses sophisticated machine learning to automatically detect, diagnose and geolocate problems, is expanding its global reach by integrating its telemetry agent with the RDK software platform and joining the RDK Technical Advisory Board (RTAB). This new integration is designed to greatly reduce the time and cost for operators to […]

April 13, 2022

Kacific introduces APAC’s first HTS Ka-band Enterprise Backup service

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has responded to a growing interest in connectivity protection by launching Enterprise Backup, a service that protects organisations against outages that happen all-too-frequently.  It is the first enterprise backup service in the Asia Pacific region designed to take advantage of the speed, efficiency and flexibility of Ka-band satellite connectivity.   “Fibre and […]

April 11, 2022

BT: “All telcos have role to play in bridging digital divide”

The Fabian Society published a report about digital inequality titles Bridging the Divide. BT supported the research in the report, which includes an analysis of which groups of people are not online, or barely use the internet, and the reasons for this. This report comes at an important time; the pandemic has demonstrated the value […]

April 6, 2022

Sky Broadband launches Gigafast package

Sky Broadband has launched its new full fibre broadband package, Gigafast – offering speeds of 900 Mb/s. The new package, which is delivered only through FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), is 25x faster than the average speed of Sky’s Superfast 35 package and offers a high-standard Speed Guarantee of 600 Mb/s. Available to new and […]

April 6, 2022

Report: Broadband’s growing impact on broadcast industry

Findings in a report from media processing and delivery technology specialist Appear reveal that broadband will take a centre stage in the broadcast industry in 2022, enabled by a renewed focus on content contribution, streaming codecs, and processing. The report is the first in a series, looking at the major industry trends impacting the broadcast […]

March 31, 2022

Euromedia February/March 2022

Euromedia February/March 2022 In the 5G, ultrafast broadband era, personalisation of content and data speed are becoming a key requirement, meaning service providers need to be much more agile in their ability to respond to customer expectations. Colin Mann spoke to a range of industry experts to identify the role BSS and OSS will play […]

March 24, 2022

Airties extends deployment with Telstra

Airties, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions for service providers globally, has announced further adoption of its software portfolio by Telstra to provide home connectivity and Wi-Fi 6 capability to customers throughout Australia. Specifically, Telstra’s new Smart Modem 3 includes Airties Edge, embedded Smart Wi-Fi software with its operator-grade EasyMesh software controller to easily onboard and […]

March 24, 2022

Study: Global broadband less affordable in 2021

​​​​​​​​​​​​Internet connectivity became less affordable around the world in 2021, according to the latest statistical analysis by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). The share of people’s incomes spent on fixed broadband and mobile Internet services increased globally last year, in parallel with upticks in demand and usage compared […]

March 18, 2022

Research: 2.95m US broadband adds in 2021

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest cable and wireline phone providers in the US – representing about 96 per cent of the market – acquired about 2,950,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in 2021, compared to a pro forma gain of about 4,860,000 subscribers in 2020, and about 2,550,000 in 2019. These […]

March 10, 2022