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EE launches next-gen Smart Hub Pro, Smart WiFi Pro

EE has announced the launch of the Smart Hub Pro and Smart WiFi Pro, enabling its broadband customers to be among some of the first in the world to benefit from the latest Wi-Fi standard – Wi-Fi 7. EE has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to deliver top speeds and performance of home Wi-Fi with the […]

September 17, 2024

Ofcom enforces clearer broadband information

Consumers must be told in clear terms about the technology that underpins their broadband service when signing up to a new deal, under new Ofcom guidance for providers that comes into force today [September 16th]. Full-fibre networks are currently being deployed at pace, meaning customers are increasingly able to choose from a range of different […]

September 16, 2024

Sky Business signs supply deal with ITS

Sky Business has signed a long-term supply agreement with ITS, to deliver high-capacity Ethernet connectivity to businesses and other organisations across the UK. The partnership agreement will bring the two networks together, using a combination of ITS’s fibre and Sky Business’s core network to deliver ultrafast business-grade services. The partnership enables both parties to benefit […]

September 9, 2024

INCA launches wholesale standards initiative

A new standards initiative to lower the barriers to business between ISPs and Altnets has been launched to the wider industry. Altnet representative body INCA has announced a UK-specific initiative aimed at establishing a homogeneous standard to ease the process for ISPs to purchase services from Altnets, particularly in regions where Altnets have deployed fibre […]

September 9, 2024

Report: Broadband equipment spend down 8% YoY

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market decreased to $4.2 billion (€3.1bn) in Q2 2024, down 8 per cent year-over-year (YoY). Spending, however, did improve by 4 per cent from Q1 2024, […]

September 6, 2024

Ofcom: Gigabit broadband could reach 97% of UK by 2027

More than 97 per cent of UK homes could have access to gigabit-capable broadband by 2027, if communications providers deploy their networks as planned, according to data published by comms regulator Ofcom. Since 2018, availability of full-fibre broadband in the UK has increased from 6 per cent to more than 60 per cent, and average […]

September 4, 2024

Virgin Media O2 launches Walrus Whizzer campaign

Virgin Media O2 has launched the third chapter of its To ‘Better and Beyond’ campaign – Walrus Whizzer – an integrated campaign from VCCP which seeks to highlight the freedom that better broadband brings. Set to the soundtrack of Billy Ocean’s Suddenly, the 60” hero campaign film emulates the feeling experienced when using Virgin Media […]

August 23, 2024

Forecast: 20% broadband users to hit 1TB per month in 2024

An anticipated spike in Power Users of 1TB or more of broadband data and a disconnect in the traditional relationship between provisioned speeds and data consumption are creating new challenges for operators, according to the latest edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report from OpenVault, a source of solutions and data-driven insights for the […]

August 22, 2024

TiVo Broadband adds more operators; expands TiVo+ channels

TiVo Platform Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has announced that TiVo Broadband, a solution specifically tailored for operators’ broadband-only customers, has added five new operators to its portfolio, which now totals ten operators, in addition to expanding its channel lineup on TiVo+. TiVo Broadband is powered by the TiVo IPTV Platform and […]

August 19, 2024

Report: 57% US family household experience WiFi problems

A Parks Associates’ white paper, developed in partnership with Asurion, finds 57 per cent of US internet households with children report technical problems with Wi-Fi. Turmoil in the Smart Home: Impact on the User Experience identifies the prevalent technical issues in US households and the challenges consumers face when they seek support. Wi-Fi issues are […]

August 14, 2024