Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses struggling to fulfil basic online tasks due to outdated broadband infrastructure will receive major Internet speed upgrades, as the UK Government fixes the digital divide and powers up all regions of Britain. Up to £800 million (€936m) in government investment will be made available to modernise broadband […]
Total Q2 2024 FTTH/P/B, FTTC, cable, FWA/satellite and DSL wholesale and retail connections in the UK saw a very slight increase during the quarter and stood at an estimated 28.92 million from 28.90 million quarter-on-quarter – and similar to 28.82 million in the previous year, reports Point Topic. The stall in the fixed broadband retail […]
In Q1 2024, global fixed broadband connections reached 1.45 billion, following a quarterly growth of 1.22 per cent. Point Topic recorded a decline in fixed broadband subscriptions in 23 countries, up from 18 in Q4 2023. Some of these markets have high mobile subscriber penetration, others are experiencing high inflation and / or are already […]
According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenues are expected to drop 13 per cent in 2024, with lower prices exacerbating depressed demand. Meanwhile, vendors sensitive to eroding prices are cutting back on some functions of their Wi-Fi […]
Harmonic has announced that Telecentro, the Argentinian telco, has selected Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform to modernise its broadband network. Harmonic’s cOS virtualised core software and edge devices will maximise Telecentro’s investment in DOCSIS 3.1 networks, enabling high-speed internet services for its residential and corporate subscribers. “Harmonic’s exceptional track record made them an ideal partner,” said […]
Nokia has announced the launch of Broadband Easy Connect, a new subscription-based service that helps operators streamline, simplify and accelerate the process of connecting homes to fibre. The service allows operators to fully control and manage the home fibre connection process from the initial end-user request to the final service activation. As fibre deployments increase […]
Harmonic has announced that Paragould Municipal Utilities in Arkansas, has selected Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform for high-speed fibre broadband delivery. Harmonic’s cOS virtualised core software and Pier optical line terminal (OLT) shelf will simplify Paragould’s migration from GPON to XGS-PON, empowering the delivery of reliable, symmetric multigigabit connectivity to the local community. Harmonic will showcase […]
MedUX, a specialist in international fixed and mobile network testing and benchmarking, has released its 2024 benchmark report on fixed broadband performance across the UK. The research reveals that BT not only leads in fixed broadband network responsiveness, but is also able to provide the overall finest Quality of Experience (QoE), with a score of […]
Airties, a specialist in managed Wi-Fi solutions for broadband service providers, has opened its first office in India – a new R&D centre based in Bangalore, focused on enhancing the AI, cloud, and DevOps capabilities of Airties for use in Smart Wi-Fi deployments. Airties, headquartered in Paris, France, currently has other significant offices in Belgium, […]
Total Q1 2024 FTTH/P/B, FTTC, cable, FWA/satellite and DSL wholesale and retail connections in the UK saw a very slight increase during the quarter and stood at an estimated 28.9 million from 28.86 million quarter-on-quarter and similar to 28.89 million in the previous year, according to data from Point Topic. The fixed broadband retail market remained relatively […]