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VeEX raises the bar for 10G PON and multi-gig testing with new PX92

VeEX Inc, a global leader in innovative test and measurement solutions for next-generation networks, has introduced the PX92, a new handheld PON analyser and multi-gigabit service test set designed to change the way technicians validate fibre installations and service turn-ups. With the rapid rollout of 10G PON and high-speed internet services, the pressure to get […]

September 30, 2025

Comcast, Harmonic partner to expand fibre broadband access

Harmonic and Comcast are partnering to expand fibre broadband access as the Internet provider continues to expand its network into new markets. In 2024, Comcast expanded its network to more than 1 million new locations, with more than 1.2 million new locations planned by the end of 2025. Comcast is leveraging Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband […]

September 29, 2025

Openreach’s UK broadband upgrade reaches 20m homes

Openreach has announced that 20 million homes and businesses can now access the UK’s most reliable broadband technology, thanks to its nationwide infrastructure upgrade. From Fair Isle in Scotland’s far north to the far reaches of Cornwall in England’s South West, Openreach’s engineers have now laid full fibre cables in cities, towns and villages throughout […]

September 24, 2025

Netomnia unveils new brand identity

Netomnia, the UK’s second-largest alternative network provider (Alt-Net), has unveiled its new brand identity centred on the idea ‘Where the most powerful Internet lives’.  Netomnia says the evolution positions the company as “a fibre network built for whatever comes next – capturing the company’s scale, ambition, and readiness to power the future”. Since its 2024 […]

September 24, 2025Colin Mann @ Connected Britain

neu-medianet fast-tracks fibre broadband rollout with Harmonic

Harmonic has announced that German broadband operator neu-medianet is making the leap to XGS-PON fibre broadband services with Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband platform. The cOS platform enables neu-medianet to overbuild its existing network and augment its DOCSIS footprint with XGS-PON for delivering symmetric multi-gigabit broadband services. Leveraging Harmonic’s solutions, neu-medianet is building a future-ready broadband […]

September 23, 2025

Report: Broadband access market up 7% as fibre & FWA gain

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 increased to $4.7 billion (€4bn) in Q2 2025, up 7 per cent Q/Q and 1 per cent Y/Y. Despite the high level of macroeconomic uncertainty, […]

September 11, 2025

Midco taps Harmonic to fuel next-generation broadband services

Harmonic has announced that Midco, a broadband operator in the Midwest, is leveraging Harmonic’s industry-leading cOS virtualised broadband platform to modernise its network and deliver reliable multi-gigabit connectivity to subscribers. Harmonic’s solution provides Midco with a network foundation to support DOCSIS and fiber services, powering the operator’s $500 million Fibre Forward investment, an expansive commitment […]

September 10, 2025

ITU: Another $2.6tn needed for global connectivity

Achieving universal, meaningful Internet connectivity by 2030 could require an investment of $2.6 trillion (€2.2tn) to £2.8 trillion at current prices, according to the Connecting Humanity Action Blueprint released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN agency for digital technologies – and the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) of the Kingdom of […]

September 2, 2025

BT completes sale of Irish wholesale and enterprise business

BT has completed the sale of its Irish wholesale and enterprise business unit to Speed Fibre Group. The transaction, first announced in February and valued at €22 million, has now been cleared by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. BT will maintain a presence in Ireland post divestment, with over 300 colleagues serving multinational companies […]

September 1, 2025

Openreach to upgrade broadband network for Bramley

Openreach has announced that it is proceeding with a major broadband infrastructure upgrade in Bramley, Surrey, after a prolonged period of disruption caused by a fuel leak from a local petrol station. The company originally announced upgrades to the area’s ageing copper network back in 2021, but the fuel leak subsequently contaminated parts of its […]

August 11, 2025