FiberCop, the company running Italy’s most widespread digital network infrastructure, has signed a strategic partnership with FMC GlobalSat and its 100 per cent owned subsidiary MTNSat (MTN), a satellite network operator, to develop hybrid terrestrial-satellite solutions to deliver stable connectivity in remote areas across Italy. This agreement represents one of the first architectures of its […]
Between 2019 and 2024 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) economies have seen rapid advances in fibre, 5G mobile networks, fixed wireless access (FWA) and satellite broadband. The pandemic highlighted how digital connectivity has become critical infrastructure and acted as a catalyst by accelerating the demand for high-quality and reliable broadband access. Demand for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]