Half of all UK homes and business now have access to faster and more reliable broadband thanks to UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach’s investment in Full Fibre. The milestone comes as broadband usage across the UK is expected to reach record levels in 2024, reflecting the nation’s increasing reliance on high-speed connectivity. Openreach says it […]
The telecom and pay-TV services revenue in South Korea is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.9 per cent over the forecast period 2024-2029 from $32.3 billion (€30.9bn) in 2024 to $35.4 billion in 2029, supported by strong growth in the mobile broadband segment, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics […]
Connect Europe, the association representing the leading connectivity providers in Europe, and market research firm IPSOS, have released Europe’s Digital Pulse: connectivity trends and consumer insights, a new consumer survey examining the digital habits and expectations of consumers across 30 European countries. The main finding of the survey is that an overwhelming majority of Europeans […]
Fibre service providers have been given a boost in their pursuit of more energy-efficient networks that can unlock significant power savings thanks to a new project launched by Broadband Forum. Initially driven by BT Group, Orange, Calix, Futurewei, Huawei, and Nokia, the project will seek to lower energy consumption when accessing the internet. The project […]
The FTTH Council Europe has welcomed the proposal in the Draghi Report on the future of European competitiveness to prioritise shutting down legacy copper networks and the completion of the first step in Europe’s digital transformation. Setting a concrete date for switching off legacy copper networks echoes the commitment by DG Connect in its recent […]
New Zealand’s (NZ) fixed communication services market is poised for a modest growth, with revenue expected to rise from $1.3 billion (€1.1bn) in 2024 to $1.4 billion by 2029. This growth is driven by increasing demand for fixed broadband, particularly fibre-to-the-home/business (FTTH/B) connections, while investments in fibre infrastructure continue to advance the country’s high-speed broadband […]
Virgin Media customers in Huddersfield can now sign-up to services including Gig2 broadband which offers top speeds of 2Gbps – 21 times faster than local average. Virgin Media’s services are now available to more homes locally after work to bring full fibre connections to the area has been completed. The network has been built on […]
Community Fibre, London’s full fibre network, reports it has connected more than 300,000 residents and businesses across the capital. With a fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network covering 1.3 million properties in London, which is over one-third of homes in the capital, has seen an 85 per cent increase in its customer base in the past 12 months […]
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 […]
Liberty Latin America and Millicom International Cellular have entered into an agreement to combine the companies’ respective operations in Costa Rica. Under the terms of the all-stock agreement, Liberty Latin America and its minority partner in Costa Rica will hold an approximate 86 per cent interest and Millicom 14 per cent in the joint operations, […]