America’s broadband providers invested $89.6 billion (€77.2bn) in US communications infrastructure in 2024, according to USTelecom – The Broadband Association’s 2024 Broadband Capex Report. This near record-high investment brings the industry’s total to more than $2.2 trillion since 1996, underscoring broadband’s essential role in powering the US economy and enabling innovation in the age of […]
In advance of the 2025 Network X conference, Airties, a specialist in AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience, has announced findings from a consumer survey, independently conducted by Qualtrics, of more than 2,000 households across the US and UK. The survey revealed a looming churn crisis for ISPs: approximately one-third of households are considering […]
Sixteen per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) increased 0.2 Mbps and 83 per cent stayed the same during December 2023 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Three countries and regions were in the top performance tier for December: Hong Kong, […]
Netflix has announced that three countries and regions were in the top performance tier for November on its ISP Speed Index, which measures prime time Netflix streaming experience on particular ISPs around the world; Hong Kong, Singapore, and Spain all registered an average speed of 3.2 Mbps. Ninety-seven percent of ISPs stayed the same or […]
Internet service providers can arm their customers with greater home security measures thanks to a new home alarm solution launched for market testing by Gamgee. Blending Wi-Fi sensing and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the new solution intelligently detects and differentiates between family members, pets, guests and intruders in the home. With no cameras, sensors or extra […]
Eight countries saw a 0.2 Mbps increase in September on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. After four months of normalised ISP speeds falling (which Netflix attributes to benefits from encoding efficiencies), September showed a slight increase in the average bitrate, with […]
The average ISP speed difference from the highest monthly ISP score has significantly improved over the past three years, decreasing from 0.64 to 0.35 Mbps according to the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Hong Kong and Singapore were the sole two […]
December was relatively steady in the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Some 213 ISPs moved up 0.2 Mbps from November’s results, 217 ISPs stayed the same, and two ISPs, Viettel and VNPT in Vietnam, saw a drop of 0.2 […]
Eutelsat has explained its role in the Internet para todos (‘Internet for All’) connectivity programme, alongside three Mexican service providers. Eutelsat is currently providing them with capacity on its Eutelsat 65 West A satellite, aimed at connecting Mexican rural schools through the installation of internet access points. Apco Networks, Globalsat and a third ISP were […]
The UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries (Ofcom), has recently ruled that people should be able to switch telecom providers easily in order to take advantage of the range of services available. The regulator stresses that “easier switching allows people to shop around with confidence to find the […]