TalkTalk has launched its new Future Fibre 1Gb and Total Home Wi-Fi package in the UK. TalkTalk’s new package includes two Amazon eero Pro 6 mesh Wi-Fi devices. It also comes with Total Home Wi-Fi included as standard – a TalkTalk package enabling Future Fibre customers to extend their Wi-Fi coverage by adding additional Amazon […]
Some six million Sky routers had a significant bug that could have allowed hackers to take over home networks. Apparently, the problem has been fixed – but researchers say it took Sky 18 months to address, according to the BBC. The vulnerability could have affected anyone who had not changed the router’s default admin password. […]
Swisscom, the telecommunications provider in Switzerland, has chosen ADB’s Thunder AX for the new Centro Business 3.0 broadband platform, dedicated to the B2B market. Thunder AX working in Swisscom’s XGS-PON network provides premium broadband services to small and medium-sized businesses. Thunder AX is equipped with the Qualcomm® Networking Pro 800 platform. Working in the XGS-PON […]
Virgin Media has launched its new Hub 5, powered by WiFi 6 technology, which will deliver faster speeds to connected devices throughout the home. The next-generation Hub works alongside Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband network to deliver peak WiFi performance, thanks to WiFi 6. This latest future-proof WiFi standard, which will work with Virgin Media’s existing […]
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, is powering the new O2 Smart Box launched by the Czech operator in May. O2 has chosen to rely again on SoftAtHome’s Digital Home expertise after the previous O2 Smart Box in 2017 and the Wireless Smart Booster in 2019. The new O2 Smart Box […]
NetNordic, a Nordic system integrator, and Airties, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally, has announced a new strategic relationship to serve broadband providers throughout the Nordic region. NetNordic will offer Airties’ portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi products through a strategic reseller agreement that provides sales and technical support to local broadband service […]
Eighty-three per cent of service providers and equipment manufacturers and enterprises worldwide will have deployed Wi-Fi 6/6E or plan to do so before the end of 2022. That is one key finding from a cross-industry survey by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, the global industry body dedicated to improving Wi-Fi standards and services. The findings, released […]
Lindsay Broadband is excited to participate in a panel discussion on the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021 Innovation Theater stage on October 14th. The subject is “Lindsay Next-Gen Wireless – TIP OpenWiFi and WBA OpenRoaming – Making seamless roaming work from strand to indoor (5G to Wi-Fi).” Moderating the session will be Chris Busch, OpenWiFi Architecture […]
CommScope, a global player in home network solutions, continues to expand its Wi-Fi 6 home network gateway portfolio with the release of its new Touchstone TG644x DOCSIS 3.1 cable gateways. With the use of online gaming, video conferencing, AR/VR and other delay sensitive applications on the rise, the opportunity has never been greater to bring […]
A report from Norther Sky Research (NSR) suggests that while the Inflight Connectivity (IFC) market has inevitably been hard hit by the Covid pandemic and the severe cancellation of air traffic, both for business and holiday journeys, recovery is now taking place. As aviation traffic continues to bounce back following widespread vaccination programmes, the IFC […]