Industry news
- FTTH network sharing goes mainstream in SpainEmeka Obiodu, Principal Analyst, Industry, Communications, and BroadbandVodafone and Orange have announced plans to jointly build a nationwide FTTH network in Spain in an effort to strengthen their positions in the converged services space and compete with Telefonica in the Spanish FTTH market. TheIndustry news September 09, 2017
- Are we ready for a single European telecoms market?Last month, Neelie Kroes used her MWC 2013 speech to call for a single Telecoms market, which as Vice President of the European Commission for the Digital Agenda holds some amount of weight. So how has the industry reacted?The final draft proposal was (and still is) to be issued in October; but nowIndustry news September 09, 2017
- Google’s “Fiber TV” app is now available on iPadTelecomsTech has previously reported about Google’s “Fiber” initiative, bringing high-speed broadband and TV packages to select areas of Kansas City.As part of the TV service a mobile app had been released on Android – and now a similar app has just been unleashed on the iPad. The app allows users tIndustry news September 09, 2017
- AT&T sends mixed messages with 1Gbps FTTH serviceKamalini Ganguly, Senior Analyst, Industry, Communications, and BroadbandAT&T has launched a variation of its U-verse service – U-verse with GigaPower – in Austin, Texas. It includes a 300Mbps FTTH broadband service which AT&T claims will be automatically upgraded to 1Gbps in a few months’ time. AT&Industry news September 09, 2017
- Verizon pushes support for One Touch Make Ready fibre proposalVerizon is outlining its support for ‘One Touch Make Ready’, a proposal which will enable quicker deployment of fiber by scotching red tape associated with pole attachment.The proposal has already been trialled out in a handful of US metros with not all parties happy, to say the least; both ComcastIndustry news September 01, 2017
- Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm announce record 1.07 Gbps Gigabit LTE lab speedsVerizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm have announced a new record on its Gigabit LTE testing, with speeds of 1.07 Gbps being recorded in its latest lab trials.The speeds were achieved through using 12 simultaneous LTE streams – enabling up to a 20% increase in peak data rates in capacity, as well as greateIndustry news September 01, 2017
- How small cells and the cloud are improving the stadium fan experienceMobilitie, a company based in Newport Beach, California, has installed a new cellular wireless system at Avaya Stadium in San Jose. The new system is expected to provide fans with access to an advanced cellular voice and data communications network that includes over 150 small, digital antennas, remIndustry news September 01, 2017
- Fixed wireless 5G to hit $1 billion in service revenues by 2019Fixed wireless access (FWA) 5G subscriptions could account for $1 billion in service revenues by the end of 2019, according to a new report from SNS Research.The market will explode in the years after 2019, the market intelligence provider adds, with the eventual account at more than $40 billion byIndustry news September 01, 2017
- Opinion: Why fibre is the growth engine for operators across AsiaAccess to superfast broadband and speedy 4G services – that’s the standard across Asia, right? Countries such as South Korea (27 Mbps), Japan (19.5 Mbps) and Singapore (17.2 Mbps) tend to have consistent, high-quality connectivity. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case across the region.In India, the aIndustry news September 01, 2017
- Small cell market saw ‘solid’ growth in 2016 with indoor deployments keyGlobal small cell rollouts delivered strong double digit year-over-year growth to the market last year, with 1.7 million units shipped and $1.5 billion in revenue, according to a research note from IHS Markit.The research firm has released its H1 2017 “Small Cell Equipment Biannual Market Tracker” rIndustry news July 28, 2017