Industry news
- Why radio can beat fibre in broadband deliveryThe Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) initiative has been widely covered in the media in recent months. BT was chosen by the government to deliver UK-wide superfast connectivity via fibre optic cables, but it has transpired that the initiative will leave 10% of the country completely without superfast InIndustry news February 28, 2017
- Ofcom plans to light-up BT's Dark Fibre networkBack in 2012, Ofcom performed a review of business connectivity and decided against allowing rival ISPs to use its Dark Fibre network. The regulator has now performed a U-turn on its decision, and has proposed that other ISPs should be allowed to use the un-lit fibre optic infrastructure. Dark FibreIndustry news February 28, 2017
- Alcatel-Lucent helps deliver speed and reliability across the connected homeWith the rise of the Internet of Things, the sheer amount of devices being connected around the home is putting significant demand on our local network. Not only this, but we expect each to work seamlessly without a drop in connection or speed to ensure we are able to have remote access whereverIndustry news February 15, 2017
- AT&T sends mixed messages with 1Gbps FTTH serviceAT&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&T’s efforts to offer 1Gbps FTTH broadband to the consumer are laudatoIndustry news February 15, 2017
- Opinion: Future proofing networks for increasing demandsBroadband networks are built with the aim of lasting for decades and they need to support increasingly heavy traffic at higher bandwidths. Factors that contribute to the network’s reliability and longevity, such as the need for good fibre/cable management and highly reliable connections throughoIndustry news February 15, 2017
- Vodafone hides line rental, simplifies broadband costsVodafone claims to have taken an industry lead in removing the line rental from their fiber broadband packages to modernise and make costs much clearer for customers, but it's not quite as it seems.The various fees required in taking out a broadband package is often confusing to customers, accordingIndustry news February 15, 2017
- BT to invest billions more on fibre, 4G and customer serviceBT today announced a further wave of investment to help the UK remain the leading digital nation in the G20. Its Openreach and EE businesses will between them spend around six billion pounds in capital expenditure over the next three years in the first phase of a plan to extend superfast broadbaIndustry news February 08, 2017
- 19 Feb 2016 Spain reaches 3 million FTTH linesFibre drives broadband market growth in Spain, according to new statistic from the regulator; mobile market contracts.Uptake of fibre is driving broadband growth in Spain, with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections in the country now reaching 3 million.According to new figures published by the ComiIndustry news February 08, 2017
- AFRICA: AFRICAN FTTH IS FLYINGAccording to research by African Bandwidth Maps, expansion of fibre networks has brought dozens of new towns, cities and countries within the reach of high capacity networks for the first time. In the last five years, over 150 million more Africans have become within reach of fibre networks.ThisIndustry news February 07, 2017
- 4G Download Speed Is Closely Intertwined with Operators' Network & User Scale in ChinaOn November 15, Broadband Development Alliance released the Broadband Speed Report in China in 3Q16.According to the report, in 3Q16, the average download speed of China's fixed broadband reaches 11.03 Mbit/s, that of 3G & 4G network respectively hit 3.75 Mbit/s and 11.83 Mbit/s. Judging from theIndustry news January 19, 2017