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Openreach proposes dark fibre compromise

Having successfully resisted pressure to provide full dark fibre access to high bandwidth customers, Openreach is proposing a managed but scalable alternative.

Nokia launches its own wifi routers

More than mere routers, Nokia’s ‘carrier-grade, in-home wifi solution’ is positioned as a cure for the CSP broadband blues.

The tech is there so why aren’t we doing better?

New technology has been billed as a means to make us more efficient in the work place, but we are actually becoming less productive. So what’s missing from the equation?

Ofcom wants to force broadband providers to stop lying

The UK telecoms regulator is finally getting around to doing something about dodgy broadband speed claims.

US senate orders another piece of Pai

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been given the green light for a second five year term at the US regulator, as the Senators voted 52-41 in favour of the Republican.

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Russian telco strengthens North Korea connection to the world wide web

The door of the internet is opening wider for North Korea as TransTeleCom starts routing traffic from the secretive state.

BT confidence Sky-high after Irish contract win

Sky Ireland has signed an exclusive wholesale contract with BT Ireland for its rollout of ultrafast broadband across the country.

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Vodafone Portugal and NOS begin budding romance

Vodafone Portugal and NOS are buddying up to deploy and share a fibre-to-the-home network for around 2.6 million homes and businesses in Portugal.

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BT scrapes bottom of Ofcom rankings (again)

It’s that time again. Ofcom has released data on who are the best and worst for customer service in the UK. And BT has struggled for another quarter.

Microsoft and Facebook lay some serious cable

The laying of the ‘highest-capacity’ transatlantic cable by Microsoft and Facebook has been completed in just over a year.

European telco associations implore the EU to get back on track

While many would consider the letter a product of a by-gone era, it is apparently pretty useful as a means to display irritation. That is certainly how it’s being used here.

The good, the bad and the TalkTalk – Which broadband rankings

As inevitable as the coming of the tides, the rising sun, or Gary Lineker’s goatee being terrible, TalkTalk has hit rock bottom of the broadband rankings once more.

Who are the haves and have nots of the internet?

The UN has released its latest report regarding the presence and influence of the internet around the world, and some of the statistics are a little bit surprising.

Singtel signals the end of copper networks

Singtel has announced plans to accelerate the rollout of fibre networks in the nation, including the aim of progressively closing copper-based ADSL by early 2018.

Vodafone points to €2bn for German gigabit broadband

Vodafone has unveiled its cunning plan for gigabit ultrafast fibre broadband services in Germany, with a €2 billion cheque to spend before the end of 2021.

UK government finally gets the ball rolling on £200 million fibre scheme

A mere six months after the UK government announced a £200 million fibre roll-out initiative, one 20th of the budget is being spent.

ZTE reports 29% profit boost thanks to mobile network and handsets

ZTE, China’s lesser known technology giant, has reported a surge in profits over the first six months of the year to CNY 2.29 billion (about $340 million), an increase of 29.8%.

Deutsche Telekom gets defensive on fibre roll-out plans

Deutsche Telekom seemingly woke up on the wrong side of the bed, getting pretty defensive over its fibre roll-out plans, even going as far as stating 100% fibre coverage is impossible.

China Telecom reports strong H1 with mobile leading the charge

China Telecom has reported a healthy first half performance as operating revenues increased 4.1% to CNY 184.1 billion, largely led by a successful mobile segment.