Broadband operators accused of punishing customers for loyalty
Britain’s broadband providers might need to rethink their customer loyalty programmes, according to analysts, after a new report exposed a price strategy that drives customers away.
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Intel Capital stakes G.fast claim with major investment in Sckipio
Startup telecoms equipment maker Sckipio Technologies has announced backing from Intel Capital for its G.fast modem technology.
Huawei CEO calls for harmony as the dawn of IoT looms
By 2020 Huawei will have 6.7 billion mobile broadband users on 1Gbps network with a billion devices connected to the Internet of Things if everything goes to plan, according to Ken Hu, Huawei’s CEO.
BT insists Openreach key to UK broadband future
Gavin Patterson, the Group CEO of UK telco BT, has stressed how important he thinks a BT-owned Openreach is to the development of UK fixed line infrastructure.
HomeGrid Forum welcomes G.hn advances in domestic connectivity
The HomeGrid Forum has announced that it is welcoming the adoption of the latest 2Gbps G.hn standard by industry vendors.
BT, Alcatel-Lucent reach 5Gbps over copper in XG.Fast lab trial
A joint BT and Alcatel-Lucent experiment has achieved throughput speeds of 5 Gbps in lab conditions as they explore the potential of a variation on G.fast broadband technology (XG.FAST). The technology also reached a speed of 1.8 Gbps over a distance of 100 metres, in early experiments on this new networking type.
TV sport key to UK multiplay market share
Some new research from Kantar reveals that unique sports content remains the key to gaining premium multiplay market share in the UK.
Vodafone says broadband now available to up to 22 million UK premises
Vodafone UK has widened access to its top-level broadband services to a potential 22 million premises in Britain, it claims.
Vodafone joins calls for Openreach split from BT
On the final day of public submissions to the Ofcom telecoms market review, Vodafone has added its voice to calls for BT to be broken up.
Virgin Media announces Vivid 200Mbps broadband
Virgin Media today launched its Vivid 200Mbps broadband service with an offer to upgrade existing customers free. The Vivid brand will cover all its ‘ultrafast’ broadband services, including its 100Mbps offering.
BT rivals renew demands for Openreach split
A group of BT’s competitors have allied themselves with several professional bodies to send an open letter to the FT, calling for Ofcom to recommend a competition investigation into BT.
CenturyLink bags $3b grant to expand rural broadband
American telco CenturyLink has committed itself to expanding its broadband services by accepting an FCC grant worth $500 million a year for six years.
BT announces first UK G.fast field trial
UK fixed line market leader BT has announced the commencement of the first UK field trial of G.fast broadband technology in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Vodafone joins UK multiplay race with broadband rollout
UK mobile operator Vodafone has commenced the rollout a consumer broadband and home phone service, which will improve its position in the UK market as the multiplay era gathers pace.
Adtran announces SDN and NFV product enhancements
US networking company Adtran has announced it is undertaking an enhancement of its broadband enterprise and wifi access portfolio with SDN and NFV open architectures.
UK government heralds ‘superfast’ broadband progress, BT to give some cash back
The UK government’s department for culture, media and sport has claimed its Broadband Delivery UK initiative has connected three million more premises to ‘superfast’ broadband than would have been the case without its intervention.
Ofcom review to consider break up of BT
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has completed the first phase of its strategic review of digital communications and revealed a major focus is whether or not to separate Openreach from BT.
BT inevitably counter-attacks Sky with Ofcom plea
UK telco BT has called on regulator Ofcom to investigate the UK pay TV market in what amounts to a retaliation for Sky’s similar call two weeks ago.
Sky declares war on BT over alleged Openreach failings
Pay TV giant Sky has called on regulator Ofcom to refer BT to the competition and markets authority (CMA) over claims that BT’s Openreach division, which is in charge of maintaining the fixed line network BT leases to companies like Sky, is failing in its obligations.
Support for G.fast broadband gathers momentum
Industry support for the broadband access standard G.fast has gathered further momentum as Alcatel-Lucent and industry association the Broadband Forum announce strides in the adoption of the technology being made.
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