Speculation grows after spate of damage to European comms cables
Incidents in the North Atlantic and southern France have led to speculation of deliberate sabotage of European communications links.
Incidents in the North Atlantic and southern France have led to speculation of deliberate sabotage of European communications links.
Figures from Ofcom claim the median average speed of a home broadband connection has reached 59.4 Mbps – a 60% increase on the average speed recorded in 2018 of 37 Mbps.
The island of Lindisfarne, which is famous in history books and also known as the Holy Island, has been blessed with sacred fibre cabling from Openreach engineers.
AT&T is the latest international telecoms operator believed to be looking to partner up to fund faster fibre rollout and this deal – if it comes to fruition – is set to be a big one.
Initial themes at the Network X 2022 trade show included how the industry is changing to incorporate new players and business models, and how telcos can thrive rather than crumble in the face of that change.
Australia’s state-owned wholesaler NBN has picked Nokia to supply long-range mmWave equipment for its fixed-wireless access (FWA) upgrade.
Vodafone and Altice have announced the creation of a fibre joint venture in Germany that will spend as much as €7 billion on network rollout in the coming years.
A report by analyst firm Omdia claims revenues from mobile and fixed broadband services will grow 14% between 2022 and 2027, however monthly Average Revenue Per User will fall by 4.2%.
Italy’s plan to create a single high-speed fixed network by merging TIM’s assets with those of Open Fiber is now unlikely to come together in its current form.
Telenor has spun out its multi-billion-dollar passive fibre infrastructure business and inked a deal to sell a 30% stake to an investment consortium including KKR.
Analyst firm Omdia has published its Global Fiber Development 2022 Index and it reveals that many supposedly developed countries are lagging behind.
According to data from Ookla, altnets are providing the top fixed broadband speeds in London, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester, as well as a number of counties.
Fibreco CityFibre says its network now passes 2 million homes, which is 25% of its ultimate target of 8 million.
UK fibre providers announcing new initiatives is barely news these days, but what is worth noting is the pace at which these announcements are hitting the wires.
US operator Verizon has rolled out more than 8,000 virtualised RAN sites and plans to more than double that deployment in the next three years.
English ISP KCom plans to spend £100 million building out full fibre infrastructure in the north east of England, a move that might just help it to address the growing competition in the UK fibre market.
New research from broadband price comparison service Cable.co.uk claims western Europe has the world’s fastest broadband speeds overall, while the UK comes in at number 35.
UK ISP Giganet has purchased Cuckoo as it looks to expand its fibre footprint and provide ‘the holy grail in connectivity’.
Finnish kit vendor Nokia and pan-European fibreco Eurofiber Group have signed an agreement to accelerate fibre roll outs in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands with optical transport and datacenter switching.
A joint venture between Liberty Global Ventures and InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Networks, has began rolling out a new full fibre network in Germany branded helloFiber.
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