Italy’s single network plan will have to be redrawn
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.
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BT fuses fixed and mobile connections to boost copper speeds
UK telco group BT says it’s new technology can double download speeds and make upload speeds ten times faster on average for businesses which are not able to upgrade to fibre broadband.
Orange contests the legitimacy of French antitrust investigation
French telecoms group Orange had several of its offices visited by French antirust officials recently but it’s not clear why.
Vodafone taps Nokia for European fixed-line upgrade
Nokia has bagged a significant deal involving Vodafone’s 143 million European fixed broadband customers.
Nokia surprisingly unveils its latest routing silicon
The FP5 is surprisingly one better than the FP4, which in this case means greater power efficiency and new, built-in security.
Iliad-UPC tie-up will make Poland a market to watch
Iliad is making good on its ambitions to enter the Polish fixed-line market, making an offer for number two player UPC worth the best part of US$2 billion.
Nokia reports a strong Q2 21 on the back of fixed-line infrastructure growth
All the indicators are moving in the right direction for Finnish kit vendor Nokia, which saw its share price jump after announcing its Q2 2021 numbers.
Iliad delays Italy fixed-line launch
Iliad is upbeat about its progress in Italy, but nonetheless is delaying the launch of its planned fixed-line service in the market.
TIM fixed the fixed in Q4
TIM reported growth in retail fixed lines in the fourth quarter of last year for the first time in 20 years.
Deutsche Telekom hits 5G target, repeats itself on fibre
Deutsche Telekom is rounding out 2020 with an upbeat announcement on its achievements and ambitions in 5G and FTTH. The trouble is, we already knew most of it.
Deutsche Telekom to migrate 18m fixed voice users to the cloud
18 million of Deutsche Telekom’s fixed-line voice customers will soon have their service transferred to a new cloud-based telephony platform.
Nokia trumpets China optical networking deal
Nokia has landed another optical transport networking deal with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the world’s biggest power company.
Competition suffers in Canada as government backs big guns in wholesale battle
The Canadian government has completed a review of wholesale rates instigated by the country’s main fixed-line providers and it looks like they are coming out on top.
Altice bags €2.3bn Morgan Stanley cash in wholesale deal
Altice has struck a deal with US investment bank Morgan Stanley which will see its Portuguese unit create a nationwide wholesale business.
Vodafone challenges new Ofcom rules on leased line rates
Vodafone has lodged a complaint with the Competition Appeal Tribunal, challenging new rules which it believes will give Openreach too much opportunity to abuse customers.
Openreach dares to contemplate retiring its copper network
UK fixed-line wholesaler Openreach has launched an industry consultation into the switch to ‘full fibre’, which would involve retiring the legacy copper one.
Vodafone’s UK fixed line efforts off to a shaky start
Ofcom has started including Vodafone’s broadband and landline services among its complaints data and they top both categories.
UK government unveils its cunning plan for future telecoms
Some UK officials had a bit of a think about telecoms infrastructure and were so pleased with the outcome they wrote it down and published it.
The Openreach virtual dark fibre service finally sees the light of day
Six months after proposing a compromise between full dark fibre access and full managed service, Openreach has formally launched ‘virtual dark fibre’.
Nokia chips in to raise optical network capacity limit
Networking vendor Nokia is increasingly starting to look like a chipset company, with its third major chip launch in the past year.
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