UK is just 53 in the world on fibre development
Analyst firm Omdia has published its Global Fiber Development 2022 Index and it reveals that many supposedly developed countries are lagging behind.
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Google Fiber eyes expansion into five US states
Google Fiber – The ISP spin off of the Silicon Valley giant – is planning to expand its FTTH network into Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Idaho.
Germany gives telcos a full fibre wake-up call
The German government this week targeted full fibre coverage by 2030, in an effort to drag Europe’s biggest economy up the FTTH league table.
Iliad launches broadband in Italy with cheap FTTH and home-made box
French telco group Iliad launched its fixed broadband service in Italy on Tuesday with all the whooping and hollering one would expect from a new market entrant.
Orange cheers 6 million FTTH customers
Orange is very excited about hitting its latest full fibre uptake milestone, but there are still plenty of people in France still to sign up to FTTH from the incumbent or a rival.
EE persists with advertising absurd use-cases
From the people who brought you robot shaving, we now have remote air traffic controlling.
Ofcom upbeat on UK fibre growth but it’s all relative
Almost a quarter of UK households now have access to full fibre broadband and Ofcom is pretty excited about that.
Eurobites: Iliad gets on board with FiberCop in Italy
Also in today’s EMEA regional roundup: former Royal Mail boss in line for BT chairman role; Nokia wins at Delta Fiber; Brexit’s roaming ramifications.
BT numbers disappoint but the future looks promising
UK operator group BT saw its revenues decline by 7% in full year 2020, but there are signs that it’s headed in the right direction.
Salt to share investment in Swisscom’s FTTH network
Swisscom and Salt are playing their cards close to their chests when it comes to the financial details of their new FTTH partnership, but it looks to be a good move.
India poised for FTTx growth and the arrival of 5G says Nokia
India is up there with other major global markets when it comes to mobile data growth, according to the latest mobile broadband report from Nokia.
TIM calls for investors to share FTTH cost burden
TIM is pushing ahead with plans to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) in urban areas of Italy through its new FiberCop unit, via a shared investment model.
Italian competition watchdog probes FiberCop plan
Italy’s antitrust authorities are keen to ensure that the planned creation of a new wholesale fibre network won’t harm competition.
Openreach to hire 5,300 engineers, roll out EV fleet
BT’s infrastructure unit Openreach will recruit thousands of engineers next year as it ramps up its full fibre rollout.
Deutsche Telekom ramps up FTTH ambitions with Telefónica wholesale deal
Deutsche Telekom has pledged to accelerate its fibre rollout after reaching a wholesale FTTH deal with rival Telefónica.
Iliad joins the Italian convergence race
Only a matter of days after Sky Italia expanded its offering, Iliad has inked a broadband wholesale agreement with Open Fiber to drive towards the convergence dream.
Fibre deployments heading in the right direction, sales not so much
New data from the FTTH Council Europe points to promising trends for fibre deployment, but a closer look at the figures suggest demand is not quite as high as some would imagine.
CityFibre completes £200mn FibreNation acquisition
With TalkTalk shareholders approving the sale of FibreNation to CityFibre for £200 million, the wholesale infrastructure challenger has increased its rollout target to 8 million premises.
Italian networks are having a bit of a wobble under the strain
Although Italian networks seem to be holding-up under the increased traffic, data from Opensignal and MedUX suggests there has been material levels of service degradation.
Saudi Arabia drives fibre penetration with open access network
Saudi Arabian regulator, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), has managed to get all telcos on the same page to join an open access network initiative.
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