The European Commission on Thursday launched a series of new initiatives designed to boost the development of Gigabit connectivity, but while the bloc’s telecoms industry will applaud certain moves, others could well be less popular.
Proposals designed to accelerate the rollout of new broadband infrastructure threaten to undo 25 years of telecoms competition, says ECTA.
More end of year larks saw VMO2 launch a promotion for its gigabit broadband by projecting Bolt’s hologram into someone’s front room.
UK converged operator VMO2 is so excited about the near completion of its network upgrade that it has started the celebrations early.
Gigabit speed broadband is now available to just over half of UK and homes and businesses, according to new figures shared by the government on Tuesday.
The newly merged Virgin Media O2 announced its plan to upgrade all its fixed network in the UK to fibre. The operator is also assessing the prospect to become a fixed broadband wholesaler.
But before you get too carried away, the 1.07 Gbps speed trials were conducted in an Ericsson lab.
Researchers at the University College London have claimed the breakthrough of an optical access tech to expedite the arrival of FTTH in the UK.
The Broadband World Forum 2015 event commenced with keynote speakers from major infrastructure vendors, all of whom anticipate fixed networks offering data speeds in excess of 1 gigabit per second before long.
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.
