BBNL cancels Rs 19,000 crore broadband tender for connecting villages
State-owned Bharat Broadband Nigam (BBNL) has cancelled a Rs 19,000-crore tender for connecting villages across 16 states with an optical fibre-based broadband network due...
Forecast on broadband market in Australia
Fixed communications market in Australia is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4 percent from US$9.1 billion in 2021...
Airtel to make investment in SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable system
Airtel is anchoring 20 percent of the investment in the SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable system, which will go live in 2025.
The 12 other consortium members...
Virgin Media O2 plans fibre network covering 7 mn premises
Britain’s Virgin Media O2, a joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefonica, said its two owners were in talks with financial partners about funding a...
Altice plans $1.8 bn Capex as part of fiber deployment strategy
Altice USA announced plans Capex of $1.8 billion in 2022 to accelerate its fiber deployment strategy across its Optimum and Suddenlink footprint.
Altice USA aims...
Internet security and privacy as new digital freedom
Find the first controversial post and scroll down to the comment section. For this experiment, your choice of platform is irrelevant - you can...
Airtel broadband users experience network issue due to technical glitch
Bharti Airtel broadband services experienced a mega outage on Friday impacting students and workers across the country, including Delhi and Mumbai.
The second largest telecom...
XCIEN selects Tarana Wireless to bring internet service in Mexico
XCIEN and Tarana Wireless announced a partnership to bring internet service across Mexico with plans ranging from 100 to 400 Mbps.
XCIEN, the largest wireless...
BT shifts 300 employees to GXO as part of £2 bn cost cutting plan
BT will shift around 300 employees to GXO Logistics Inc as part of a supply chain outsourcing deal between BT Group and GXO.
BT’s supply...
STC to invest $1 billion in data centers, submarine cables
Saudi Telecom (STC) said it would transfer its data centers, international submarine cables and points of presence assets to a new wholly-owned company.
STC would...
Virgin Media O2 plans fibre joint venture in broadband push
Britain’s Virgin Media O2 plans to launch a fibre network-building joint venture with owners Liberty Global and Telefonica, as the group aims to take on...
FCC announces over $1.2 bn for rural broadband in 32 states
The United States Federal Communications Commission said it will authorize over $1.2 billion for rural broadband in 32 states.
This, as part of the Rural Digital...
AT&T is the fastest major Internet provider
AT&T today revealed that AT&T Fiber customers can access the fastest internet on the fastest growing fiber network with new multi-gig speeds.
Nearly 5.2 million...
Comcast achieves 4 Gbps speed powered by 10G technology
Comcast announced a Full Duplex DOCSIS 4.0 system-on-chip (SoC) cable modem built by chipset major Broadcom delivered upload and download speeds of 4 Gbps...
Omdia’s Fiber Development Index in 2021
Singapore is leading Omdia’s Fiber Development Index in 2021, followed by South Korea, United Arab Emirates, China, and Qatar.
The first European countries in the...
US releases new requirements for secure networks
United States President Joe Biden’s administration is releasing a set of new requirements for America’s most secure networks, mandating the use of government-approved encryption.
The...
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