TIM selects five Italian companies for FTTH cabling plan
TIM has closed the first tender for the supply of optic fiber cables in support of the FTTH cabling plan of FiberCop, the TIM...
Ooredoo achieves mobile backhaul capacity of 10Gbps in Algeria
Ooredoo Algeria has achieved mobile backhaul capacity of 10Gbps with the support of SIAE MICROELETTRONICA, a supplier of microwave and millimetre wave radio for mobile backhauling.
Ooredoo...
Seaborn launches new submarine network services
Seaborn Networks, a developer-owner-operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, announced the launch of new submarine network services on Seaborn’s AMX-1 submarine network segment connecting...
Ofcom probes BT practices in broadband business
Ofcom has opened an investigation in relation to BT’s compliance in relation to BT’s compliance with its obligations as a broadband universal service provider.
In March...
Vivacom selects Nokia to expand GPON network in Bulgaria
Vivacom has selected Nokia to expand the GPON network in Bulgaria and introduce XGS-PON.
Nokia said XGS-PON allows Vivacom to offer 10Gbps broadband to residential and...
BT signs deal with Cisco and Qwilt to ensure speed in internet video traffic
Networking supplier Cisco has signed up Britain’s biggest telecoms group BT as its first customer for a new service to speed up internet video...
Telefonica to sign $5.9 bn deal to build fibre-optic network in Germany
Telefonica is in the final stages of negotiating a roughly 5 billion euros or $5.9 billion deal to build a fibre-optic network in Germany, Reuters...
Swisscom demos download speed of 50 Gbit/s on fixed network
Swisscom has demonstrated a transmission speed of 50 Gbit/s on a fixed network in Switzerland.
Swisscom engineers have achieved the milestone in a real network...
FCC member wants review of undersea cables that transmit internet traffic
Geoffrey Starks, commissioner of Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has called for new scrutiny of undersea cables that transmit nearly all the world’s internet data...
Europe probes price of optical fibre imported from China
The European Commission launched an investigation on Thursday into imports of optical fibre cable from China, which EU manufacturers believe are being sold in...
BSNL to lead fixed voice and broadband segments
BSNL will lead the fixed voice and broadband segments in 2020 due to its strong foothold in circuit-switched and VoIP services segments as well...
Fiber investment trends for FTTH broadband coverage
More than 10 markets reached fiber coverage of more than 95 percent of all homes, the 5th edition of Arthur D. Little’s Global FTTH/B...
Converge ICT taps Nokia for FTTH expansion in Philippines
Nokia said Converge ICT, an Internet services provider in the Philippines, will be deploying its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) solution to offer broadband services in the...
Airtel offers unlimited broadband plans to take on Jio
Airtel has launched unlimited broadband plans starting at a price of Rs 499 per month along with subscription to video entertainment apps and HD set-top...
T-Mobile offers free internet to students under $10.7 bn initiative
T-Mobile announced it started offering free internet connectivity to underserved student households across the United States under the $10.7 bn initiative called Project 10Million.
The...
Altice offers to buy cable major Cogeco in $7.88 bn cash deal
Altice USA has offered to buy Canadian cable major Cogeco in a C$10.3 billion or $7.88 billion deal, aiming to strengthen its US business.
Altice...