NEC wins submarine cable network deal from ADC Consortium
Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium has selected NEC Corporation for building a submarine cable.
The 9,400-kilometer long submarine cable, connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and...
Broadband equipment revenue dips 15% to $2.5 bn in first quarter
Revenue for broadband access equipment dropped 15 percent to $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain disruptions, according to...
VoIP co magicJack to pay $5 mn penalty to FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a $5 million settlement with voice over Internet provider (VoIP) magicJack regarding its failure to report its interstate...
Fixed telecom revenue in China to reach $83.2 bn: GlobalData
The fixed communications services revenue in China is forecast to increase at a CAGR of 1.7 percent from $76.4 billion in 2019 to $83.2...
Dish names Dave Mayo to head mobile network development
Dish Network announced its senior leadership team to strengthen the cable company’s mobile phone business.
Dish Network has hired Dave Mayo as EVP, Network Development. Dish...
NBN connects 7 million broadband consumers in Australia
NBN revealed that more than seven million Australian consumers are now connected to the NBN after the activation of 455,000 new services in the...
Nokia fiber solutions to power Openreach’s broadband
Nokia today announced that Openreach will deploy its fiber solutions to meet its target of bringing ultra-fast and reliable broadband access to 20 million...
Sunrise and Salt set up FTTH venture to boost broadband biz
Sunrise and Salt announced to create a fiber to the home (FTTH) venture for rolling out fast broadband connectivity services across Switzerland.
Sunrise and Salt...
Sunrise seeks $360 mn from Swisscom for market abuse in ADSL
Sunrise said it will be suing rival telecoms Swisscom for market abuse in ADSL business -- claiming damages of CHF 350 million or $360...
Alcatel Submarine Networks wins 2Africa subsea cable contract
2Africa, a subsea cable to serve the African continent and Middle East, has selected Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build the cable.
The partners of...
Broadband download speed dips 2% in UK during Covid-19
Broadband download and upload speeds fell by 2 percent and 1 percent respectively, in the UK, during the Covid-19 lockdown – despite rising demand...
Arc selected by Emergent as consultant for Orient Express submarine cable system
Arc has been appointed by Emergent Telecommunications (Emergent) as the lead consultant for the Orient Express submarine cable system.
Arc, a joint venture between du and Batelco,...
Altice USA lowers capital expenditure for 2020
Altice USA said its capital expenditures will be less than $1.3 billion in 2020 as against the earlier target of $1.3-$1.4 billion.
Capex of $299 million in...
Comcast added 477,000 broadband users in first quarter
Comcast has added 477,000 broadband subscribers during the first quarter of 2020. Revenue from the broadband business rose 9.3 percent to $5 billion.
Comcast lost...
Dish taps Mavenir to build 5G network that will be live in 2023
Dish Network, which aims to build a 5G network by 2023, said it is working with software company Mavenir to build its next-generation wireless...
Comcast to buy video-on-demand service Vudu from Walmart
Fandango Media, a movie ticketing service owned by cable company Comcast, has agreed to acquire Walmart Inc’s video-on-demand service, Vudu.
The terms or value of...