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ITU statistics on mobile Internet

51.2% of global population use Internet in 2018: ITU report

51.2 percent of the global population, or 3.9 billion people, will be using the Internet at the end of 2018, according to...
BT broadband for homes

BT selected as UK’s broadband universal service provider

Telecom regulator Ofcom is set to designate BT as the UK’s broadband universal service providers, while KCOM will handle the Hull Area. The decision follows...
Altice France FTTH

Altice France sells 49.99% in SFR FTTH for €1.8 bn in cash

Altice France has sold its 49.99 percent stake in SFR FTTH for €1.8 billion in cash in a deal valued the company at €3.6...
Cisco VNI forecast 2017-2022

Telecom networks to see 4.8 bn Internet users in 2022: Cisco report

The Visual Networking Index (VNI) report by Cisco predicts that more traffic will be created in 2022 than in the 32 years since the...
BT Complete Wi-Fi

BT hikes broadband price promising more for Complete Wi-Fi plan

BT today announced the launch of Complete Wi-Fi targeting home broadband customers – promising guaranteed coverage or return of money -- for additional price. BT...
Dollar2

Ofcom fines £6.3 mn on EE and £7 mn on Virgin Media

UK telecom regulator Ofcom has revealed that it has fined £6.3 million on EE and £7 million on Virgin Media for breaking consumer protection...

Altice revenue, Opex, ARPU and Capex in Q3

Altice USA has revealed operational highlights including revenue, Opex, EBITDA, ARPU, and Capex during Q3 2018. Altice posted revenue of $2.42 billion (+4.1 percent), Adjusted...
Charter Communicatons mobile business

Charter revenue grows 4% despite adding 266K Internet users

Charter Communications said on Friday that the company added 266,000 residential internet customers in the third quarter. More and more subscribers are deserting pay TV...
Jio Giga Fiber India

How RIL’s Hathway and DEN deal will impact DTH and broadcasters?

Reliance Industries’ (RIL) acquisition of majority stakes in two multiple system operators (MSOs) – Hathway Cable & Datacom and DEN Networks will be impacting...
Comcast revenue Q3 2018

Comcast shifts focus to Internet to cut reliance on cable

US cable giant Comcast reported revenue, net income and Capex during the third quarter of 2018. Comcast said it posted revenue of $22.135 billion (+5...
BSNL WiFi project

VEECON ROK taps BSNL for $5 bn WiFi project in India

VEECON ROK, a joint venture between VEECON and ROK Group of Companies, has tapped BSNL for its multi-billion-dollar public WiFi project across 27 cities...
ACT Fibernet data plan

ACT Fibernet wins broadband contract for start-ups in Karnataka

ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies) has won a contract from the Karnataka Government to offer high speed broadband connectivity to start-ups registered with the...
CityFiber broadband investment UK

CityFibre plans $3.25 billion investment

CityFibre, a UK-based broadband operator, will make an investment of 2.5 billion pounds or $3.25 billion on rolling out fiber networks in 37 towns...
Jio Giga Fiber India

Jio GigaFiber Business to demo IoT-ready digital platforms

Reliance Jio GigaFiber Business will be demonstrating AI-led, IoT-ready digital platforms – powered by Jio GigaFiber -- at India Mobile Congress. Anuj Jain, president of...
Comcast Xfinity Gigabit Internet

Comcast invests to expand gigabit Internet to 58 mn homes

Comcast announced that its fastest-speed gigabit internet service now reaches -- nearly 58 million homes and businesses -- more homes than any other broadband...
wired broadband india june 2018

RIL inks deals to buy Den and Hathway in broadband push

Reliance Industries (RIL) will pick up controlling stakes in Den Networks and Hathway Cable as part of the broadband strategy of Reliance Jio. The above...

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