ACT Fibernet misses some quality benchmarks set by TRAI
ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence), India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP, did not meet some of the quality benchmark set by TRAI, the telecom regulator...
India’s wired broadband connections face free fall
India’s wired broadband connections are facing a free fall as the number of subscribers dropped 2.33 percent in the last 12 months, TRAI data...
Singtel intros ultra-fast broadband service targeting gamers
Singtel has introduced ultra-fast broadband service targeting customers of online gaming in Singapore.
The launch of high-speed broadband service is as per the strategy of...
India VSAT market up 0.84% in June quarter: TRAI
The number of VSAT subscribers in India increased 0.84 percent from 273,161 in March quarter of 2018 to 275,463 in June 2018.
VSAT operators added...
Colorado selects Comcast to deliver fiber optic services
The State of Colorado recently selected Comcast Business as one of the providers to deliver fiber optic services to state agencies.
“Adding to our portfolio of data...
Angola Cables submarine cable system goes live with NEC
NEC announced the construction of a submarine cable system for Angola Cables across the South Atlantic, enabling large capacity international data transmissions.
The South Atlantic...
The rise of gigabit fiber inspires advanced new services
Fiber rollout has progressed exponentially since the first edition of our fiber-to-the-home report in 2010. More than 20 markets now have at least 50...
Reliance Communications updates on enterprise business plan
Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its subsidiary, Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), have shared updates on the company’s plan.
Fixed-line communications, data center, subsea cables and enterprise...
INDIGO subsea completes first section of cable project
INDIGO subsea cable system announced the completion of the first section of cable across approximately 2,400 kilometres from Christmas Island to Perth.
AARNet, Google, Indosat...
AT&T reveals progress on AirGig broadband project
AT&T, a leading telecom operator in the US, has revealed the latest progress on the Project AirGig that will use the power grid to...
Altice Gigabit fiber internet service on FTTH launched
Altice USA has launched its Altice Gigabit fiber internet service over its new fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.
The Altice Gigabit fiber service, one of the most...
FCC auction allocates $1.5 bn fund for rural broadband
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the result of Connect America Fund Phase II auction that allocated $1.488 billion to expand rural broadband service in...
New net neutrality rules rejected by 22 states in US
A group of 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia asked a U.S. appeals court to re-instate the Barack Obama administration’s 2015...
ISP Common Networks secures $25 mn in financing
Common Networks, a wireless internet service provider in the US, has secured $25 million in Series B financing.
Common Networks will use the proceeds from the latest...
KT signs $47 mn deal to join Philippines’s $1.8 bn broadband project
KT, a telecom operator in South Korea, signed a 53 billion won or $47 million optical fiber network contract with the Philippines’s Converge ICT Solutions, a leading ISP.
The contract...
Reliance JioGigaFiber: What broadband customers want?
Reliance Jio, which disrupted Indian telecom market with free voice services to promote 4G, today began registration for optical fibre based fixed-line broadband service.
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