Budget 2017: Rs 10,000 crore allocated for laying optic fibre cables
India Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will allocate Rs 10,000 crore for laying optic fibre cables across the country, while presenting the...
FCC sets up broadband deployment advisory committee
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today announced the setting up of Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) to explore ways to accelerate deployment of Internet access...
BT CEO Gavin Patterson on cost optimization achievements
BT CEO Gavin Patterson last week revealed the UK telecom operator’s Capex (capital expenditure), cost optimization and revenue during Q3 fiscal 2016-17.
Capex of BT...
Budget: IT, telecom expect more for cyber security, broadband
As the government pushes for a less-cash economy via digitisation, IT and telecom players are expecting the upcoming Union budget to contain measures that...
Comcast expands DOCSIS 3.1-based internet to more cities
Comcast Business has started offering DOCSIS 3.1-based internet service to business customers in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and Nashville.
Comcast Business is offering Business Internet 1 Gig...
BT to post lower revenue due to accounting scam in Italy biz
Telecom operator BT said it’s expected to post lower revenue due to an alleged accounting scam in its business in Italy.
BT said an initial...
BT to increase price of broadband and voice services in UK
British telecom giant BT has decided to increase the price of its broadband and phone services with effect from April 2017.
Price of basic broadband...
Verizon’s Fios Instant Internet offers 750 Mbps speed for $150
Verizon Wireless will roll out Fios Instant Internet, a new broadband service with equal upload and download speeds of 750 Mbps -- on January...
Mumbai launches India’s biggest public Wi-Fi network
India's biggest public Wi-Fi network, and among the world's largest, went live at 500 dedicated hotspots across Mumbai on Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
"Happy...
Airtel launches Vectorization-based broadband in Bengaluru
Airtel announced the launch of V-Fiber in Bengaluru, to deliver superfast broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps over Airtel’s existing broadband footprint in...
Net neutrality: TRAI has several key questions
TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has floated several key questions in order to finalize recommendations for net neutrality guidelines.
What could be the principles...
Airtel V-Fiber offers 100 Mbps broadband speed in Bhopal
Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of V-Fiber broadband offering 100 Mbps speed in Bhopal.
Earlier, Airtel V-Fiber broadband reached Indore.
Airtel V-Fiber...
Airtel’s V-Fiber broadband goes live in Indore
Bharti Airtel has launched its V-Fiber broadband services – on fixed broadband technology -- in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
V-Fiber broadband on Vectorization technology will deliver...
Airtel V-Fiber broadband in Ahmedabad
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel today announced the launch V-Fiber broadband in Ahmedabad.
Earlier, Airtel announced the launch of V-Fiber in Mumbai as well.
Bharti Airtel’s V-Fiber...
Airtel invests in latest broadband technology for V-Fiber in Mumbai
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched V-Fiber broadband service in Mumbai -- offering speeds of up to 100 Mbps.
Airtel says V-Fiber -- based...
Airtel to buy Orascom’s stake in MENA submarine cable
Bharti Airtel announced its deal to acquire Orascom’s stake in Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS).
The deal -- between Airtel subsidiary Network...