WeLink raises $185 mn investment from Digital Alpha Advisors
WeLink, a fixed-wireless broadband provider, has raised $185 million investment from Digital Alpha Advisors to expand to new markets across the United States.
WeLink provides...
Online calling on WhatsApp surged by 50% on Jan 1
The online calling on WhatsApp has increased by 50 percent on January 1, 2021 as compared to New Year’s Eve in 2020.
Messaging app WhatsApp...
NEC completes optical submarine cable for BSNL
NEC India announced the completion of the optical submarine cable system connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands) for Bharat...
Fibre broadband reaches 5 million homes in UK: Ofcom
Ofcom’s Connected Nations report said eight million UK homes can access gigabit-speed broadband across the country.
The report analyses the availability of broadband and mobile services across...
Swisscom faces probe for optical fiber expansion
Swisscom has revealed that the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has opened an investigation into Swisscom’s optical fibre network in Switzerland and ordered precautionary measures.
Swisscom...
Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone ink contract for sharing broadband network
Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have signed a ten-year contract for cooperation in the fixed line network segment.
Deutsche Telekom will continue to grant Vodafone access...
Are Opensignal, Root Metrics, Tutela useless mobile network apps?
Many mobile apps claim to measure the quality of mobile networks. Strand Consult explains why these measurements are useless.
Opensignal, Root Metrics, Tutela, among others,...
BT fined £6.3 mn for breaking Ofcom rules in Northern Ireland tender
Ofcom has fined BT £6.3 million after its network division failed to give Eir, a rival company, the same information as BT’s own bid team during...
India approves proposal for public Wi-Fi networks for broadband
India Cabinet has approved the proposal for setting up public Wi-Fi networks for broadband services across the country.
TRAI’s latest report indicates that the number...
How to start collecting public data online
As data became the world's most valuable commodity, even surpassing the overall value of the world's oil reserves, there is no doubt that we’ve...
FCC reveals winners of $9.2 bn broadband project
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that it was awarding $9.2 billion to provide high-speed broadband internet service to 5.22 million unserved homes...
Four ways to gather consumer insights
Consumer insights are an effective way of listening to what people say about a company or a brand. Market forecasting based on trends may...
Dish Network to pay $210 mn for making illegal promotional calls
Dish Network has agreed to pay $210 million to the U.S. government and four states to resolve a lawsuit claiming it made millions of...
Fibre optic broadband lines to double in Europe: FTTH Council
The number of fibre optic broadband lines in Europe is expected to more than double over the next six years from last year’s levels...
EU clears Altice, Allianz, Omers acquisition of Covage with conditions
The European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of French fibre optics operator Covage by rival SFR FTTH controlled by Altice, Allianz and Omers,...
Proximus inks JV agreement with EQT to build fiber network
Proximus announced its joint venture agreement with EQT Infrastructure to build a fiber network in Flanders.
The joint venture between EQT Infrastructure and Proximus will...