Windstream invests in broadband network in 600 markets
Windstream has completed service upgrades in nearly 600 markets across 12 states to bring faster Internet speeds of up to 100 Mbps to residential...
India to work with Microsoft, others on digitisation: Prasad
The government is ready to work with Microsoft and other information and communication technology (ICT) firms to take India to the next level in...
AquaComms selects Ciena for 100G connectivity
AquaComms has selected Ciena for 100G connectivity on its new AEConnect Cable System from New York to London and greater Europe.
Ciena said its GeoMesh...
BSNL to set up 100 Wi-Fi sites in rural areas with support from Facebook
Social media network Facebook has partnered with telecom network operator BSNL for setting up 100 Wi-Fi sites in rural areas, PTI reported.
100 Wi-Fi hotspots...
Globe Telecom offers 1Gbps broadband in 80 cities
Globe Telecom has rolled out broadband – on FTTH -- ranging from 50Mbps to 1Gbps at prices ranging from P2499 to P9499 per month...
BT makes $960 mn investment in Sept quarter
Telecom network operator BT Group has made an investment of £629 million or $960 million in the second quarter ended 30 September 2015.
The Capex...
Google Internet balloons to go live in Indonesia
Alphabet, parent company of Google, announced tie-ups with Indonesian telecom operators Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata to expand Internet connectivity in remote areas using balloons.
The initiative...
Zuckerberg in favour of 100 percent net neutrality
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday reiterated the need of an open internet platform like its proprietary initiative Internet.org in India...
Tata Docomo offers free Wi-Fi at Goa International Airport
Telecom network operator Tata Docomo (Tata Teleservices) today announced free Wi-Fi at Dabolim International Airport, Goa in association with the Airports Authority of India...
nbn completes G.fast technology trial
Telecom network vendor Alcatel-Lucent said Australia’s nbn national broadband network have completed G.fast technology trial.
The nbn network aims to provide affordable ultra-broadband download speeds...
BT achieves 5 gigabits per second speeds over copper broadband
Telecom network operator BT and Alcatel-Lucent have achieved 5 gigabits per second speeds over copper broadband -- in early experimental lab trials of G.fast...
China to invest $22 billion to expand rural broadband
China will make an investment of more than 140 billion yuan or nearly $22 billion to offer high speed broadband in 50,000 more villages...
Sprint to shut down WiMax network impacting 300,000 Americans
Telecom network operator Sprint, majority owned by SoftBank of Japan, is planning to shut off broadband access to more than 300,000 Americans next month.
According...
DISH outlines reasons to FCC for blocking Charter — Time Warner merger
DISH Network has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block the merger between Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable.
Earlier, FCC did not approve...
Tata Docomo head Sunil Tandon on Wi-Fi business strategies
Sunil Tandon, head – Non Voice Services, Tata Teleservices, has shared details about the strategies and expansion plans of Tata Docomo in Wi-Fi business.
Tata...
AT&T expands U-verse with GigaPower coverage
Telecom network operator AT&T has expanded U-verse with AT&T GigaPower in Belton, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Lee's Summit and Raymore.
AT&T customers – business and...