SES inks deal to offer satellite broadband service to 36 German villages
SES Broadband Services has inked its deal to provide its Astra Connect for satellite broadband service to 36 German villages.
Eifel district of Bitburg-Prum, the...
Huawei to supply converged cable access platform to Monaco Telecom
Telecom network vendor Huawei will supply distributed converged cable access platform (D-CCAP) solution to Monaco Telecom.
The strategy of Monaco Telecom is to achieve a...
Microsoft India proposes Internet project deploying TV WhiteSpace technology
IT giant Microsoft has proposed a pilot project in Bengaluru to offer high-speed Internet deploying TV WhiteSpace technology.
Microsoft has similar Internet projects in other...
Airtel Africa to offer Thuraya Satellite services in 12 countries
Telecom service provider Airtel Africa will be distributing Thuraya Satellite services in 12 countries.
Currently, Airtel customers in Congo B, the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
BSNL, Airtel, MTNL dominance keeps fixed broadband price high
Indian telecom operators such as BSNL, MTNL, Bharti Airtel, Hathway and Beam Telecom have some less competitive fixed broadband price plans to offers their...
Telecom Italia bags EUR 5.7 mn tender to build optical fibre network
Telecom Italia will invest EUR 1.7 million to build an optical fibre passive network infrastructure that will cost EUR 5.7 million.
The balance EUR 4...
Telecom Italia trials ADTRAN G.fast broadband tech to strengthen FTTH
Telecom network vendor ADTRAN announced that several service providers including Telecom Italia are conducting G.fast broadband trials to strengthen their fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiatives.
The company...
Telefonica brings IoT product Thinking Things
Telecom service provider Telefonica announced Thinking Things, the first Internet of Things (IoT) product, to connect any device wirelessly to the Internet.
It’s available for...
Telefonica VIVO selects ISPM for smart city project in Brazil
Brazil telecom service provider Telefonica VIVO has selected ISPM, a vendor of service assurance, orchestration and management software, to turn Aguas de Sao Pedro...
Telecom Commission defers proposal to impose 8% license fee on internet firms
The Telecom Commission has deferred a proposal to impose 8 percent annual license fee on Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
The decision will offer a big...
NTT Communications to supply IP Transit services to Liquid Telecom to address bandwidth
NTT Communications will supply IP Transit services to Liquid Telecom to support the demand for bandwidth in the African Market.
Simon Waller, head of Global...
Samsung Wi-Fi technology increases data speeds by 5 times
Samsung Electronics today said its 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology can increase data transmission speeds by five times.
The Suwon, South Korea-based company told Bloomberg that...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: wants to support Indian broadband
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today expressed his desire to support Indian broadband initiatives during his interactions with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and telecom...
Airtel Nigeria appoints Justice Alfa Belgore as chairman
Bharti Airtel has appointed Justice Alfa Belgore as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Airtel Nigeria.
Justice Alfa Belgore, a former chief justice...
Bharti Airtel powers public Wi-Fi in Telangana
Bharti Airtel on Friday said it is powering the public Wi-Fi services in Telangana.
Telangana Government has launched Wi-Fi as a pilot in 17 hotspot...
Huawei starts cable manufacturing for Far East submarine system
Huawei Marine Networks has started manufacturing the cable for the Far East submarine system.
This follows Huawei’s contract with Rostelecom.
The Chinese telecom network vendor will...