Multiplay telco Orange has reached 6 million fibre customers in France, suggesting the milestone demonstrates the French population’s strong appetite for the Orange landline Internet network, which it claims is the most reliable and powerful network ever built. Every day, Orange teams connect close to 10,000 customers. It says the fibre rollout in France is […]
A report from the cross-party Public Accounts Committee of the UK’s House of Commons says it is not convinced the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will meet even its downgraded targets for the increasingly critical rollout of super-fast, gigabit broadband, and is relying too heavily on commercial contractors for the progress that […]
Spain’s Telefónica has sold its ADSL network to the Australian Fund Macquarie for €200 million as a way to reduce debt and shed an ‘obsolete technology’. The telco group has been deploying optic fibre to replace the former ADSL networks, so far reaching 4.8 million connections versus 1.1 million ADSL. Telefónica plans to fully abandon […]
Findings from the 2021 Fiber Provider Study from US trade body the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) reveal that fibre broadband is strong and entering the largest investment cycle ever. The research, performed by RVA LLC Market Research & Consulting (RVA), shows that fibre broadband now passes over 60.5 million homes in the US alone—a 12 […]
Millions of people working from home, an increase in online sports broadcasts and getting into the festive spirit have driven a 20 per cent increase in broadband traffic in the UK during 2021, according to digital infrastructure provider Openreach, which has shared its annual broadband report, based on the broadband consumption of more than 17 […]
Customer engagement, revenue management and payments solutions specialist CSG’s cloud-based, end-to-end software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform has enabled UK connectivity provider TalkTalk, to launch what it says is the country’s first-ever Netflix subscription outside of traditional TV bundling. With CSG’s marketplace solution at the heart of its entertainment operations, TalkTalk has the scalability to add new content […]
Fibre-to-the-Home/Building (FTTH/B) service is set to cement its position as the leading fixed broadband technology in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market and will go on to account for 94.8 per cent of the total fixed broadband service revenue in the region by 2026, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Asia […]
Scottish FTTP broadband provider BrawBand, is partnering with telco TV specialist Netgem TV to enable its customers to access over 200 channels, including Premier Sports, available at home or on a mobile device. BrawBand customers will also have access to the Freeview Play service, making use of hundreds of extra box sets and movies for […]
Full-fibre broadband is now available to more than 8 million UK homes, as rollout accelerates, according to regulator Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report on the availability of broadband and mobile services across the UK. It reveals that the rollout of future-proof, full-fibre technology is accelerating at its fastest ever rate. More than 8 million homes […]
German luxury TV-maker Loewe has relaunched in the UK with its high-end, top-quality TV sets. This comes after the brand initially left the UK in July 2019, but returned following what has been described as a ‘significant investment’ from international technology investment company Skytec. Loewe will be partnering with Netgem TV in the UK, which […]