The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has congratulated the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its decision to authorise Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC) systems in the 6 GHz band to enable standard power devices to access 850 MHz of spectrum and support a wide range of enterprise and consumer broadband services in the US. AFC systems maximise […]

nexfibre, the next-generation fibre network operator, has published its latest quarterly rollout update – which confirms that it now has more than 800,000 premises passed and ready for service (RFS). This update details the progress nexfibre continues to make in deploying its full-fibre network across the UK and that it is on track to reach […]

AST SpaceMobile wants to cover the planet with satellite signals that supply ‘direct-to-cellphone’ connectivity. It already has one satellite in orbit (BlueWalker 3) but says its next craft will be “100 times more powerful” in terms of processing bandwidth. AST recently struck agreements with AT&T, Vodafone and Google and says it has terrestrial links with […]

5.5 million households in the UK will struggle to watch their favourite TV shows unless Traditional TV is protected to 2040 and beyond, campaigners are warning. The call comes as consultancy firm EY publishes new analysis on the feasibility of broadband networks serving as the only mechanism for universal TV services. Despite the Government’s 99 […]

Broadband consumption is on track to approach or surpass 700 GB per month by the end of this year and a Terabyte within the next five years, according to the latest edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. Average monthly broadband usage surged above 600 GB for the first time in 2023, ending the […]

Sky has announced that, from April 1st, its broadband and pay-TV customers will see the cost of their subscription package rise by an average of 6.7 per cent. In a blog post, Devesh Raj, Chief Operating Officer at Sky, said: “It’s never welcome news that the cost of products and services are increasing, especially at […]

Harmonic, the broadband and video streaming solutions provider, has reported a 20 per cent year-over-year revenue surge in Q4 for its broadband division, with revenue reaching $115.2 million (€106.4m). Sales of CableOS virtualised cable modem termination system (CMTS) software, as well as Remote-PHY technology to Comcast accounted for 41 per cent of this revenue, Harmonic […]

BT is scrapping mid-contract price rises linked to inflation after watchdog Ofcom threatened to ban the practice. It has been one of several ISPs to tell customers the cost of their mobile and broadband services would increase by inflation plus a fixed percentage.  But Ofcom said that was confusing and price rises should be spelt […]

According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has surged in recent years to support both residential and enterprise connectivity due to its ease of deployment along with the more widespread availability of 4G LTE and 5G Sub-6GHz […]

Kacific Broadband Satellite has introduced CommsBox Ultra, which it described as an elevated version of its turnkey solution, CommsBox, to take disaster resilience communications to a new level. With enhanced features, CommsBox Ultra is specially designed to quickly re-established communications even in the most mountainous and remote regions. Singapore-based Kacific says its new service is […]