DZS, a global player in optical and packet-based mobile transport, broadband access and software defined networking solutions, has announced that it will be a key partner in supporting Consolidated Communications, Inc.’s (CCI’s) gigabit fiber network expansion initiative which extends to over 70% of its service area nationwide. This five-year expansion already underway, which includes utilization […]
KKR, a global investment firm, has announced an agreement with Telefónica Colombia, a subsidiary of Spanish telecom group Telefónica, to establish Colombia’s first independent nationwide open access wholesale digital infrastructure company. The new company will expand availability of ultra-fast fibre optic internet, benefitting more consumers and businesses across Colombia. As part of the agreement, KKR […]
The latest CNMC report corresponding to May reveals that FTTH has surpassed 12 million Spanish homes – a rise of 85,786 households in the last month and 1.4 million annually. By contrast, HFC lost 20,249 lines and ADSL decreased by 52,562. Movistar is the market leader with a 40 per cent share and 4.7 million […]
Vodafone Spain is negotiating the FTTH migration of its ONO HFC network with Telefónica and the regional telco Onivia Networks. These two companies have submitted proposals to Vodafone to lease their FTTH networks, as MásMóvil and Euskaltel do, to enable the UK telco to migrate its HFC customers to FTTH, according to Expansión. With the […]
Sky Broadband has launched what it says is its fastest broadband package yet, Ultrafast Plus. The new package, which is delivered only through FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), is more than 10x faster than the UK’s average fibre speed, according to Sky, and offers the UK’s fastest Speed Guarantee on a 500 Mb/s service. Sky […]
The FTTH Council Europe has unveiled a new logo and website. The Council says the revamped visual identity is designed to better represent the FTTH Council Europe’s mission to advance full fibre-based connectivity to the whole of Europe. “Our previous logo proudly served the FTTH Council Europe for nearly 17 years. However, the telecoms sector […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has revealed a special offer for its wholesale Communications Provider (CP) customers that it says gives them long-term price certainty on its FTTP (Fibre-to-the-Premises) technology. Openreach is seeking to drive widespread adoption of ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband. The new offer has been developed after extensive engagement with its customers […]
Personalised smart services specialist Plume has reached agreement on two new partnerships that cement its presence in the German region. Deutsche Glasfaser Group – a fibre-optic service provider in rural Germany – will launch a new bundle of digital subscriber experiences to its residential broadband customers. Additionally, Plume has entered into a cooperation with BREKO […]
Iskratel, a European ICT provider, is intensifying its activities in Western Europe and is now offering its innovative broadband access solutions in Germany. Subsequently, Iskratel has opened a branch in Munich to help deliver this to customers. At the ANGACOM show, Iskratel will also present its strategy for developing rural regions with modern fibre optic […]
After a record year in 2020, the first quarter of 2021 has marked a turning point, according to findings from telecoms regulator Arcep, which show that more than half of all Internet access subscriptions as of March 31st 2021 are now to superfast services Arcep’s (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes) scoreboard […]