During its virtual General Assembly, the FTTH Council Europe adopted its work programme and elected new Board members and Work Groups & Committee Chairs. Whilst fibre deployments and uptake are taking place at an increasingly faster pace in Europe, the EU is making significant progress in meeting its connectivity targets. The entire telecoms and digital […]
CommScope has announced the launch of its NOVUX portfolio of outside plant terminals and closures, designed specifically to assist global service providers in the quick and efficient deployment of fiber networks. NOVUX is the only FTTH platform with an inherently modular, end-to-end architecture that allows operators to scale and shape their networks as they evolve. […]
BT has launched a new range of 12-month home broadband plans. The telco says that the shorter plans are available to new customers and are perfect for renters, or those looking to move who may not want to commit to a 24-month plan. The 12-month contract option is available across Broadband, Superfast Fibre and BT’s […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has outlined plans to build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses in some of the nation’s hardest-to-serve communities – meaning fewer homes and businesses will require taxpayer subsidies to upgrade. The company’s updated build plan will be fundamental to the UK Government […]
Nokia and Proximus have turned on what they claim is world’s fastest fibre access network at a media event in Antwerp attended by the Belgian Minister of Telecommunications, the Mayor of Antwerp and executives and engineers from the two companies. Operating over existing fibre and Nokia equipment deployed in the Proximus network, the 25G PON […]
The annual status report on the French telecoms market from communications regulator ARCEP (l’Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques), show that in 2020, operators’ investments (excluding spending on 5G spectrum) reached €11.5 billion, which marks an 8.1 per cent increase YoY, compared to the average 4.5 per cent increase over the two previous years. When […]
Amino, the global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, is enabling OPTAGE, the Japanese telecommunications, cable TV, and FTTH broadband connectivity operator in the Kansai region, to launch modern Android TV and Netflix OTT services. Android TV enables OPTAGE to integrate streaming apps and deliver video services that provide richer experiences and a next-generation UI. […]
Exhibition and Conference for Broadband, Television & Online – today published another preview for its new virtual event format ANGA COM DIGITAL from 8 to 10 June 2021. Participants can expect more than 40 conference panels and over 70 digital showrooms from leading companies of the broadband and media industry. The online congress will take […]
The number of French FTTH subscribers is set to surpass IPTV customers for the first time this year. According to the ninth edition of the National Observatory for High Speed Broadband (HSB), co-authored by Infra-Num, la Banque des Territoires and Avicca, the numbers of FTTH subscribers will reach 14.9 million in Metropolitan France in 2021, […]
Despite a nine per cent cut in its €10 billion revenues, Telefónica managed to increase its operating profit by 118.3 per cnt to €886 million in the first quarter of the year versus the same period last year. The Spanish telco also reached 25.7 million FTTH connections in the country, up 432,000 year-on-year, and 137.1 […]