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Belgium: BASE rolls out TV and Internet offering

BASE, the Belgian telco which has previously focused on its mobile offering, has added a fixed Internet offer (BASE Internet) and a TV offer (BASE TV) to its existing mobile offering (BASE mobile). ​ With BASE Internet, customers can choose between a limited or an unlimited offer. With limited Internet, BASE customers who surf moderately […]

June 3, 2024

Quantcast platform unlocks open internet for advertisers

Quantcast, a specialist in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to programmatic advertising, has launched a self-serve platform designed to simplify advertising on the open internet for independent agencies and advertisers. This initiative empowers businesses of all sizes to tap into new audiences, offering tools and insights previously available only to the largest ad spenders. Quantcast’s new […]

May 29, 2024

FCC restores net neutrality

The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to restore a national standard which it suggests will ensure the Internet is fast, open, and fair. The decision to reclassify broadband service as a Title II telecommunications service allows the FCC to protect consumers, defend national security, and advance public safety. Through its actions, the Commission says […]

April 26, 2024By Colin Mann

UK broadband investment reaches £1.3bn

Data reveals that since the start of 2024, the UK Government is boosting access to fast and reliable Internet at an unprecedented speed, putting nearly 380,000 rural premises in line to access a better broadband connection. The upgrades will give rural communities access to the fastest Internet on the market, helping to grow the economy. […]

April 10, 2024By Colin Mann

Kacific, Microsoft APAC internet initiative

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group and Microsoft are collaborating to bring high-speed satellite internet access to 750 rural educational and healthcare institutions with a geographical coverage of 10 million across the Asia Pacific over the next two years using high-powered Ka-band beams from the Kacific1 satellite. The initiative will connect schools and healthcare centres across Papua […]

April 8, 2024

Sky, Age UK Gateshead open Sky Up Digital Hub

In partnership with Age UK Gateshead, Sky has opened a new Digital Hub in Gateshead, NE England. Opening the new Hub, local MP and Chair of Age UK Gateshead, Liz Twist MP and Ian Wolstenholme, CEO of Age UK Gateshead, welcomed the local community, while showcasing the digital services and newly renovated space. The Hub, […]

March 18, 2024

Research: US multicultural homes favour 5G wireless Internet

As mobile providers such as T-Mobile and Verizon make 5G wireless home Internet available in more US markets, awareness of the service is growing among multicultural households, according to a recent Horowitz Research study, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Disruptions. About two in three multicultural consumers who do not already subscribe to 5G wireless […]

March 12, 2024

German Centre for Quality in Care strengthens internet presence

With the support of dimensional, a subsidiary of Qvest, the Centre for Quality in Care (ZQP) has renewed its website conceptually, technically and in terms of design. Thanks to the redesign, the new portal offers professionals and political actors from the healthcare sector, caregiving relatives and a broader public numerous new contents and increased user-friendliness.The […]

February 27, 2024

Research: 92% US homes have Internet service

Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that 92 per cent  of US households get an Internet service at home, compared to 83 per cent  in 2018 and 76 per cent in 2008. Broadband accounts for 98 per cent  of households with an Internet service at home, and 90 per cent  of all households get […]

December 13, 2023

Study: Wireless 5G threat to traditional ISPs

Research firm Horowitz has released the findings from State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Disruptions 2023, which looks at US consumer attitudes towards and adoption of new disruptive technologies, including 5G wireless home Internet. 5G wireless home Internet has become available in more and more markets across the United States in the past two years, […]

December 6, 2023