Advanced Television

wifi

Technicolor, Net Lynk make Wi-Fi 6 available to UK ISPs

Technicolor Connected Home and Net Lynk have teamed up to make Wi-Fi 6 gateways and extenders available to internet service providers (ISPs) in the United Kingdom. This will provide the first opportunity for consumers in the United Kingdom to benefit from the extended in-home wireless coverage and enhanced reliability that Wi-Fi 6 brings to the […]

August 4, 2021

DZS, CCI partnership

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 […]

July 26, 2021

Intelsat serves Airbus A320’s with WiFi

Intelsat’s recently acquired Gogo Commercial Aviation division has fitted the first “factory installed” 2Ku satellite in-flight communications and entertainment system on an Airbus A320neo aircraft. The 2Ku system was installed by Airbus at its factory in Hamburg, Germany as part of its High Bandwidth Connectivity Service (HBCS) and delivered to Cathay Pacific. The Intelsat 2Ku […]

July 23, 2021By Chris Forrester

Nokia, Xantaro drive UK fibre expansion

Nokia has announced the expansion of its relationship with Xantaro encompassing next generation fibre access to connect more than two million UK homes with broadband speeds up to 10 Gibabit per second. Nokia is providing its next generation fibre access technology to channel partner and service integrator Xantaro, who is supplying more than 10 alternative […]

July 20, 2021

WBA OpenRoaming primed for residential rollout

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced the completion of a successful proof-of-concept trial to automatically onboard Wi-Fi client devices to a residential Wi-Fi 6 network, paving the way for the rollout of WBA OpenRoaming across in-home Wi-Fi and wide-area wireless broadband networks. The trial, which was carried out by leading smart Wi-Fi solutions provider and WBA member, Airties, was carried out […]

June 24, 2021

Airties deploys Wi-Fi EasyMesh with service providers

Airties, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally, has announced its Smart Wi-Fi solutions now run on the latest Wi-Fi EasyMesh software and provide operator-grade capabilities and faster time to market for ISPs seeking to benefit from Wi-Fi EasyMesh for their managed home Wi-Fi deployments. Airties also disclosed that it has multiple […]

May 19, 2021

Orange France launches Wi-Fi 6 Repeater powered by SoftAtHome

SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, has played an active role in Orange France’s successful Wi-Fi 6 repeater launch. The new Wi-Fi 6 repeater, available at Orange shops in France starting April 8th, is backwards compatible with the two latest generations of Livebox. With it, Orange subscribers can easily extend their […]

April 15, 2021

Research: Over 40% US broadband homes report Wi-Fi issues

Parks Associates reports that over 40 per cent of US broadband households with Wi-Fi home networks report problems, including coverage gaps, slow speeds, and connectivity issues. “Our research shows consumers are not

April 13, 2021

BT, EE unveil convergent BT Halo 3+

Describing it as the latest innovation in its customer premises equipment story, which redefines home broadband reliability, UK multiplay telco BT has unveiled BT Halo 3+, saying it offers the UK’s only unbreakable wi-fi connection for the home backed up by the EE mobile network. According to BT, the requirement for a reliable home broadband […]

February 3, 2021

Study: Poor Net speeds contributing to UK ‘digital divide’

With the UK still beset by lockdowns, mobile network benchmarking firm Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has released the results of its latest major study into real-life consumer experiences of home Internet connections, which uncovers evidence of a stark ‘digital divide’ in the UK. As more people come to rely on video for working and communicating […]

November 25, 2020