Altibox deploys Nokia vDAA solution
Altibox, one of the largest regional telecommunication operators in Norway and Denmark, will deploy Nokia’s Gainspeed Unified Cable Access solution, based on a fully virtualised Distributed Access...
View ArticleTeleste joins VIAVI DAA Certification Programme
Teleste Corporation has announced ecosystem collaboration with VIAVI Solutions, a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions as well as optical technologies. Acceptance as a...
View Article“All aboard” for steamboat broadband
About 1000 passengers – plus crew – on a fleet of Mississippi paddle wheel steamboats can now access satellite-delivered broadband. The American Queen Steamboat Co has equipped its American Queen...
View ArticleDon’t forget Loral Space in C-band windfall
If – or perhaps when – the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approves some sort of variation of the C-Band Alliance’s plan for the adoption of 180 MHz of satellite frequency over the US, there...
View ArticleSoftBank to test satellite for self-driving cars
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is working with OneWeb – in which it has a major stake – to use satellites to support and control self-driving vehicles in Japan. SoftBank says they are...
View ArticleGPR tech speeds up Openreach upgrade in Salisbury
Openreach engineers will use ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology for the first time to help minimise disruption and speed up the deployment of cutting-edge Fibre-to-the-Premises broadband...
View ArticleNext SpaceX ‘Heavy’ to launch June 24
Subject to weather conditions and the usual last-minute technical glitches, SpaceX is planning to launch its next Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24, at 11.30pm local time. A planned launch date of June...
View ArticleAvanti: “2018 results show growing demand”
Avanti Communications has released its audited results for the 18 month period, and confirmed that its ’end of year’ would now be December 31st each year. The satellite operator says that its total...
View ArticleCBA and 5G stalled?
Last week a meeting was held, hosted by the Technology Policy Institute in Washington DC, to hear various presentations and submissions on the increasingly vexed proposal by the C-Band Alliance to...
View ArticleThree launching UK 5G network in August
Following successful trials with customers in London, Three UK has confirmed it will launch 5G in August with a 5G home broadband service in London. Three then intends to launch both mobile and home...
View ArticleBroadband Forum reports spike in new members
Broadband Forum has revealed that growing momentum around its Connected Home and broadband experience related projects has been the driver behind a spike in new members. Since the beginning of the...
View ArticleCBA wins studio and political support
Many of Hollywood’s major studios and broadcasters have come out firmly in support of the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) plan for a restructuring of its C-band spectrum over the US. The ‘Content Companies’...
View ArticleResearch: Broadband access equipment revenue dips in Q1
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data centre IT industries, global revenue for broadband access equipment declined 2...
View ArticleSpain, Luxembourg climb Netflix ISP Speed Index
Netflix has released May data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. There are a few highlights...
View ArticleCBA files FUEL auction plan
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has submitted its FUEL (Flexible Use and Efficient Licensing) auction plan to the Federal Communications Commission on June 11th to cover the proposed reallocation of 180 MHz...
View ArticleReport: WLAN market lifted by surge in N. America
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data centre IT industries, the Q1 2019 Enterprise Wireless LAN (WLAN) market was...
View ArticleSurvey: Awareness of IoT remains low
Metova, a provider of mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions,has announced the results of their second annual survey revealing consumer trends and the sentiment of over 1000 consumers...
View ArticleReport: Only 20% of Euro homes are 100Mbps
Just 20 per cent of EU households subscribe to broadband of at least 100 Mbps, compared to the EU’s goal of 50 per cent with ‘ultrafast’ by 2020. The figures are part of the latest Digital Economy and...
View ArticleUK boost for 5G, mobile deployment
£40 million is to be invested in 5G testbed and trial projects across UK industry as part of Government plans to improve mobile connectivity. Previous investment in the 5G testbeds and trials programme...
View ArticleBranson sues OneWeb
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit aircraft satellite launch company is suing OneWeb – in which Virgin was originally a shareholding partner – over a cancelled contract to launch batches of its...
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