Broadband
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James Chen, president of the carrier business at Huawei, suggested the telecoms sector is set to be transformed by AI, with AI-augmented networks able to “unleash even more business value” compared to prior foundational technologies. -
At the 10th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2024) in Istanbul, Türkiye, Huawei's executive director of the board and chairman of the ICT infrastructure managing board, David Wang, presented a keynote on the future of ultra-broadband (UBB) networks in shaping an "all intelligence" era.
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The US broadband industry invested $94.7 billion in communications infrastructure in 2023, as providers continue to expand high-speed networks.
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In a move to revolutionise home broadband performance, the Broadband Forum has kicked off a project aimed at integrating Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) technology into home networks.
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AlixPartners, along with Andrew Lipman, a partner at Morgan Lewis and an expert in broadband funding, closely examined the BEAD program to unearth its potential rewards and pitfalls. Together, we have developed five uncomfortable truths of participating in BEAD.
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Wim Van Thillo, CEO and co-founder of Pharrowtech discusses raising the US’s national broadband speed benchmark.
Forthcoming events
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Asianet, a division of the Lightstorm Group, confirms a collaboration with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson for a strategic network expansion, in line with digital transformation goals of Indonesia.
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Speaking in a presentation of Nokia’s Q3 2023 financial results, CEO Pekka Lundmark has expanded on a number of announcements made by the Finish company this week.
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Bach is tasked with monitoring and managing revenue growth of Broadband provider, LiveOak Fiber, in his new role.
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Consumer association Which? says the price hikes planned by the likes of BT and Vodafone are “unacceptable” during a cost-of-living crisis.
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Li Zhengmao, former CEO of China Telecom, is the new chairman of the board of the World Broadband Association (WBBA).
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The price of internet access is going down, but 2.7 billion people – roughly one-third of the global population – remain unconnected to the internet.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that it will auction two lots of 100MHz in the 3.5GHz spectrum band as it looks to accelerate 5G deployment in the country.
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Residents of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city, are about to have their broadband provider switched, after the network ended its contract with Stofa after 44 years.
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Northern Ireland has the fastest broadband in the UK, with a median download speed of 65.21Mbps, faster than the UK’s average of 61.69Mbps.
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Customers of Veon’s Banglalink are to benefit from faster 4G services after the company has started to use the new spectrum it procured in April 2022.
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Japanese telco NTT says it has increased the capacity of optical devices by 50%, so that fibres can carry data at 1.2Tbps.
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Broadband in the UK is slower than in 34 other countries, mainly in Europe, according to a new study out today.
