Broadband
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Nokia has unveiled Broadband Easy, a new digital platform and suite of services designed to streamline and accelerate fibre deployments by 20%. -
Satellite-to-device (S2D) provider Astrum Mobile is set to provide 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) services across Asia Pacific.
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In this Capacity TV interview at Metro Connect 2025, David Gray, principal at GrayMatter Advisory, sits down with Ben Wodecki, Senior Reporter at Capacity Media, to discuss the evolving U.S. broadband landscape.
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UK and Scottish governments join forces to boost rural internet access
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Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) has connected 5,000 additional homes to high-speed internet in Virginia's Shenandoah County, with plans to reach 2,000 more properties by year-end.
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Ofcom is looking to expand commercial access for both mobile and wifi services to the 6 GHz band after unveiling plans to make upper 6 GHz spectrum available.
Forthcoming events
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Salam has teamed up with CDNetworks to deliver enhanced internet services across Saudi Arabia.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr has thrown out a Biden administration proposal that would have regulated broadband providers' ability to ‘bulk bill’ — where building owners could negotiate directly with ISPs on services for their entire building.
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Pro-Assad forces sabotaged fibre links in Syria as the former regime's supporters look to target critical infrastructure following December's sudden collapse of the Assad regime.
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CityFibre has commenced work on the Kent leg of the UK-wide Project Gigabit, installing solutions to connect over 50,000 rural and hard-to-reach premises across the county.
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Expereo has become a Starlink authorised reseller, enabling the company to provide Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity to businesses.
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Amazon is looking to take on Starlink with newly unearthed regulatory filings suggesting it plans to launch a satellite broadband service in the UK.
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A US appeals court has struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest attempt to enforce network neutrality rules, ruling that broadband internet service providers (ISPs) are classified as offering “information services” rather than “telecommunications services”.
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British internet users have moved away from watching events with loved ones to become a nation of split-screeners, according to BT’s annual usage data.
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Data consumption in the UK rose in 2024, according to new data from Virgin Media O2, with broadband usage rising by 8.1% and mobile data increasing by 9%.
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Internet connectivity in Syria is currently below ordinary levels, with data from NetBlocks indicating that power cuts and telecom disruptions have affected access in the last days of the Assad regime.
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Vodafone has entered into a long-term commercial agreement with space-based cellular broadband firm AST SpaceMobile.
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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.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
3 DECEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2025 Singapore, Singapore
