Internet
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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. -
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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Russia’s increased attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure has significantly impacting the besieged country’s connectivity, with data from NetBlocks suggesting Ukraine's internet connectivity has suffered a “significant decline”.
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ChatGPT developers OpenAI are behind the apparent eight-figure purchase of the chat.com domain.
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A French startup developing a constellation of satellites to provide low-latency internet services for telecom operators has raised €9.3 million in funding.
Forthcoming events
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Data from Cloudflare showed that yesterday’s eclipse caused a drop in internet traffic in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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What to look forward to in Asian digital infrastructure as our consumption habits evolve
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UK investment vehicle Zegona has reached an agreement with Vodafone to purchase its Spanish business for 5 billion euros.
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The Coalition for Digital Africa, set up in December 2022, is to work with leading internet organisations to strengthen the digital infrastructure across Africa.
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Iceblue Internet, an internet aggregator formerly called Blue Planet Networks, has published its publicly accessible, global internet access price book at Capacity Europe.
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The Internet Society, which monitors and campaigns for internet access, has welcomed a report from the United Nations (UN, pictured) that condemns shutdowns.
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38% of Germans struggle with noticeable delays in internet use several times a week, a survey from DE-CIX has revealed.
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Internet usage patterns in majority Muslim countries changed drastically as they observed Ramadan according to research from Ookla.
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Italian wholesale fibre provider, Open Fiber, has selected a centralised optical test solution from VIAVI to support its goal of delivering 100% gigabit broadband coverage in Italy.
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Market imbalances between operators and service providers may stunt the growth of multiple sectors across the internet-based economy, a GSMA report has warned.
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The origin story of today’s infrastructure lies in the high-speed, high-capacity networks used in academic and scientific research. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to the people behind two providers of these: Géant in Europe and Internet2 in the US
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Rogers has successfully completed tests in both lab and customer trials of download and upload speeds of up to 8Gbps on its fibre network.
