Telecoms Tech News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

billion people – still lacks access to mobile internet, according to the GSMA. The organisation’s latest ‘State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2024’ report highlights that, while mobile internet adoption continues to grow annually, the pace has significantly slowed. Last year saw 160 million new users.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 27, 2025

March 27, 2025 — A bill to expand broadband access for schools and communities across New Mexico is awaiting Democratic Gov. The “Broadband for Education” bill would transfer oversight of the state’s student educational network from the Public Schools Authority to the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 19, 2025

million investment to upgrade internet access in nearly 8,000 public housing units across Massachusetts.    This funding, distributed through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s Residential Retrofit Program, will benefit 26 communities statewide. Maura Healey (D) has announced a $10.4 The funding came from the U.S.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 4, 2025

Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year. Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Events A look back at the top stories that came out of Broadband Communities Summit West last week in San Diego, California Broadband Communities Summit West attracted community leaders, property owners, network infrastructure builders, and internet service providers to San Diego.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 14, 2025

News By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The Fiber Broadband Association CEO pushes back against rhetoric questioning the feasibility of subsidizing rural fiber at Connected America. Boltons comments came in response to those from Cameron Kilton, Nextlink Internets CTO. a keynote panel at Connected America 2025.

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 7, 2024

A NATO-backed initiative is looking to bolster the internet’s resilience against disruption by quite literally taking things to the next level: space. Read more » The post NATO funds satellite backup for subsea internet cables appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 – New York State announced on March 27 it was accepting applications for nearly $50 million in funding for municipal broadband. The state’s Municipal Infrastructure Program has already awarded more than $240 million for open-access, publicly controlled networks. The deadline is April 25.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 29, 2025

" Broadband Breakfast on March 26, 2025 - Broadband Programs Outside of the U.S. learn from international broadband programs? "It doesn't make sense to build 15 networks in parallel," Philipsson said. "Either "On the mobile network, you can purchase unlimited mobile broadband for one hour.

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across rural Britain, long plagued by sluggish internet speeds, are set for a major connectivity upgrade as the UK Government pledges up to £800 million to modernise broadband infrastructure.

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Nokia has announced that South African internet service provider Fibertime will deploy Nokia’s fibre solution to rapidly expand broadband access to underserved regions of South Africa.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

The core of Hudson’s “SPEED for BEAD” bill isn’t about changing the technologies being deployed for the program, argued Fiber Broadband Association CEO Gary Bolton , but about addressing regulatory restrictions, including a letter of credit requirement as well as other rules.

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Total Telecom

APRIL 7, 2025

Based in Toronto, Rogers provides wireless, broadband, and media services across the country. non-controlling stake (with 20% voting rights) in a new Rogers subsidiary that will own a portion of its wireless backhaul transport network. The company recently expanded its reach with the $20 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 15, 2025

and Marc Veasey , D-Texas, have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing theft and destruction of broadband infrastructure, citing growing concerns over service disruptions and public safety risks. Code to impose stronger penalties for those who intentionally damage or steal broadband cables and equipment. Laurel Lee , R-Fla.,

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 11, 2025

As the demand for global connectivity rises, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband is emerging as a powerful solution to bridge the digital divide. With new technological advancements and regulatory shifts, how will spectrum allocation impact the future of satellite broadband?

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 16, 2024

West African internet service provider Tizeti has launched its FreeFiber broadband service in Nigeria and Ghana, setting what it calls a new benchmark for internet speed and accessibility in the region.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 16, 2025

subsea cable landing station – located in Virginia Beach, which handles roughly 70 percent of all transoceanic internet traffic – to Richmond, with future plans to extend that route to the major government and hyperscale data centers of Northern Virginia. “Then we'll move to permitting and start constructing.”

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Viewpoints With the recent election behind us, theres a noticeable shift in broadband industry sentiment. Following the election, industry stakeholders are cautiously optimistic now about potential improvements in financing conditions, strategic network expansion, and the evolving competitive landscape.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We rely on the internet for products, services, and applications we use continuously more and more. concert, sports), online gaming, along with virtual and augmented reality are some of the products and applications growing network traffic and consuming bandwidth. Yet, AI is now part of the pit crew that keeps the network running.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

News The trial is a step towards integrating satellite and terrestrial networks, making satellite broadband more accessible for 5G devices worldwide Eutelsat Group, MediaTek, and Airbus Defence and Space have completed the first successful 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) trial using the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite system.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

11, 2025) Thousands of Miami County residents and businesses will soon have access to faster, more reliable Internet with a joint investment from Comcast, the Indiana Broadband Office (IBO) and the Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA).

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 19, 2024

Retail ISP and specialist broadband provider, LilaConnect has announced it has surpassed 15,000 connected customers. The milestone is another step forward in its vision, and commitment, to providing UK homes and businesses with best-in-class full fibre internet connectivity.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 24, 2025

The funding round also includes the continuation of a pilot programme designed to improve internet access in smaller regions that have been left out of gigabit expansion so far. Digitalisation requires high-performance, resilient and future-proof networks. Is Germanys fibre network expansion moving quickly enough?

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 22, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific region, the optical industry is booming, which promotes the popularization and quality improvement of broadband. With policy support and industry collaboration, China has accumulated rich experience from early fiber reconstruction to FTTR and 10 Gbps network evolution.

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Telecom Talk

MARCH 11, 2025

Bharti Airtel partners with SpaceX to introduce Starlinks high-speed satellite internet in India. This collaboration aims to expand broadband access, enhance rural connectivity, and strengthen Airtels satellite network offerings.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 6, 2025

The proposed agreement with Astound Broadband would give the company three years to build the local cable network at no cost to the city. ” Interestingly, Cognetti did not mention internet or broadband services in Wednesday’s announcement. Broadband revenue is exempt from the 5 percent fee.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Telecompetitor reports … Which network operators have been cleared to apply for funding in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program? Telecompetitor checked state broadband office websites and polled states to find out. In the process, we obtained answers for most of the states.

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Rural Broadband Association

APRIL 24, 2025

Member Moments: MEC Connects 30,000th Fiber Internet Customer user_1153020 Thu, 04/24/2025 - 14:46 Send to all affiliates Off Byline By Danielle Malley, Communications Assistant Associated Date Thu, 04/24/2025 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC; Cassopolis, Mich.) wrote, This is more than just internet.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 7, 2025

Press Release Brightspeed, one of the nations largest fiber broadband builders focused on empowering more homes with ultrafast, reliable internet, today announced its multi-gig-speed network has passed approximately 1.82 million locations surpassing its year-end goal of 1.75

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

27, 2025 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans blocked efforts to expand Congressional oversight of broadband affordability and the Federal Communications Commission, during a contentious 12-hour markup session Tuesday. “Unfortunately, this committee's oversight plan only prioritizes broadband availability.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 20, 2024 – In awarding grants to build new broadband networks, federal and state governments should require network owners to open their networks to multiple internet access providers to promote competition and avoid monopolization in rural markets.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 22, 2024

Woking, 20 th August 2024 – Strategic Imperatives, the UK’s leading provider of SaaS provisioning, connectivity, and monetisation solutions for the telecom industry, announced today that Netomnia, following its recent merger with Brsk and now the UK’s fourth-largest full-fibre network, has joined The Fibre Café platform.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 23, 2025

Comcast plans to extend its high-speed internet services to four more Minnesota cities. On Tuesday, the internet provider announced its network expansion in Prior Lake , Savage , Victoria and Waconia. Bring Me the News reports. The company said its estimated that the expansion will reach an additional 30,000 homes.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

. "I was made aware of the sale when I received a notice in the mail from TDS indicating the upcoming changes," Mayor Eaves told Broadband Breakfast. "To In the notice, TDS reassured customers that their internet and phone services would remain uninterrupted, even as cable TV services are phased out.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

News The deal will support AT&T’ ongoing fibre network rollout AT&T has signed a multi-year deal with glass specialist Corning to supply the fibre optics and related technology to help expand its high-speed broadband network to more communities across the US.

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