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SubOptic, Sparkle and University of Genoa team up for world’s first subsea cable degree

Total Telecom

The agreement includes among its main academic objectives the implementation the world’s first post-graduate course on submarine fibre optic cables. Education and research are core to the SubOptic Foundation’s mission” said Jayne Stowell, Board Member of the SubOptic Foundation.

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ITU, ICPC launch advisory body on submarine cable resilience 

Total Telecom

Submarine cables carry over 99% of international data, making them essential for everything from online shopping and financial transactions to digital health services and education. A physical meeting at the Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Nigeria will follow in February.

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Astound to Compete with Comcast in Scranton, Pa., Mayor Says

Broadband Breakfast

home to 75,000 residents, may soon have a competitor to Comcast in the cable TV market, Mayor Paige G. The proposed agreement with Astound Broadband would give the company three years to build the local cable network at no cost to the city. Astound would be the first cable competitor to Comcast in Scranton.

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Recent study on consumer takes on various broadband technologies

Blandin on Broadband

Cable has the highest level of internet access (39%). This, Amdocs Research says, points to an education gap about the technology. It is followed by fiber (31%) and FWA (9%). The study found that 3% of consumers do not have a dedicated internet connection at home. Concerns about cost, reliability, and speed persist.

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MN House introduces HF1740 a bill appropriating money for community cable television programming

Blandin on Broadband

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

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Comcast Business Expands Enterprise Reach with Nitel Acquisition

VoIP Review

This move illustrates Comcast’s evolution beyond its traditional cable services, pushing it further into the enterprise network and managed services sector. This transformation increases competitiveness with industry giants like AT&T , Verizon , and Lumen, particularly within the mid-market and managed services domains.

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UK govt looks to satellite to solve rural connectivity woes 

Total Telecom

Sweden asks Chinese ship to return for investigation after Baltic Sea cable damage EE CEO Marc Allera to bow out in Spring The first of these projects takes place on Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. Located seven miles off the mainland, the island has 141 residents but attracts 40,000 visitors annually. Get discounted tickets here!