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Techbuyer collaboration yields successful recovery of precious metals from printed circuit board

Total Telecom

Recycling the PCBs from a million discarded mobile phones can recover around 6,000kg of copper, 350kg of silver, 34kg of gold and 15kg of palladium25 million mobile phones discarded in the UK each year. The UK produces 6 million tonnes of e-waste a year.

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Fiber, Fixed Wireless Connections Rose in 2023: FCC Marketplace Report

Broadband Breakfast

3, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission found fiber and fixed wireless broadband connections increased in 2023, while DSL fell and cable remained steady. The 314-page document took stock of the fixed, mobile, and satellite broadband markets, plus telephone, video, and radio broadcaster services. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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Survey: About half of all households passed by fiber in 2024 -- with less than half of those connected.

EldoTelecom

Internet connectivity is regarded as a utility as was voice telephone service before it where most every address had service. That allowed people to gain both mobile and home IP connectivity. Also, given fibers high desirability for reliability and capacity.

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Richard Bennett: The Curious Case of Wi-Fi 7

Broadband Breakfast

This is likely because the rest of the world is trending toward allocating the upper half of the 6 GHz band for licensed mobile use. Legacy networks built on telephone and cable TV wiring are actually shrinking. The third generation of major vendor products is dual-band, foregoing 6 GHz entirely. 

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Understanding The True Meaning Of Broadband Internet

Airtel

People and organisations can gain access to broadband connectivity, which is commonly used in the context of the internet, via fixed or mobile connections. DSL internet is available through your telephone provider. So, this type of broadband is delivered using the telephone lines that are already present in your locality.

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TDS Targeting 1.8 Million FIber Passings

Broadband Breakfast

21, 2025 – Telephone and Data Systems reported 13,400 additional fiber customers in the fourth quarter of 2024, for a total of 244,600.  TDS lost 13,100 total subscribers from its copper and cable footprints, ending the year with 553,000 wireline residential broadband connections. WASHINGTON, Feb.

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What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) – Definition & Meaning

Airtel

ISPs can give this access via a variety of methods, such as dial-up, DSL, cable, wireless, and fiber-optic connections. Definition and Meaning ISPs are provided by a range of firms, including cable providers, mobile carriers, and telephone companies. Cable internet is frequently fast and reliable.