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UK govt looks to satellite to solve rural connectivity woes 

Total Telecom

Limited by poor mobile signals and no direct broadband cable, the government’s £2 million pilot project aims to combine GEO and LEO satellite terminals with wireless technologies to deliver improved connectivity for residents, businesses, and tourists. The second project relates to Papa Stour, one of the most remote Shetland isles.

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Deutsche Telekom surpasses German railway connectivity targets 2 years early

Total Telecom

.” In an additional investment, DB is spending €50 million to install over 70,000 train windows that are more easily penetrated by mobile signals. This technology uses a laser to etch a fine pattern into the ultra-thin metal layer that shields the train windows from sunlight, thereby allowing better signal penetration.

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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. Alpine, Texas (pop. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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EE takes coverage to the top of Ben Nevis 

Total Telecom

The site’s strategic location in Glen Nevis, a popular area that attracts over 400,000 visitors annually, is crucial for addressing coverage gaps, particularly in ‘shadowed’ areas where the natural terrain had previously blocked signals.

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Why network infrastructure needs a rethink in the age of AI and Edge computing

Total Telecom

Viewpoint by Jon Abbott, Technologies Director & Industry Advisor at Vertiv Telecommunications infrastructure has evolved in response to growing demand. At cable landing stations, compute power is increasingly being installed at the point where undersea cables come ashore, reducing the need to transfer data inland before it is processed.

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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis reveals 

Total Telecom

As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 telecoms masts being constructed alongside the railway, which will connect London and Birmingham.

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Air Wireless Unveils Wireless DOCSIS, Revolutionizing Broadband Market

VoIP Review

Air Wireless introduced a new twist to the DOCSIS technology, offering wireless broadband services to cable television and broadband providers. Notably, DOCSIS, widely used in the cable TV industry to deliver data, now features its wireless variant, introducing a compelling solution to existing connectivity challenges.

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