Nokia, Windstream, and Colt have completed an 800 Gigabit Ethernet (800GbE) trial spanning 8,500km between London and Chicago. The trial, which connected two of the world’s largest financial trading hubs, showcased power-saving networking technol…
A Russian drone shot down over Ukraine appears to have been equipped with hardware from Elon Musk’s space broadband service, Starlink. The claims, which include photographs of wreckage bearing a Starlink logo, were published by Ukrainian outlet D…
Nokia and ZCorum have developed a DOCSIS Provisioning Adapter (DPA) application for streamlining cable operators’ fibre transition. The DPA application will enable cable operators to utilise their existing DOCSIS-based provisioning system to provision …
Ofcom’s new rules mandate that ISPs provide clearer information about their broadband services to consumers. The move, which comes into effect today, aims to address widespread confusion surrounding the terminology used to describe different netw…
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has unveiled a new initiative aimed at establishing a unified set of standards for wholesale services between internet service providers and alternative network providers (altnets). This move come…
Fujitsu is aiming to popularise open All-Photonics Networks (APNs) by opening a dedicated lab in Düsseldorf, Germany. Scheduled to run from November 2024 to March 2025, the lab marks the first of its kind outside Japan. Fujitsu believes the lab will de…
Major UK business groups are calling on UK telecoms regulator Ofcom to expand the automatic compensation scheme for broadband outages to cover all businesses. Currently, a voluntary system introduced in 2019 offers compensation to consumers for delayed…
Major UK business groups are calling on UK telecoms regulator Ofcom to expand the automatic compensation scheme for broadband outages to cover all businesses. Currently, a voluntary system introduced in 2019 offers compensation to consumers for delayed…
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. For the first …
Bharti Enterprises has announced plans to acquire a majority stake in BT, the UK’s largest broadband and mobile provider. Bharti will purchase approximately 24.5% of BT Group from its current top shareholder, Altice. The acquisition will be executed th…