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FCC to decide on net neutrality’s future

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April 17, 2024
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The FCC is gearing up for a vote aimed at regaining regulatory power over ISPs and reinstating federal net neutrality rules discarded by the Trump administration in 2017. Net neutrality is designed to ensure that the choices of internet users, not ISPs…

Chinese telcos given 2027 deadline to ditch foreign chips

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April 15, 2024
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To reduce dependence on foreign technologies, Chinese officials have reportedly mandated the country’s leading telecom operators – including China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom – to eliminate foreign semiconductors from their networks b…

Google is spending $1B on new US-Japan subsea cables

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April 12, 2024
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Google has announced that it’s spending $1 billion on new subsea cable systems to boost internet connectivity between the US and Japan. The tech giant said the initiative, called the Pacific Connect, includes the development of two new undersea fibre-o…

US ISPs must display broadband ‘nutrition’ labels from today

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April 11, 2024
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US internet service providers with over 100,000 subscribers must now display standardised broadband labels that lay out the true costs, speeds, and data caps for their services. The new rules from the Federal Communications Commission take effect today…

Virgin Media O2 launches ‘smart support’ to proactively solve issues

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April 8, 2024
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Virgin Media O2 has begun rolling out a new “smart support” service aimed at proactively solving broadband issues for customers at no extra cost. According to the company’s research, over a third (34%) of British broadband users would…

Nokia and Vodafone test latency-busting technology

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April 3, 2024
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A new internet standard called L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable throughput) has been successfully tested by Vodafone and Nokia Bell Labs. In tests simulating a heavily congested fibre-to-the-home broadband connection over Wi-Fi, the companies r…

FCC denies spectrum request for Starlink’s mobile service

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March 28, 2024
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SpaceX’s plans to expand Starlink to provide mobile services have encountered a roadblock as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed the company’s application to use several spectrum bands. Starlink – the satellite internet di…

UK led European full fibre rollout in 2023 but lags in uptake

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March 22, 2024
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The UK added 4.7 million homes to its full fibre broadband footprint in the year leading up to September 2023, outpacing every other European country. According to the latest market report from the FTTH Council Europe, this rapid expansion brought the …

UK Government urges more telecoms infrastructure sharing

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March 15, 2024
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The UK government is urging telecoms companies to prioritise sharing existing infrastructure like telegraph poles before installing new ones for broadband deployment. In a letter to the telecoms industry, Julia Lopez, the Minister of State for Data an…

Toshiba and Orange demo quantum-secure fibre data transmission

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February 22, 2024
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Toshiba and Orange have achieved significant milestones in quantum-secure data transmission. Through a meticulous series of evaluations, the two companies have showcased the practicality of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology in safeguarding data…