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Guy Sucharczuk honoured as Cable TV Pioneer for 2025 class

Tue, 30th Sep 2025
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Guy Sucharczuk, CommScope executive, is honoured as a Cable TV Pioneer in 2025 for his over 25 years of innovation in cable and broadband technology.
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TELUS sells 49.9% stake in Terrion for CAD $1.26 billion

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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TELUS has sold a 49.9% stake in wireless tower operator Terrion to La Caisse for CAD $1.26 billion, valuing the firm at over CAD $2.5 billion.
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F&W Networks, Fusion Fibre team up on Southern England rollout

Tue, 12th Aug 2025
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F&W Networks and Fusion Fibre Group join forces to expand full-fibre broadband, boosting high-speed connectivity across Southern England's towns and rural areas.
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NBN & Amazon to boost Aussie regions with Project Kuiper LEO

Tue, 5th Aug 2025
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NBN Co and Amazon partner to bring Project Kuiper’s LEO satellites, improving broadband for over 300,000 rural and remote Australian premises from 2026.
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EXA Infrastructure unveils new fibre route linking FLAP cities

Thu, 17th Jul 2025
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EXA Infrastructure launches a 1,200 km fibre route, linking London with Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels via the first new North Sea subsea cable in 25 years.
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Ottawa invests $105 million in rural Saskatchewan broadband

Sat, 5th Jul 2025
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The investment will connect over 6,500 rural homes in Saskatchewan to high-speed Internet, boosting access in Indigenous communities.
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NBN advances net-zero target to 2045 with $3 billion fibre plan

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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NBN Co aims for net-zero emissions by 2045, accelerating its target from 2050 and committing to renewable energy and energy-efficient fibre upgrades across Australia.
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Ethernity integrates remote OLT with VOLTHA

Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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Ethernity Networks has integrated its Remote OLT with Linux Foundation Broadband’s VOLTHA 2.12, promoting open, flexible fibre broadband solutions for CSPs and ISPs.
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Study reveals UK consumer confusion over fibre broadband

Thu, 21st Nov 2024
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A new study reveals 77% of UK consumers are unaware that part-copper broadband can be marketed as 'fibre', prompting calls for clearer regulations.
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Industry leaders react to King's Speech on tech & cybersecurity

Thu, 18th Jul 2024
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Industry leaders react to the King's Speech, highlighting the importance of connectivity, cybersecurity, and AI in the new Labour government's legislative agenda.
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MedUX report: BT leads UK in broadband Quality of Experience

Wed, 10th Jul 2024
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BT tops MedUX's inaugural UK benchmark report, leading in overall broadband Quality of Experience with high scores for reliability, speed, and streaming.
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Online voting in the UK could attract 4.9 million new voters

Fri, 28th Jun 2024
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Research by Broadband Genie suggests that implementing online voting in the UK could welcome 4.9 million new voters. Is it the solution we need?.
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Telcom Group chosen for phase two of Cardiff fibre network

Tue, 14th May 2024
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Cardiff Council has selected Telcom Group to deploy the next phase of its full fibre internet network, aiming for 100% coverage by 2025.
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WBBA unveils guidebook for global broadband investment at BDC Barcelona

Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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The World Broadband Association (WBBA) has released a guidebook offering strategic insights for fostering global broadband development, launched at Barcelona's BDC 2024.
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Increased demand for digital infrastructure sees Teltrac expand to southern NZ

Thu, 8th Apr 2021
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Teltrac will open in the southern region of the country with presence across three cities, Dunedin, Invercargill and Queenstown.
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nbn sets world record for long-range 5G transmission

Thu, 14th Jan 2021
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Achieved a stable 5G mmWave transmission of close to 1Gbps at 7.3km, double the distance recorded three months ago, and a new record globally.
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Telecom equipment market returns to growth in 2Q20

Wed, 9th Sep 2020
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According to research by Dell’Oro shows that the global market is finding its feet again with vendor ranking remaining stable.
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Chorus describes goals as it posts $52m profit

Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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broadband infrastructure
As the copper withdrawal looms, Chorus is looking at how it can leverage its fibre network to provide new products and services across the country.
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Vodafone seeing traffic increasing up to 100% more than February

Fri, 3rd Apr 2020
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Vodafone says it has added more capacity and has changed the way it manages voice and data traffic across the network.
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New Zealand's national broadband map gets a revamp

Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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InternetNZ has launched a revamped Broadband Map NZ, offering more accurate data on wireless availability and better tools for comparing internet technologies.