All Fixed broadband (FTTx) articles – Page 11
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Openreach in the running for huge Northern Irish broadband deal
Openreach was reportedly shortlisted for a £165m deal with Northern Ireland’s (NI) government to roll out superfast (30Mbps+) broadband to 98,000 premises in rural areas across the country.
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VodafoneZiggo heralds new GigaNet era
First DOCSIS 3.1-enabled 1Gbps services launched in and near Utrecht. GigaNet branding unifies formerly separate fixed-line and mobile networks.
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Vodafone extends convergence play to Albania
Operator agrees acquisition terms with Albania’s largest cableco. Demos 5G-enabled remote car driving.
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Deutsche Telekom gets Sprint stress headache, takes dividend pill
Group boasts of “record” Q3 results, but numbers shadowed by strategic and operational challenges. Dividend trimmed to keep spend taps flowing and offset US and balance sheet pressures. Capex guidance raised. German broadband “softness” tackled. Leadership looks forward to All-IP completion for German go-to-market. Romanian difficulties continue: “all possibilities” ...
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T-Mobile Czech Republic scours Planet A for convergence boost
Small legup for NatCo’s fibre push in Prague.
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O2 Germany teams with Tele Columbus for fixed access
O2 Germany now able to offer speeds up to 1Gbps in select regions. Tele Columbus agreement the latest in a series enabling O2 to build a fixed-line and pay-TV delivery platform without infrastructure investment.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica Open Innovation developments, October-November 2019
Round-up of recent activity among Telefónica-backed startup and venturing ecosystems
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EAN provides blueprint for A2G startup’s expansion plans
Acquirer of Nokia assets targets expansion beyond DT-backed EAN footprint.
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ESChat flags launch of broadband PTT service on T-Mobile US network
ESChat, a push-to-talk (PTT) solutions provider, flagged it had launched its broadband PTT service on T-Mobile US’ (TMUS) network, after a six-month soft launch period.
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German broadband infrastructure market narrows as EQT Infrastructure acquires Inexio
The breadth of Germany’s broadband infrastructure market continued to narrow following the acquisition of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) player Inexio by EQT Infrastructure.
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Openreach extending local reach
Local authority deals quickly pivoting to FTTP as momentum gathers, with BDUK gainshare in support. Challenge of full-scale fibre illustrated by significant cost per home passed for remote fibre installations.
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Public Affairs
Plusnet faces further negative publicity over billing issues
Plusnet, BT Consumer’s budget-brand internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary, faced further negative publicity over billing issues, after its system failed to take payments from hundreds of customers for a period of up to four months.
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BT commits to cut prices for out-of-contract and vulnerable customers
Ofcom set out a range of measures to help ensure that out-of-contract broadband customers pay fairer prices and providers offer better protection to vulnerable customers.
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BT Consumer faces continued scrutiny over broadband pricing
BT Consumer was hit with further negative publicity for overcharging long-term broadband customers.
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Sky goes by the BUUK for new build challenge
BT rival Sky entered an agreement with BUUK Infrastructure, a utility network provider for new build development, that will see the pair offer full-fibre broadband in new-build residential properties.
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Vodacom South Africa roaming partner Rain launches uncapped 5G-based FWA service
Rain South Africa, a data-only new entrant and Vodacom South Africa (VdSA) roaming partner, launched an “uncapped”, 5G-based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in parts of Johannesburg and Tshwane.
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Convergence move bubbling at Vodafone Idea
New fixed-line voice service with Vodafone branding.
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Vodafone UK to shutter legacy Bulldog ADSL broadband platform
Vodafone UK (VfUK) confirmed it is to shutter the legacy Bulldog unbundled ADSL broadband platform in mid-November 2019.
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Vodafone Germany teams with Signify to light up 5G
Trulifi prepped for IoT and connected-car use cases.
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Axiros enlisted for T-Mobile’s push on home front
Connected-home angle to TMPL’s fibre broadband expansion drive.