Telecoms Tech News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The adoption of Wi-Fi 7 promises to extend ultra-fast connections beyond the cable line, promising improved speeds, latency, and reliability. Europeans across the continent are benefitting from these improvements, but in some countries more than others.

Internet

Total Telecom

JULY 28, 2025

We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for this year’s Connected Britain Awards, celebrating excllence across the UK’s digital ecosystem! After careful review and deliberation, our judging panel has selected the standout entries in each category, showcasing the very best across the UK connectivity ecosystem.

Connectivity

Total Telecom

MAY 1, 2025

The Censuswide survey, commissioned by CityFibre, the UKs largest independent full fibre platform, found that although almost two-thirds of farmers surveyed * (60%) believe internet connectivity is critical [1] for day-to-day farming activities, nearly one-in-ten farms (8%) have no internet connectivity at all.

Internet

Total Telecom

APRIL 22, 2025

Take our broadband network. We have invested more than 1 billion to connect over 3.4 This investment means that nearly ten million homes in the North can access our gigabit broadband, offering services 16 times faster than the national average. But connectivity alone isn’t enough.

Media

VoIP Review

MARCH 26, 2025

The commencement of work on the E2A transpacific subsea cable marks a significant development in telecommunications infrastructure. This new submarine cable system will link Japan and the USA and is projected to become operational by the second half of 2028. SK Broadband, and Verizon Business.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 – Charter Communications has officially acquired Bardstown Connect, the city-owned broadband and cable utility, for $49.5 Bardstown Connect had roughly 9,500 broadband and 5,000 cable TV customers at the time. million, ending nearly four decades of municipal ownership.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2025 – Charter Communications reported 117,000 lost broadband subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, worse than the 74,000 Wall Street had been expecting but better than the same period last year. There's a whole community behind your FREE membership. “It’s not ideal.”

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 8, 2025

… Cable has the highest level of internet access (39%). The study found that 3% of consumers do not have a dedicated internet connection at home. FWA and satellite broadband are the new kids on the block. The broadband satellite sector is even newer. It is followed by fiber (31%) and FWA (9%).

Technology

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2025 – Altice USA reported a net loss of 37,000 broadband subscribers in the first quarter of 2025, worse than analysts had been expecting. The cable operator gained 68,700 fiber subscribers for its best quarter yet on that front. million-location footprint. The company said more than 6 percent of its 4.3

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 16, 2025

million state-funded project that seeks to connect over 22,000 homes and businesses to broadband internet in rural Sullivan County, N.Y., It plans to lay 253 miles of cable within the sparsely populated N.Y. It plans to lay 253 miles of cable within the sparsely populated N.Y. about 100 miles from Manhattan.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 – Enhanced federal data collection was needed to strengthen broadband program design and reduce connectivity barriers, a report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center declared.  Department of Agriculture. 

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JUNE 10, 2025

Also Read: TRAI Backs Proposal to Merge DoT, I&B, and IT Ministries AirFiber Services of Airtel and Jio TRAI has raised questions about whether 5G FWA services—marketed under names like Jio AirFiber and Airtel AirFiber and designed for fixed-in-location usage—should be classified as mobile broadband.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 1, 2025

August 1, 2025 – Cable One reported 13,500 lost broadband subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, more than analysts had expected. Cable One CEO Julia Laulis said that despite the heavy losses, the company was “encouraged” that this quarter was better than the last. The cable giants together count 19.3

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 25, 2025

Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Policy Notice instituting critical reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Satellite broadband offers compelling advantages that complement, rather than compete with, fiber’s strengths.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 – After years of planning, the remote island community of Isle au Haut, Maine, has completed its high-speed fiber broadband network, made possible by a newly installed undersea fiber cable. Then, the fiber is run underground to homes on the island, connecting back to the central node.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 29, 2025

While some industry leaders have voiced skepticism and insist on relaying geostationary orbit satellites, many feel LEO could solve challenges in connecting the world’s most isolated areas. Yet that proximity addresses only one piece of the rural‑connectivity puzzle; deeper structural hurdles remain.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JULY 16, 2025

Additionally, the enhanced Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) offers high-speed internet options in areas currently without fiber or cable connections. The vendor highlighted that the 5G SA network is engineered to handle the surge in IoT devices’ demand while enhancing critical service areas like mobile broadband. 0.46% by 2035.

Network

Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Podcasts On this episode, we discuss strategy and the mission to win hearts and minds on behalf of rural broadband Charles Thomas, the Chief Strategy Officer for Rural Broadband Partners (RBP), says he tells ISPs in rural areas not to view themselves as rural providers. You want to build that into your location, he says.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2025 – Much of Southeast Alaska was without phone or internet service over the weekend after an Alaska Communications subsea fiber cable broke last Friday. “Our technical team has confirmed damage to the ACS subsea cable system connecting Juneau. We are dispatching a repair ship.

Cable

Total Telecom

MARCH 26, 2025

As of the start of the year, Lumens residential broadband network covered 21.97 ” AT&T has been actively investing in fibre expansion as it seeks to strengthen its broadband offerings amid increasing competition from cable and alternative fibre providers. million premises across 16 US states. Of these, 4.16

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 3, 2025

  Studies routinely find  that open access networks drive down entry costs, improve local competition, and result in better, cheaper, and faster broadband access. Stephen Conn The city’s broadband mapping efforts found that only a small segment of the city had access to affordable fiber at next generation speeds.

Network

VoIP Review

JULY 9, 2025

US cable company Comcast has reported a significant 76% increase in its network traffic from 2019 to 2024. Comcast has introduced virtualized, cloud-based technologies enabling faster broadband while minimizing equipment usage and conserving energy. Remarkably, electricity consumption per byte went from 18.4 kWh/TB in 2019 to 9.3

Video conferencing

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 30, 2025

White Paper Connecting America: Are We There Yet in Broadband Deployment? Let’s explore the progress, challenges, and future of  broadband deployment in America. Let’s explore the progress, challenges, and future of  broadband deployment in America. In 2021, the U.S. Source: U.S. 2019 : 79.4% (248.5M

Broadband

Light Reading

JULY 30, 2025

The new subsea cable system will improve connectivity for regional data centers, while providing over 40 million people across Indonesia with affordable broadband access.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 23, 2025

Beyond removing insecure hardware from domestic telco networks, the commission is working to ensure that submarine cable systems, arteries of digital traffic worldwide, are secure.  This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Broadband Breakfast accepts commentary from informed observers of the broadband scene.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 14, 2025

Those “must be reformed as soon as possible,” NAB spokesman Alex Siciliano told Broadband Breakfast. ACA Connects CEO Grant Spellmeyer also endorsed the initiative, posting on X : “ACAConnects has a list for the FCC!

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 31, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 – Comcast reported 226,000 lost broadband subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, the most the company has seen since subscriber growth turned negative in 2022, but fewer than Wall Street had expected. That owes in large part to the Affordable Connectivity Program running out of cash last year.

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JUNE 7, 2025

Also Read: GSMA Urges Regulatory Parity Between Satellite and Terrestrial Telecom Services Bridging the Mobile Usage Gap Badrinath said addressing the usage gap remains a pressing concern, with nearly 3 billion people globally living under mobile broadband coverage but still unconnected. Bands such as 7.125–8.4

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

Using its newly created Digital Opportunity Index, the digital equity consulting firm found that out of the 15 ISPs it ranked, Comcast did the most to increase broadband availability and adoption. Three other providers: Altice, Cable One, and Charter, received a AA rating and were also considered leaders. ”

Cable

Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

News The trial is a step towards integrating satellite and terrestrial networks, making satellite broadband more accessible for 5G devices worldwide Eutelsat Group, MediaTek, and Airbus Defence and Space have completed the first successful 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) trial using the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite system.

Plug-in

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 – Comcast reported 199,000 lost broadband subscribers in the first quarter of 2025, worse than the 150,000 analysts had been expecting. “As the market has slowed, FWA and fiber trends have been steady, and Cable has borne the brunt.” million subscribers. The company now counts 8.1

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 24, 2025

The order, approved unanimously, will require utilities to respond within 30 days to broadband providers’ requests to use new contractors to prepare poles for new communications gear. That point was the subject of fierce lobbying from electric companies and the cable industry.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2025 – It’s been six months, but a damaged Alaskan fiber cable may soon be back online. Quintillion President Michael McHale announced Friday that the company will dispatch vessels this July to repair an undersea cable line severed by Arctic ice in January. That break took three months to repair.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

Yet, as we chase the promise of a hyper-connected future, we risk overlooking a critical component of our technological infrastructure: mechanical engineering in telecommunications hardware.  My work in the United States focuses on creating next-generation telecommunications hardware to strengthen broadband infrastructure.

Hardware

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 30, 2025

Any shift away from fiber will have a definite impact on fiber cable vendors like Corning, CommScope, Lightera (formerly OFS), and Prysmian. It could be that an increase in connections for BEAD just means fewer connections elsewhere for a while. Others are predicting that fixed wireless and satellite will sweep the grants.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 15, 2025

As with most other essential services, there are many places in the United States where no purely private business case will support investment in broadband networks. Given resource constraints, the FCC’s USF Program and other federal broadband grant programs typically are designed to achieve the biggest bang for the buck.

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