Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 3, 2025

21,000), has voted to move forward on plans for a city-owned open access fiber network. According to a  network FAQ , the planned $24.5 million in construction costs will be paid via bonds, which would then be paid back by leasing fees by local competitors looking to access the network.  ” Like many U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Recent disruptions to undersea communication cables have raised alarms over the vulnerability of critical infrastructure amid growing geopolitical tensions. government entities charged with securing undersea cables. In February, three undersea cables were severed in the Red Sea.

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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

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Total Telecom

MARCH 6, 2025

News The MoU was signed during this years MWC Barcelona Sparkle and Turkcell have announced a new partnership to develop a subsea cable in the Mediterranean. This week, at MWC Barcelona, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 4,000 km subsea cable linking Turkey and Europe.

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VoIP Review

JULY 16, 2025

Ericsson and Liberty Latin America have made a remarkable announcement by launching Costa Rica’s first 5G Standalone (SA) network. With a six-year contract, Costa Rica now boasts a fully native 5G infrastructure, powered by Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core and advanced Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies. 0.46% by 2035.

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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. But, for those who lived on the far side of the island, coverage was spotty. In contact with the U.S.

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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.”

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 8, 2025

Telecompetitor reports … A study conducted on behalf of Amdocs finds that consumers value reliability, affordability, and uninterrupted access and suggests that providers may benefit by offering all three via mixed-technology networks. … Cable has the highest level of internet access (39%).

Technology

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 15, 2025

and Marc Veasey , D-Texas, have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing theft and destruction of broadband infrastructure, citing growing concerns over service disruptions and public safety risks. Code to impose stronger penalties for those who intentionally damage or steal broadband cables and equipment.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 16, 2025

“Now that we have an agreement to close on MFN, we can start building from Richmond up to Ashburn and the Culpeper area, where we've got a tremendous dense network through Northern Virginia into D.C.”

Network

Dell'oro

JULY 11, 2025

Cable broadband is under pressure. cable operators are adapting to fierce competition from FWA and FTTH with mobile bundling, aggressive promotions, and smarter network strategies. The post Convergence and Bundling Critical for Cable Operators appeared first on Dell'Oro Group.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 19, 2025

  This funding, distributed through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s Residential Retrofit Program, will benefit 26 communities statewide. The program aims to improve broadband infrastructure by installing modern cabling, ensuring high-speed, reliable, and affordable internet for residents. "The

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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. 

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 6, 2025

home to 75,000 residents, may soon have a competitor to Comcast in the cable TV market, Mayor Paige G. The proposed agreement with Astound Broadband would give the company three years to build the local cable network at no cost to the city. Astound would be the first cable competitor to Comcast in Scranton.

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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.

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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

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

April 11, 2025 - Kansas has officially designated broadband and telecommunications systems as critical infrastructure, a move aimed at strengthening legal protections and deterring tampering with essential internet services.

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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.

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Total Telecom

JUNE 19, 2025

The new Board of Directors will work to ensure the European Union has an optimal regulatory environment, fostering the digital transformation of all European economies, with a particular focus on the decommission of legacy copper networks in support of the adoption of fibre.

Marketing

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.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 23, 2025

As a result, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is working to fortify American telecommunications networks and counter foreign adversaries’ cyber aggression. Cyber attacks and data breaches have dotted headlines in recent years, costing   individuals, firms, and government entities $452.3

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 29, 2025

Sparse populations, rough terrain, and fragile infrastructure make it uneconomical to extend fiber or build cell towers, leaving many rural communities with spotty or nonexistent broadband. Maintaining performance also depends on smart network orchestration. LEO satellite constellations promise a workaround.

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VoIP Review

MAY 9, 2025

Nokia is pushing the envelope in enterprise network infrastructure with its latest release, the Aurelis Optical LAN. Infrastructure with a 50+ year lifespan ensures readiness for the future without repetitive upgrade costs, stated Geert Heyninck, general manager of broadband networks at Nokia.

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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.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

Technology vendor Nokia has announced that Cybernet, Pakistans leading fibre broadband provider, has chosen Nokias optical transport solution for its new long-haul optical fibre cable (OFC) network.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 7, 2025

High spectrum costs are placing a growing burden on telecom operators and could hinder network investments, particularly in underserved regions, warned the GSMA, the global mobile industry association. Badrinath advocated for fair contribution frameworks and shared responsibility for network resilience.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. “The reversion of mobile-only to pre-pandemic levels is weighing on broadband market growth.

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Light Reading

JULY 29, 2025

Rouzbeh Yassini, often referred to as the 'Father of the Cable Modem,' and his co-pilot, cable industry veteran reporter and analyst Stewart Schley, have penned 'The Accidental Network,' a book about the birth and development of cable broadband technology. It goes on sale September 1, 2025. pressrelease

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Total Telecom

JULY 28, 2025

Please join us to find out the winners, celebrate success in the industry and network during our welcome drinks reception. Winners will be revealed live on stage during our Connected Britain Awards Ceremony: Day 1, Wednesday 24 September at 6.30pm , on the keynote stage. Startup Award Shortlist to be announced.

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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

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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.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

In early 2023, Dryden, New York,  formally launched  the town’s municipal broadband network, becoming the first municipality in the state to provide residents with direct access to affordable, publicly owned fiber. The city’s network began with a 50-home trial pilot trial in the southwest part of town.

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Total Telecom

APRIL 22, 2025

Take our broadband network. million homes and businesses in the North to our ultrafast network in the last ten years. million homes and businesses in the North to our ultrafast network in the last ten years. Our mobile network is also growing and improving rapidly.

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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. Spectrum plans to upgrade the network to gigabit speeds as part of the handover.

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