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Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable

Total Telecom

SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system. Photo courtesy of Chunghwa Telecom The system will be deployed by subsea cable specialist Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and is expected to be ready for service in H2 of 2028.

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Sebastian Sassi: 3 Rules Broadband Disruptors Follow to Win the Bandwidth Battleground

Broadband Breakfast

The broadband industry is at a turning point. It will only keep growing as fiber continues to be the broadband infrastructure transmission method of choice. It will only keep growing as fiber continues to be the broadband infrastructure transmission method of choice. In 2024, fiber deployment reached a record 10.3

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One-in-ten UK farmers lack internet connectivity

Total Telecom

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.

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Building Better Broadband: Why LEO Satellites and Hybrid Solutions Work Best Together

Broadband Breakfast

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. Undersea fiber‑optic cables still haul most of the planet’s data, which proves that robust ground infrastructure remains indispensable.

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Connected Britain Awards 2024 Shortlist

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– Mobile Private Network The Startup of the Year Award The winner of this Award will be decided by a panel of judges live at Connected Britain Join us at Connected Britain 2024, the UK’s largest digital economy event.

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Thousands of kms of fibre could be left underutilised warns asset reuse specialist

Total Telecom

Press Release 8th August 2024 – Some builders of full fibre networks who have received government funding to create broadband connectivity in rural and hard to reach areas could be failing to make their cables easily available to other operators, despite open networking being a condition of receiving taxpayers’ money.

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Advocates Urge FCC to Apply CALM Act to Streaming, Citing Disability Concerns

Broadband Breakfast

Industry groups argue the law was written specifically for traditional broadcast and cable, not internet-based services. In a filing , the group said excessively loud commercials on streaming platforms pose accessibility issues for people with disabilities.