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TRAI Flags Misreporting in Jio and Airtel 5G AirFiber Subscriber Data: Report

Telecom Talk

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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Remote Maine Island Celebrates Completion of Full Fiber Network

Broadband Breakfast

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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Hitron makes some inroads with DOCSIS 4.0

Light Reading

The trial signals some early momentum for cable's new (and speediest) broadband platform. Amid ongoing network upgrades, Mediacom is field-testing a new DOCSIS 4.0 device from Hitron that also supports VoIP.

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Rohit Rawool: Why Hardware Matters in a Software-Driven World

Broadband Breakfast

  Software dominates, but hardware matters DWDM amplifiers boost the strength of multiple optical signals traveling over a single fiber by using different light wavelengths, enabling long-distance, high-capacity data transmission. High-speed broadband drives job creation, supports small businesses, and revitalizes rural economies.

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Investing in the North: How Virgin Media O2 is powering a more connected, inclusive future 

Total Telecom

Take our broadband network. 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. We have invested more than 1 billion to connect over 3.4 million homes and businesses in the North to our ultrafast network in the last ten years.

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Comcast, Charter Ink Business MVNO Deal with T-Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

“This is truly a win-win as Charter and Comcast Business customers are benefiting from T-Mobile’s advanced network and T-Mobile gains incremental value from the unique business segment that our partners serve today with broadband,” Omar Tazi , T-Mobile’s EVP and chief product and digital officer, said in a statement.

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U.S. Home Internet prices DECLINE amidst fierce competition between wireless carriers and cablecos

IEEE ComSoc

are being driven down by fierce competition between mobile carriers offering Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and cable internet companies offering legacy Hybrid Fiber Coax connections. They’re seeing churn rise in their broadband subscriber base. Fixed wireless can sometimes cost half as much as a cable-provided internet plan.