Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

Amid rising global tensions, the flow of information through subsea cables has been a prime target for sabotage. What are the potential global consequences if major subsea broadband cables are damaged or disrupted? How are governments responding to the increased risks to subsea cable networks?

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 20, 2025

March 20, 2025 - Telecommunications were restored in Sitka, Alaska after repairs were completed ahead of schedule.   Weather delays affected the arrival of the repair ship Cable Innovator, which reached the site, located about 10 miles from Angoon, late Thursday. General Communication, Inc.,

Cable

VoIP Review

JUNE 13, 2025

The telecommunications world sees a new breakthrough with the unveiling of the Asia-Africa-Europe-2 (AAE-2) subsea cable project. This ambitious cable system plans to connect Hong Kong and Singapore with Italy. Specifics such as cable length, landing points, or fiber capacity remain undisclosed, indicating early project stages.

Cable

Total Telecom

MARCH 24, 2025

Rome, 20 March 2025 Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Al-Bawaba for Telecommunications and Informatics Co. , Al-Bawaba is a strategic partner of Sparkle, a globally recognized telecommunications operator.

Ethernet

Developing Telecoms

MAY 29, 2025

Zain Omantel International (ZOI), a Middle Eastern regional wholesale business with access to more than 20 international submarine cables in the region, has announced a partnership that will enable it to create a digital telecommunications corridor stretching from the Middle East to Europe through Iraq.

Telecoms

Total Telecom

JULY 23, 2025

June 15, 2025)— Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announces a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Army. Covington, La.

Transmission

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

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. The first is strengthening and securing technology and telecommunications supply chains. billion in 2024 alone.

Cable

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. Analyst Jeff Heynen breaks down how U.S.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 9, 2025

Pete Johnson on HF47: Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified Before last year, the broadband industry was an outlier in the utilities world, with almost no worker-training requirements. To address these concerns, the Minnesota Legislature passed the 2024 Broadband Safety Bill.

Telecommunication

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2025 – Utilities and the cable industry are again clashing over federal pole attachment rules, this time over a cable plan for regulators to make it easier for attachers to use their own contractors to prepare poles for new communications equipment.

Cable

Telecom Talk

JUNE 10, 2025

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI ) has issued official notices to Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel over alleged discrepancies in subscriber data reporting, according to a report by NDTV Profit citing Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sources.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JULY 17, 2025

Through the Chania connection, customers can access the BlueMed submarine cable system. Its extensive portfolio of ICT and telecommunications services comprises SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, messaging, roaming, and voice solutions. The company also operates four data centers in key locations including Athens and Chania.

Network

VoIP Review

JUNE 26, 2025

The telecommunications industry is again breaking barriers with a remarkable achievement by Telxius and Ciena. This milestone was achieved using Telxius’ Marea submarine cable , which spans 6,600 kilometers between Virginia Beach, USA, and Bilbao, Spain. terabits per second across the Atlantic.

Transmission

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

The decrepit rural telecommunications infrastructure needs to be fully replaced, not patched. Topic #2: Regulatory Relief The regulatory burden imposed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the BEAD program will unnecessarily delay construction, increase costs and diminish competition among ISPs for the funding. 

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 26, 2025

Minnesota House reports on a bill that would extend crime of damage or theft to telecommunications equipment to broadband and cable services… Nash, Elkins, Scott and Feist introduced: H.

Telecommunication

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

The draft order would provide for those orders a 120-day window for prep work in poles’ communications space – where cable and fiber are hung. The FCC can set the terms of pole attachment deals between investor-owned utility companies and telecommunications providers, which include some but not all ISPs.

Cable

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. ”

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved by a voice voice 10 bipartisan bills on Tuesday, sending the full House the measures focused on telecommunications, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and domestic manufacturing. Buddy Carter , R-Ga., The bill’s sponsor, Rep.

Telecoms

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

VoIP Review

MAY 9, 2025

Telecommunications and IT infrastructures are shifting towards sustainable and open designs. The major selling points of the Nokia Aurelis Optical LAN include its significant reduction in cabling and power consumption, with reports of up to 70% less cabling and 40% less power usage compared to traditional copper-based networks.

Network

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

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 — The Federal Communications Commission’s new Council on National Security is sharpening its focus on telecommunications supply chain threats, according to Joshua Levine , a research fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation.

Communications Assistant

Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, Argentinian President Javier Milei has issued concern over the transaction, as it would leave 70% of the countrys telecommunications services in the hands of one group. Thus, Argentina will have a digital infrastructure of international level and quality, boosting the development of important sectors of the economy.

Telecoms

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 24, 2025

That point was the subject of fierce lobbying from electric companies and the cable industry. NCTA, which had asked for the deadline and represents the cable industry, was pleased with the order’s adoption. There's a whole community behind your FREE membership. That authority is preempted in 23 states and D.C.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 22, 2025

The cable industry, which proposed the idea , has been urging the agency to go through with it.   The FCC can set the terms of pole attachment deals between investor-owned utility companies and telecommunications providers, which include some, but not all, ISPs. That authority is preempted by state laws in 23 states and D.C.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 15, 2025

HELSINKI, June 15, 2025 (AP) — Finnish authorities have accused senior officers of a  Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables  last year between Finland and Estonia of criminal offenses related to the wreckage.

Cable

IEEE ComSoc

MAY 3, 2025

A recently published article in Nature states that scientists have sent quantum information across a record-breaking 158 miles using ordinary computers and fiber-optic cables. Quantum data was sent over an ordinary telecom network with fiber-optic cables. Its whats called harvest now and decrypt later.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

Census Bureau, with information provided by the Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Fourth, a lack of consistent impact assessments.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 29, 2025

The connectivity challenge in rural areas According to the International Telecommunication Union, barely 19% of residents in underdeveloped regions have internet access, compared with 87% in more advanced economies. High costs, bandwidth congestion, and uneven performance may soon be a thing of the past.

Broadband

All West Telecommunications

JULY 8, 2025

Carollo to be formally inducted at the 59th Annual Cable TV Pioneers Banquet in Washington, D.C. Kamas, UT | July 8, 2025 – All West Communications proudly congratulates Marty Carollo, a Government Relations and Strategic Partnership Representative, on his induction into the 2025 Cable TV Pioneers class.

Cable

VoIP Review

MAY 22, 2025

This collaboration focuses on integrating CommScopes Prodigy hardened connectivity with Emtelles blowable fiber optic micro-cable, promising a significant impact on the workforce and cost efficiency of network installations. The result is a faster, cost-effective FTTH deployment, offering flexibility in various network environments.

Cable

VoIP Review

MAY 7, 2025

Such a foundation is critical as the telecommunications industry shifts towards on-demand service models. As Sparkle continues to be a major player in the submarine cable industry with over 600,000 km of fiber, and Orchest rewrites connectivity rules in Latin America, this synergy promises significant advancements in the field of NaaS.

Provisioning

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 25, 2025

I have also been following but nice to see what others day During the week of March 17, Minnesota lawmakers considered two bills related to telecommunications and broadband access. League of MN Cities posts information on two bills ( SF 2045 and HF 1740 ) going through the MN Legislature right now.

Broadband

Total Telecom

MAY 21, 2025

Claremont, NC, May 21, 2025 CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, and Emtelle, an industry leader in manufacturing blown cable, announced today a collaboration to manufacture hardened connectivity for blowable fiber optic drop cable. We are excited to collaborate with Emtelle through this agreement.

Cable

Tridon

JUNE 11, 2025

When people hear “ OSP fiber ,” they tend to picture buried cable, manholes, or pole lines. Sometimes, OSP fiber optic cable has to be installed, not “outside plant”, but inside buildings. How Code Affects Installation Canadian building codes typically require a transition to indoor-rated cable within 15 metres of entry.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

Television