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Srikapardhi July 2nd, 2024 9:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

LiveOak Fiber Secures USD 250 Million to Expand Network in the Southeast US

LiveOak Fiber (LiveOak), a regional broadband service provider founded in the US, has announced securing USD 250 million in financing underwritten by JP Morgan. This funding will accelerate the expansion of LiveOak's fiber broadband network to underserved communities in the Southeast United States, the ISP said on Monday. Also Read: LiveOak Fiber Completes 50 Percent of Georgia Broadband Rollout Growth and Expansion Milestones LiveOak stated that since its inception in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 30th, 2024 11:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

JioFiber is Offering 390 Days Plan under Rs 5000

JioFiber, the FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) arm of Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, is offering customers a 390-day connection for under Rs 5000. This is a great deal for anyone who is looking to get a fiber broadband connection without burning their pockets. For the unaware, JioFiber offers 30 days of additional service with all of its annual plans. Regardless of the kind of speed you opt for, if you are... Read More

Srikapardhi June 27th, 2024 10:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nexfibre to Connect 15,000 Premises in High Wycombe and Marlow

Nexfibre, a UK wholesale full-fibre network operator, has announced that it will connect 15,000 premises in High Wycombe and Marlow to its full-fibre network in partnership with Virgin Media O2. This deployment is part of Nexfibre's goal to reach 5 million premises by 2026, having already connected 1 million premises. Also Read: Nexfibre Report Highlights Fragile Progress in UK Fibre Market, Calls for Regulatory Action XGS-PON Technology Nexfibre's network is... Read More

Srikapardhi June 26th, 2024 11:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Nexfibre Report Highlights Fragile Progress in UK Fibre Market, Calls for Regulatory Action

Nexfibre published a report titled "Platform for Progress" on the state of the UK wholesale fibre market on Tuesday. It highlights that the progress made by the UK fibre market is fragile and outlines steps policymakers should take to protect and build upon recent advancements. Ahead of Ofcom’s Telecoms Access Review, the report presents a series of recommendations aimed at creating the optimal regulatory environment for national-scale digital infrastructure competition... Read More

Srikapardhi June 21st, 2024 8:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

LightSpeed Broadband Relaunches With New Branding, Speeds and Expanded Services in UK

LightSpeed, a fiber broadband provider based in the East of England, announced today a comprehensive re-launch with new branding aimed at transforming digital connectivity for homes and businesses. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) now offers symmetrical upload and download speeds of up to 2,000 Mbps, doubling its previous offering of up to 1,000 Mbps, and has expanded its product offerings. Also Read: Nexfibre Commences Fibre Broadband Build in Canterbury With... Read More

Srikapardhi June 21st, 2024 6:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Elisa Begins XGS-PON Fiber Network Construction in Finland

Finnish operator Elisa announced that it began building its fiber optic network using XGS-PON technology at the beginning of June, paving the way for 100 Gbps internet connections. The company stated that the new technology is more energy efficient than traditional fiber optic networks. Also Read: Elisa Partners With Voimatel to Expand Fiber Optic Network in Finland Transition from Copper to Fiber and 5G Elisa noted that Finland is experiencing... Read More

Srikapardhi June 21st, 2024 11:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Virgin Media O2 Brings Gigabit Broadband to 25,000 More Homes in Lowestoft

British telecommunications provider Virgin Media O2 has expanded its gigabit broadband services to an additional 25,000 homes and businesses in Lowestoft. Customers can now access the Gig2 broadband service, which offers speeds up to 2 Gbps — 36 times faster than the local average. Also Read: Nexfibre Commences Fibre Broadband Build in Canterbury With Virgin Media O2 Network Expansion to Lowestoft The network expansion, completed by nexfibre, is part of... Read More

Srikapardhi June 21st, 2024 12:27 AM 0 COMMENTS

Nexfibre Commences Fibre Broadband Build in Canterbury With Virgin Media O2

UK wholesale full-fibre network operator Nexfibre, in partnership with its build partner and anchor tenant Virgin Media O2, has commenced construction to connect over 13,000 premises in Canterbury to its full-fibre network. The company recently announced it has reached 1 million premises, part of its overall goal of reaching 5 million premises by 2026. Nexfibre plans to deliver a nationwide ultrafast broadband rollout by 2030. Also Read: Nexfibre Reaches One... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 20th, 2024 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet Deploys 4500+ Wi-Fi Hotspots in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad

ACT Fibernet, an internet service provider (ISP) in India, announced that it has deployed 4500+ Wi-Fi hotspots in Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. The aim of this deployment is to remove digital divide in the country. Now users in these cities will be able to get seamless internet experience in public places such as bus stops, hospitals, public libraries, malls, parks and schools. Over 2 million users have been served by... Read More

Srikapardhi June 20th, 2024 3:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Breezeline Extends Fiber Network to Salisbury, Massachusetts

Breezeline, an internet, TV, and phone service provider in the US, has extended its fiber network into Massachusetts and is offering fiber internet to residential and business customers in the town of Salisbury. Breezeline claims to be the first provider in the community to offer fiber internet via Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology, according to an official statement. Also Read: Empire Access Expands Fiber Internet to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Fiber-to-the-Home Technology "We are... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 18th, 2024 2:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Excitel Now Offering Amazon Prime with its Cable Cutter Plan

Excitel, one of the fastest-growing internet service providers (ISPs) in the country, has partnered with Amazon Prime to offer its customers access to Prime Video with high-speed broadband plans. Excitel announced that its customers subscribing to the cable cutter plan will now also get Amazon Prime Lite at no additional cost along with other OTT (over-the-top) benefits. Along with access to the huge content library of Prime Video, users will... Read More

Srikapardhi June 17th, 2024 9:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Virgin Media Inks Network Deal With National Broadband Ireland to Expand Reach

Virgin Media has announced a wholesale network access deal with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) to deliver superfast broadband and digital TV services to over 254,000 NBI-enabled premises across Ireland. This deal is part of Virgin Media's EUR 200 million network upgrade, set to continue until 2025, aiming to support speeds up to 10 Gbps. Also Read: Virgin Media Ireland Selects Cerillion for BSS, OSS Solution Deployment Fiber Upgrades and Speed... Read More