Australian telecom operator Telstra announced the completion of a major network upgrade to King Island’s mobile network infrastructure, providing a significant boost in connectivity. This upgrade, done in partnership with Ericsson and claimed by Telstra to be a world-first, will bring close to a tenfold capacity boost for the island’s … Read More
Streaming service platform Lionsgate Play has expanded into Bangladesh. The OTT platform today announced that it has joined forces with Grameenphone (GP), the largest telecom services provider in Bangladesh, to expand its audience reach to the country. The company said Grameenphone has introduced Lionsgate Play as a part of their … Read More
American network operator Verizon has announced the launch of network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) aimed at providing developers access to its 5G network. These APIs, accessible to developers globally through various platforms including API aggregators, hyperscalers, and Verizon’s own API portal, aim to enhance customer engagement and brand loyalty. This … Read More
Canadian telecommunications company Telus has announced its collaboration with Samsung to build commercial virtualized and open radio access network (RAN) technology, which promises enhanced performance, flexibility, energy efficiency, and automation. Telus claims that it will be Canada’s first to implement this technology, with the collaboration expanding from greenfield (new builds) … Read More
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company responsible for delivering the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has announced in its end-of-the-year report that the project is on time and on budget, with 216,898 premises covered by the network ready to connect to high-speed broadband. The company surpassed 200,000 homes, farms, and … Read More
Telefonica Germany (O2 Telefonica) has announced the expansion of its 5G network throughout Germany along motorways and railways. The company said it built new communication sites covering over 14,000 kilometers of roads, motorways, and railways with 5G by the end of 2023. Currently, Telefonica‘s 5G network reaches approximately 95 percent … Read More
UK’s Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), in partnership with its shareholders Liberty Global and Telefonica, has announced plans to create a separate national fixed network company (NetCo). The company said this move is aimed at driving full fibre adoption, diversifying financing options, and facilitating potential consolidation opportunities among alternative network providers. … Read More
UK’s Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has reached a milestone in its efforts to improve mobile connectivity in rural areas through the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. The company announced this week that it has upgraded or constructed 100 sites, providing residents, businesses, and visitors in remote communities with faster and … Read More
UK’s full-fibre network provider Nexfibre today announced that it will invest GBP 1 billion in broadband infrastructure this year as part of its long-term plans on a national scale. Nexfibre said this investment will provide a major boost to the UK’s digital infrastructure in its gigabit broadband plans. In an … Read More
Australian telecommunications company Telstra announced this week that it has achieved a 5G uplink speed of 350 Mbps over 5G Standalone (SA) using sub-6 GHz frequencies in a live commercial network in partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm. Telstra claims this as a new global record for 5G uplink speed, which … Read More
Network Technologies company NEC Corporation has announced the development of RAN autonomous optimisation technology, which dynamically controls 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) based on the status of each user terminal, thereby enhancing the productivity of applications such as remote control of robots and vehicles. NEC plans to integrate this technology … Read More
New Zealand’s open-access internet infrastructure company, Chorus, has announced its first significant fibre network expansion since the completion of the government-supported Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) programme in December 2022. The Chorus-funded project will bring state-of-the-art fibre internet to an additional 10,000 homes and businesses, spanning from Kerikeri in the North to … Read More
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