Here you will find all the articles with the tag: broadband.
The price of broadband Internet via the satellite system Starlink is falling so fast that it may become a competitor to the services of traditional broadband providers such as KPN or VodafoneZiggo. This may be especially interesting for users in outlying areas. SpaceX's Starlink, the satellite b... Read more
1 month ago
This week, Cisco announced its intent to acquire SamKnows. The latter a privately held broadband network monitoring company headquartered in London. The acquisition further expands Cisco's network monitoring and management offering. The goal of the acquisition is to extend Cisco's ThousandEyes ... Read more
10 months ago
While a two thirds majority are opposed to the idea, the EC continues to try to reach a consensus. This week Reuters reported that a majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force major tech companies like Google to help fund the rollout of 5G and broad... Read more
11 months ago
A former national incumbent telco may be moving one step closer to a forced breakup. BT Group has been accused by its competitors of threatening competition in the United Kingdom's broadband market, according to a report in Bloomberg News. Moreover, at least one of the company's smaller rivals i... Read more
1 year ago
Italian state investment giant CDP and its partners are asking Telecom Italia (TIM) for an extension to put together an offer to buy its network assets. CDP and its partners have asked for more time to clinch a deal to buy TIM's network assets, according to a report in Reuters. The request will ... Read more
2 years ago
As a part of the 'mini-budget', the UK government is all set to help telecom operators with the usage of utility poles on private property in an attempt to bring high-speed broadband internet connectivity up across the country. The mini-budget was partly established to tackle the increasing cost... Read more
2 years ago
Research by Ookla indicates that the average broadband speed of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service has recently dropped. Despite the decline, performance remains strong in comparison to competing services. Starlink's average download and upload speed has dropped in all measured countr... Read more
2 years ago
Multiple internet outages affected several regions across France. Officials suspect a coordinated attack. Following reports of coordinated vandalism, the Paris prosecutor's office told Reuters that it has opened a probe into the causes of a major internet outage which affected France's telecomm... Read more
2 years ago
A France-based Telecom company, Orange S.A, announced that they won’t be selling their physical telecom networks. Formerly known as France Telecom S.A, Orange S.A says it is not selling its physical telecom networks, as per Ramon Fernandez, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Orange. Les E... Read more
2 years ago
Ookla recently researched the speed and latency of Starlink satellite broadband connections compared to average fixed broadband connections. In Western Europe, results were mixed. For several years, SpaceX has been steadily expanding its Starlink satellite network to provide broadband connection... Read more
2 years ago
