BT accused of pushing competition out of the UK broadband market
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
Italy’s CDP group asks for more time to seal network deal
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
UK to boost Gigabit broadband by improving infrastructure access
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
‘Starlink’s broadband speeds drop due to increasing popularity’
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
French police investigate vandalism behind country-wide Internet outage
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
Telecom operator Orange denies the sale of physical network
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
‘Starlink satellite internet scores mixed results compared to broadband’
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
Proximus’ copper shutdown leaves Belgians disconnected from VDSL internet
The deployment of the Belgian fibre network has unintended consequences for customers of Scarlet, a subsidiary of Proximus. Scarlet customers are forced to find a new provider due to the removal of copper connections in areas where Proximus is deploying fibre.
Proximus, the organization responsi... Read more
Italian government considering new cap on broadband contracts
Italian telecoms regulator AgCom introduces new rules in a bid to break up oligopolies in the country's broadband market.
Italy is set to invest almost 7 billion euros in ultra-fast connectivity, and Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao has considered the move. He hopes it will promote competition... Read more