Starlink increasingly attractive alternative to ‘regular’ 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
Cisco will buy SamKnows to increase ThousandEyes network visibility
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
‘EU members split over network fee levy on Big Tech’ – Reuters
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
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.
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‘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