BROWSING: Broadband

Virgin Media O2 said its total mobile base grew to 44.9 million in full year 2023 U.K. telco Virgin Media O2 said its 5G network reached a coverage of 50% of the country’s population as of the end of 2023, the company said in its...

In this episode, Trent Edwards, the President of Mears Broadband, discusses his journey in the telecom industry and highlights the unique approach of Mears as a contractor. He emphasizes the importance of building partnerships and trust with customers, and the value of a diverse...

Vodafone, Qualcomm and Xiaomi achieved peak upload speeds of up to 273 Mbps in this recent test Vodafone, Xiaomi, and Qualcomm Technologies said they have successfully tested a new 5G technology that will enable customers to get faster upload speeds and wider coverage with the...

Stacey Thompson, the current Chief Operating Officer of ADB Companies, joins us today to share her journey and insights on women in leadership, work-life balance, and the future of the telecommunications industry. ADB Companies is a turnkey provider in the telecommunications industry, with a...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! FCC chairman resigns Federal...

ACP Extension Act would continue monthly broadband service subsidies for more than 20 million households In the wake of the Federal Communications Commission announcing wind-down procedures for the Affordable Connectivity Program, a bipartisan group of Senators and House members have put forward legislation that would...

UK-based BT Group is looking to repurpose old street cabinets, traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling, as electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The firm’s innovation startup unit, Etc., has announced a series of pilots, starting in Scotland, to enable street cabinets to...

Orange said that the new broadband offering is based on the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS satellite French carrier Orange extended its range of broadband connectivity solutions in its home market with a new satellite offering. In a release, Orange said that the new satellite service adds to...

How fast should internet access be, to be considered "broadband"? The Federal Communications Commission wants to increase the minimum required speed for broadband, which it currently considers to be at least 25 Mbps upstream and 3 Mbps downstream, to 100/20 Mbps. That minimum broadband speed...

Home broadband, Wi-Fi speed and reliability guarantees and speed testing/diagnostics were among the most popular services that providers plan to offer Omdia and Broadband Forum have published a new report that shows global broadband service providers are focused on introducing technology that directly improves bandwidth...

With the 25G PON solution, Google Fiber can provide up to 10x faster broadband speeds, says Nokia Google Fiber is deploying Nokia’s 25G passive optical network (PON) solution to bolster its existing fiber network and deliver a new 20 Gig broadband service through its GFiber Labs,...

The economics of access and adoption, plus the need for Wi-Fi equipment upgrades, are barriers to achieving universal gigabit service The European Union has laid out ambitious connectivity goals for member states, including universal access to 100 Mbps service by 2025 and gigabit-speed coverage of...

Huawei said new ultra-broadband applications will emerge at a fast pace in the 5.5G era Chinese vendor Huawei plans to officially release Net5.5G-oriented series products and solutions in 2024, Leon Wang, president of Huawei data communication product line, said during a keynote speech at Huawei’s...

GSMA Chief Marketing Officer Lara Dewar talks through the group's priorities around expanding access to broadband, fair share for mobile broadband usage, and fostering an open developer ecosystem. She also previous the groups annual Mobile World Congress Las Vegas kicking off on Sept. 26,...

Broadband and Wi-Fi have become synonymous when it comes to the in-home connectivity experience. However, consumers continue to struggle with Wi-Fi reliability and management, and communication service providers (CSPs) are still in need of better paths to broadband monetization. According to Laszlo Gyalog, who leads...

Nokia said the expanded program allows BEAD participants to more quickly and cost effectively bring broadband services to US communities Nokia has expanded its “network-in-a-box” program to simplify broadband network builds for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program participants as they focus on bridging...

New NOFO for Tribal funding provides up to $980 million More broadband funds are poised to flow to Tribal areas, with the Biden administration releasing a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with a nearly billion-dollar pot to draw from. The National Telecommunications and Information...

Verizon says the new network design is less expensive to build, quicker to deploy and addresses the 'unique complexities' of distributed end users Verizon used its mmWave spectrum holdings and fiber infrastructure to demonstrate point-to-multipoint internet service to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in a network design...

Formerly LTD Broadband, GigFire continues to expand its operations ISP Gigfire, formerly LTD Broadband, has acquired Illinois-based Rural Comm and now serves 10 states. Rural Comm is based in Farina, Illinois, and GigFire said that the acquisition adds thousands of customers to its subscriber base....

Movistar said it currently has a total of 4 million accesses over IPv6 Spanish mobile operator Movistar, owned by telecom group Telefonica, has completed the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in its entire mobile network, claiming to be the first Spanish telco to...

Premises covered by all U.K. operators with 5G technology reached 12-22% at end-January, Ofcom said U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has published a new update of its "Connection Nations 2022" report, which reveals that the number of homes able to get gigabit-capable broadband is up to...

Altice reported its 'best ever' fiber net additions in Q1 2023, said company CEO Altice USA ended the first quarter of 2023 with a total revenue of $2.29 billion, which represents a 5.3% year-over-year (YoY) decline. Further, the company noted a 2.8% decline in total...

Nokia said that 5G will account for 17% of the region's overall mobile subscribers in 2027 5G subscribers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA) are forecast to reach 380 million by 2027, according to Nokia’s MEA mobile broadband index. The report noted that 5G...

The U.K. government also announced a £40 million 5G innovation fund to promote investment and adoption of 5G by businesses and public services The U.K. government set a target of 5G Standalone (SA) availability in all populated areas of the country by 2030 as part...