Edinburg, United States – Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, has announced that they have formed a partnership with the Homeowner’s Association of Ford’s Colony to deploy next generation fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services to Ford’s Colony residents. Ford’s Colony is a community in Williamsburg, Virginia, situated on 3,200 acres with more than 2,700 homes. (more…)
February 7, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
The potential of the Connected Home has been brought a step closer following the latest update from Broadband Forum’s Open Broadband – USP Agent (OB-USP-Agent) project, which has been released. (more…)
November 17, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Broadband Forum has welcomed two new members to its board of director – from Verizon and China Unicom – as its work continues to develop and standardise next-generation broadband services. (more…)
September 10, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Nokia has announced that it has entered into an agreement with TATA Play Fiber to launch one of India’s first WiFi6-ready broadband network. With increasing broadband usage in both residential and enterprise areas, there is a demand for new, high-capacity broadband connections. To meet this demand, broadband networks need future proof fibre and in-home services that can scale in line with evolving end-customer needs. (more…)
October 27, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
The Board of Directors at the Broadband Forum has announced Craig Thomas as their incoming chief executive officer. In this role, Thomas will spearhead the Forum’s leadership during a crucial juncture for the global broadband industry, as it transitions from connectivity-driven to delivering standards for intelligent, services-led networks that prioritise the user experience. (more…)
October 10, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is ushering in a different era of home connectivity and opportunities for service providers, with the introduction of Qualcomm 10G fibre gateway platform and its signature feature, Qualcomm service defined Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) technology. The overwhelming majority of subscribers experience their broadband service through Wi-Fi. (more…)
September 25, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Virgin Media Ireland is working with Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, to support the company’s three-year move to a full fibre network, and transition from traditional cable services to automated high-speed fibre broadband services. With the Blue Planet platform as the foundation of its network and service automation strategy, Virgin Media is able to deliver a better end-user experience and ultra-fast broadband connectivity for its customers. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
EE has unveiled its vision for customer centric home broadband service with the partnership with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. EE will roll out new in-home hardware in the future that will feature Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 platforms as part of its ongoing plans. This will deliver home connectivity to consumers across the UK. (more…)
September 21, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
nexfibre, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, has reached an agreement with fibre operator, Upp, to acquire provider. The acquisition will boost fibre footprint of nexfibre by 175,000 premises in East of England and ensure investment and network build in region continues for years to come. The all-cash deal sees Virgin Media O2 initially purchase provider and carry out integration work, but nexfibre will thereby fund acquisition through a back-to-back agreement to buy Upp’s network assets. (more…)
September 12, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Airties and Domos, has announced an alliance to provide enhanced latency management capabilities to broadband service providers around world. Airties and Domos will jointly own latency monitoring software module, based on Domos’ existing module, and will be embedded into Airties smart Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) software. Additionally, Domos will gain access to Airties’ customer base to expand distribution of its network X-ray agent through integration with Airties smart Wi-Fi solutions. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar