Nokia has announced that GFiber Labs has successfully tested 50Gb/s broadband speeds over its existing fiberenetwork. This is the first live network demonstration of 50G PON technology in the US and shows how operators can use Nokia’s Lightspan MF fibre access platform to upgrade their fibre networks. The trial builds on the 25G PON deployment […]

Next generation wholesale network operator nexfibre has published its inaugural report reflecting on the state of the full-fibre market and the steps required to challenge historic monopolistic behaviour, transform access and drive innovation. nexfibre critically examines past underinvestment, key challenges, and necessary steps for policymakers to promote national scale sustainable competition and the transformation of […]

InCoax and Nokia have signed an agreement to integrate InCoax’s solution into Nokia’s Gigabit Connect portfolio. The MoCA Access-based solution enables cable and service providers to deliver multi-gigabit broadband services over existing coaxial cables in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) and buildings that are too difficult to serve with fibre. The solution will be marketed through Nokia’s […]

Accenture has agreed to acquire Fibermind, an Italy-based network services company, specialising in fibre and mobile 5G networks deployment, as well as infrastructure engineering services. Accenture says this acquisition will strengthen its capabilities in the domain and extend network services to clients across multiple industries, including telecommunications, utilities and transportation. Headquartered in Rovigo, Italy, with […]

Trade body the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has published findings on The Benefits of Retiring Copper Today, noting that many telecommunications providers still face unnecessary complexity and expense by continuing to operate legacy copper last-mile broadband infrastructure, especially if they already migrated to fibre in the core and access network. The study explores the cost benefits and […]

Sunrise reports it has more than doubled the speed of its hybrid fibre-coaxial cable network. “Fast and reliable Internet is a basic need, not only in cities, but throughout Switzerland. That’s why we’re more than doubling the Internet speed on our hybrid fibre-coaxial cable network, to which around 80 per cent of Swiss households are […]

The fixed communication services revenue in Hong Kong is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2 per cent from $2.7 billion (€2.4bn) in 2023 to $3 billion in 2028, supported by the fixed broadband service segment, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Hong Kong Fixed Communication Forecast […]

nexfibre, the next-generation fibre operator, has announced it is connecting over 30,000 premises in Sedgefield constituency to its full-fibre network. The investment is part of the business’s wider plan to add over 40,000 premises across Durham in 2024, in partnership with its build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. nexfibre says the investment in […]

Fiber Connect Council MENA and the FTTH Council Europe have signed an agreement aimed at fostering collaboration and synergy between the two organisations. The groups say that th agreement, which was signed in Berlin on the occasion of the FTTH Conference 2024, “marks a pivotal moment in recognising the aligned missions and the shared goals […]