Broadband disruptor Cuckoo has signed a new three-year deal with bank payment company GoCardless. The broadband provider will use the fintech’s Direct Debit capabilities to collect monthly bills from customers, continuing a relationship which first started in 2020. The partnership enables Cuckoo to leverage the latest payment technology in its mission to become the UK’s […]
A small but growing group of extreme power users is contributing to a steady rise in upstream consumption in broadband cable networks, according to the latest edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. Extreme power users of 5TB or more per month consume almost 1TB – 956GB, on average – of upstream bandwidth per […]
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 […]
Harmonic has announced the launch of its new Pearl Remote Optical Line Termination (R-OLT) module for fibre broadband service delivery from Harmonic’s versatile Ripple and Oyster node enclosures. Pearl R-OLT is Harmonic’s latest innovation and joins the company’s broad ecosystem of fibre and DOCSIS edge devices powered by the cOS virtualised core. Harmonic’s new high-density […]
Adeia, the R&D and intellectual property (IP) licensing company, has entered into an agreement with Astound Broadband, a provider of digital TV, high-speed internet and phone services for residential and business customers across the US, to license Adeia’s media IP portfolio. National demand for pay-TV and high-speed internet services has undergone notable changes over the […]
Long Lines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schurz Communications, is using OpenVault’s Congestion Manager to optimise network performance and consumer experiences for broadband subscribers in systems serving communities in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Long Lines is leveraging Congestion Manager to automatically identify and address high-usage incidents that can negatively impact downstream and upstream broadband availability. […]
Harmonic has announced the new Beacon intelligent speed maximizer (ISM) application integrated on the cOS virtualised broadband platform alongside its vCMTS and fibre applications. The Beacon ISM provides greater spectrum efficiency to maximise upstream and downstream speeds on a per-subscriber basis, enhancing quality of experience (QoE) and contributing to subscriber revenue growth and retention. The […]
Cuckoo, the broadband disruptor, has announcesdthe appointment of Sarah Howells as Managing Director. Howells, who previously held the Chief Customer Officer role at Cuckoo, will lead the provider’s ambition to bring market-leading customer service to the broadband sector. Before joining Cuckoo in 2023, she was Chief Customer Officer at Jurassic Fibre, and has also held […]
nexfibre, the next-generation fibre operator, has announced it is connecting over 2,000 premises in Loughborough to its full-fibre network. The investment is part of the business’ wider plan to reach over 22,000 premises across Leicestershire, in partnership with its build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. The investment in Loughborough demonstrates the progress nexfibre […]
Macquarie, the Australian investment fund and former owner of Thames Water, is reportedly looking to sell KCOM, the Hull-based broadband provider amid growing competition from upstart networks. The Telegraph reported that Macquarie has already appointed advisory-focused investment bank PJT Partners to conduct a strategic review of KCOM’s business. The move could potentially result in a […]