Broadband Service providers can use comprehensive and GDPR-protected data insights from a smart home management app to improve customers’ Wi-Fi experience and unlock new revenue streams thanks to Gamgee’s upgrade to AVM’s FRITZ!Box Wi-Fi Router. The “Gamgee App for FRITZ!Box” presents service providers with a management capability that maps the home network, user behaviour and app usage analytics. This offers a powerful tool for service providers as they can gain understanding of their subscriber and use this knowledge to optimize and personalize service offering and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty….
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Broadband operators urged to use existing infrastructure to connect flats after new UK law passed
Broadband operators have been advised to use existing infrastructure when installing ultra-fast broadband to flats following a change to UK Law. According to InCoax Networks, this is a crucial opportunity to use existing coaxial infrastructure when responding to a tenant’s request to upgrade their broadband connection. Millions of UK tenants will no longer be prevented from receiving a broadband upgrade due to the silence of their landlords, following the enforcement of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act (TILPA). The law allows operators to gain access to a block of flats…
Read MoreHomeGrid Forum releases the VectorBoost™ open-source software to accelerate G.hn Access deployments with GiGAWire™ profile
Beaverton, US, 30 August 2022: HomeGrid Forum has announced the release of VectorBoost™ as open-source software for GiGAWire™ profile that manages crosstalk mitigation in broadband access networks. The initiative will accelerate the development of network solutions based on ITU-T G.hn standards extended to the Multi Dwelling Units (MDUs) environment, including large apartment complexes and office buildings, as well as Single Family Units (SFUs) and Fiber Extenders scenarios by using the GiGAWire™ profile. It provides crosstalk mitigation and auto pairing features to support multiple users using bundled cables. VectorBoost™ is the…
Read MoreIskratel unlocks next-generation broadband technologies for Telekom Slovenije
The universal Iskratel Lumia C16 delivers much needed versatility and flexibility for urban and rural deployments Kranj, Slovenia, June 28, 2022 – The route to critically upgrading fibre-optic networks towards next-generation PON broadband has been made easier today with the successful trial of the Iskratel Lumia C16 for Telekom Slovenije, the national telecommunications operator in Slovenia. Iskratel also announced that its compact Combo PON (XGS-PON and GPON) Optical Line Terminal (OLT) has been successfully tested by several operators. Suited for urban and rural population densities alike, the Iskratel Lumia C16…
Read MoreHomes and businesses turning to independent providers for broadband connectivity, new report reveals
More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in the UK can now connect to an independent fibre broadband network, according to new figures published today. For the first time, the total number of live connections provided by the ‘alt nets’ is above 1m. Compiled for the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators across the country, this year’s ‘Metrics for the UK independent network sector’ report shows that the sector has again doubled in size over the previous year. The independent sector…
Read MoreTwo new board members for independent broadband organisation
Appointments recognise increasing importance of alt-nets to UK broadband sector London, UK, 21 February – INCA, the trade association for next generation broadband services, has made two new appointments to its board. Rosalind Singleton, CEO of Spring Fibre and Tim Stranack, Founder and Director of Community Fibre were confirmed in their new roles at the organisation’s recent Annual General Meeting. The appointments come at a time when the contribution of alt-nets to the development of Gigabit Britain and to the UK economy has never been more important, especially with the…
Read MoreInCoax technology empowers consumers to switch broadband provider more easily following FCC ruling
Operators now have access to existing in-building networks to bring MultiGigabit speeds at affordable prices to tenants in apartments and office buildings Lund, Sweden, 21 February 2022 – Broadband operators must now seize the opportunity to access existing in-building coaxial network infrastructure, to achieve quicker and less labor-intensive installations for MultiGigabit speed connectivity in multi-tenant environments, following a US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling. The FCC recently adopted rules that gives tenants in apartments and office buildings more transparency, competition and choice for broadband services. By leveraging InCoax Networks’ fibre…
Read MoreAltNets encouraged to take part in landmark survey to mark crucial year for the industry
London, UK, 14 February – All parts of the UK broadband sector have been encouraged to participate in a survey assessing the development of the UK’s independent networks, ahead of what is described as a ‘crucial’ year for the future of the country’s digital landscape. The results from last year’s INCA commissioned Point Topic report, ‘Metrics for the UK independent network sector’, showed that as a group the altnets were four times larger than a decade ago and continue to attract significant private investment, comparable to that of Openreach. The report…
Read MoreNeos Networks brings broadband upgrades for public services across Oxfordshire
Will connect 200+ public service sites across Oxfordshire in a bid to improve digital and social inclusion Contract will see Neos Networks aggregate suppliers to build, manage, and operate new infrastructure LONDON, UK, 14th December 2021 – In a bid to improve connectivity and digital inclusion across the county, Neos Networks, one of the UK’s leading business connectivity providers, has been selected by Oxfordshire County Council to build full fibre gigabit capable broadband infrastructure to a range of public sector and local authority sites in the region, including schools, libraries,…
Read MoreBroadband boost for small and medium MDUs across Europe and North America as InCoax unveils its D2501
Operators will be able to extend XGS-PON or Active Ethernet fiber and manage services through existing customer provisioning systems thanks to the use of established industry standards and protocols Lund, Sweden, 21 September 2021: Following the release of InCoax D2501, which was unveiled at this year’s Broadband Forum’s UFBB Virtual Conference, Multi-Gigabit and Gigabit symmetrical broadband services in small and mid-sized Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) are now possible. Operators and service providers across Europe and North America will more easily be able to extend fiber GPON, XG-PON, XGS-PON and Active Ethernet…
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