With increasing regulatory requirements, the UK is looking to liberalize and simplify the domestic internet market offering consumers a hassle-free switching process The UK Regulatory and Competition Authority for the Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Postal Sectors (OFCOM), approved by the UK Government, recently ruled that people should be able to easilyRead More →
Parts of West Africa can expect improved internet access in the near future, following an agreement between Kenya-based Intersat and European provider Eutelsat. The provision of Internet services will rely on the Eutelsat Konnect satellite, launched two years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic initially delayed progress on its operational capabilities, butRead More →
DALLAS—Parks Associates estimates that nearly 114 million U.S. households access the Internet from home at speeds faster than dial-up, and that number is likely to grow in the coming years as new high-speed Internet connections 5G and broadband services are becoming available. “Over the past decade, the adoption of broadbandRead More →
EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite selected by Intersat for Internet connectivity in Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal Press release from: EUTELSAT Posted: Wednesday January 26th 2022 Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Intersat, one of Africa’s leading Internet solutions providers, have signed a multi-year agreement representing several hundred Mbps to meetRead More →
HONOLULU (AP) — Residents of Hawaiian lands may soon have more options for connecting to the internet. That’s because the State Department of Hawaiian Lands lifted a decades-old exclusivity clause that allowed only one Internet service provider option for Hawaiian settlers. Hawaii Public Radio reported that the clause made SandwichRead More →
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Internet services were interrupted in Lebanon on Sunday due to diesel shortages, according to the state-owned provider, adding another essential service to the list of victims of the snowballing economic crisis in the country. Imad Kreidieh, the head of internet serviceRead More →
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) – The city of Dubuque recently began promoting the FCC’s Emergency Broadcast Delivery Program, or EBBP, to help achieve its goal of getting an Internet connection for all citizens. The FCC created the EBBP near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to temporarily help those in needRead More →
Imagine being able to download a full HD movie to your phone in seconds, even with a crowd of people using the same internet source. Or maybe, if you are a software developer, how satisfying would it be for you to create a life changing app that can take flightRead More →
Wrangell in June 2018 (Photo by David Purdy / KTOO) The Southeast Alaska Regional Tribal Government will pilot its new broadband Internet program in Wrangell, which it says will eventually be available to everyone on the island. Last year, the Federal Communications Commission opened a special program to allow ruralRead More →
A map showing areas where 2.5 GHz spectrum is licensed to CCTHITA.(Screenshot of FCC card) The Southeast Alaska Regional Tribal Government will pilot its new broadband Internet program in Wrangell, which it says will eventually be available to everyone on the island. Listen to this story here. Last year, theRead More →