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Filipino operator PLDT passes 3mil broadband subs

The government target of 100 per cent coverage by basic broadband by 2015 is likely to be met

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) reached the milestone of 3mn broadband subscribers during the first quarter of this year, giving it almost 65 per cent of the country’s broadband market.

Wifi to remain dominant home networking tech

The free wifi offering will target short term users

By 2014, global shipments of core home networking equipment and network-enabled media devices will exceed one billion units, according to ABI Research. But wifi is expected to remain the most common technology used to connect these media devices.

Madrid to join the 100Mbps club this year

Telefonica's results have been impacted by job cuts in Spain

Spanish carrier Telefónica has indicated that it will install fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections across the Spanish capital this year, with 1.3 million homes and businesses in Madrid to be provided with 100Mbps connections.

Viettel lights up Mozambique with fibre and mobile

Viettel is seeking more African opportunities

Vietnamese carrier Viettel has expanded beyond Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, this week lighting up its first operation in Africa – a mobile network in Mozambique.

UK users not getting advertised broadband speeds

Many UK users are not getting the broadband speeds they are paying for

Broadband users in the UK are getting short-changed when it comes to their internet speeds, a survey has found. A survey by UK newspaper the Guardian online with 3,000 respondents indicated that there is a significant shortfall between the maximum speeds customers are promised and the speeds they actually receive.

Malaysia surges ahead in the APAC National Broadband Network revolution

Malaysia's P1 unveils 2.0 Evolution Plan

Analyst house Informa Telecoms & Media (publisher of Broadband World News) has released new figures revealing that the High Speed Broadband (HSBB) network being built by Telekom Malaysia is comfortably outpacing other NBNs being deployed including in the region, including rival Singapore’s NGNBN as well as those being rolled out in Australia and New Zealand.

Dutch take European lead with net neutrality

The Netherlands is the first European country to adopt a net neutrality law

The Dutch senate has passed a net neutrality law that makes it illegal for ISPs in the country to filter the internet. The laws, which were passed unanimously earlier this week, means that all traffic must be treated equally and may not be blocked or throttled. The Netherlands is the first European country to adopt such a law, and the second country in the world to do so after Chile.
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BT passes 10 million homes with fibre

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UK telco BT has celebrated a considerable milestone for its fibre broadband project, having now passed ten million homes and business with its roll-out, months ahead of its end-2012 target.

NSN strikes deal with Ruckus Wireless to resell wifi offload kit

NSN signs a gobal reseller agreement with Rucjus Wireless

Infrastructure firm Nokia Siemens Networks has signed a global reseller agreement with wifi specialist Ruckus Wireless to help operators integrate wifi coverage as part of its small cells portfolio designed for mobile broadband services.

802.11 standards revised due to growth of wifi

New standards define the technology for wifi applications

The IEEE Standards Association has published new revisions to the standards defining wireless local area network (LAN) products. The new IEEE 802.11 standards already underpin wifi applications globally, but the standards have now been expanded, due to the increasing relevance of new applications, such as the smart grid, the IEEE 802.11 working group explained.