PLDT Inc and its wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. recently joined University of Baguio (UB) during its annual tripartite collaboration. This will further enhance existing curriculum of programmes in College of Engineering. (more…)
September 6, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Melita‘s CEO, Harald Roesch, has announced the “Road to 10 Gigabits” initiative during a live presentation in Mriehel, in the presence of the Economy Minister, Silvio Schembri. This 10 Gbps (gigabytes per second) technology is expected to deliver broadband speed 10 times more than present nationwide network and will contribute to development of our society thereby improving the way we all connect, live, work, and play. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
GoNetspeed has announced plans that will soon deliver high-speed, fibre internet to residents and businesses throughout the City of Pinson. Through GoNetspeed’s privately funded $1 million (€0.93 million) investment in Pinson, more than 1,000 homes and businesses will have access to future-proof fibre internet by the end of 2023 with construction beginning this fall. Residents and businesses interested in GoNetspeed services may visit here to indicate interest and receive construction updates. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, has announced its partnership with Zayo. The partnership aims to connect EdgeCore’s Silicon Valley data centre campus in Santa Clara, California. This connection will link it to Zayo’s global network. The goal is to provide customers with resilient and diverse routes. These routes are for both current use and future expansion. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
LG Electronics (LG) is set to present commercial implementation of Home Connectivity Alliance‘s HCA specification 1.0, enabling cross-brand appliance connectivity through LG ThinQ smart home platform. By the end of this year, consumers will be able to control appliances from diverse brands, such as Samsung and Vestel, with intuitive-to-use ThinQ app, providing smooth interconnectivity and a smarter, more convenient home. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
The Federal Communications Commission and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced partnership to promote awareness of Affordable Connectivity Programme (ACP) among federal housing assistance recipients. HUD secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced partnership while engaging with community members and touring a recently built computer lab at Yesler Terrace in Seattle,Washington. The partnership agreement reflects HUD’s commitment to increase outreach activities, alongside work both agencies are doing to decrease time it takes for recipients of HUD assistance to sign up for programme. The partnership monitors work that commission is doing to coordinate with other federal agencies to ensure that low-income households participating in eligible federal assistance programmmes are provided information about ACP, including how to enroll in programme. Starting this week, FCC and HUD will partner on ACP outreach targeted toward recipients of HUD assistance. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) has announced members will begin adopting HCA Interface Specification 1.0 in Q4 2023 and continue into 2024. The HCA Interface Specification 1.0 provides a framework for cloud-to-cloud (C2C) interoperability and establishes a foundation of tangible benefits for consumers, starting with legacy device integration and paving the way for energy savings in future. (more…)
September 5, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Seeq Corporation has announced a partnership with Databricks. This partnership aims to create a native integration between both platforms to access high-quality asset and process data. It also seeks to unify IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) data processing while accelerating the adoption of AI/ML (artificial intelligence / machine learning) in industries such as industrial manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and energy. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
CityFibre has passed 3 million premises as it continues its full fibre network rollout to reach up to a third of the UK. CityFibre passed 2 million homes in September 2022 and is on course to deliver a million ready for service premises to ISPs by the end of this year. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
ETSI has announced completion of its Release 2 specifications on fifth generation fixed network (F5G). Building upon the accomplishments of Release 1, the ETSI F5G group has introduced an array of additional features that bring fibre fixed networks into the next level. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban