HFCL approves new increase in optical fibre capacity to meet boom in data centre demand
Indian fibre equipment maker HFCL announced plans to invest another INR 4 billion in expanding its production capacity for optical fibre and optical fibre cables. The company said demand from the data centre market, as well as FTTH and broadband network expansions had led to increased orders and a positive outlook for both near-term orders and long-term demand. The extra investment is expected to take its optical fibre manufacturing capacity from 28.0 million fkm per annum to 38.50 million and its OFC capac
HFCL approves new increase in optical fibre capacity to meet boom in data centre demand
Indian fibre equipment maker HFCL announced plans to invest another INR 4 billion in expanding its production capacity for optical fibre and optical fibre cables. The company said demand from the data centre market, as well as FTTH and broadband network expansions had led to increased orders and a positive outlook for both near-term orders and long-term demand. The extra investment is expected to take its optical fibre manufacturing capacity from 28.0 million fkm per annum to 38.50 million and its OFC capac
European FTTP subscribers to increase by 40% in 5 years - Point Topic
The number of FTTP subscribers in Europe is expected to reach 157.4 million by 2030, up 40.1 percent from 112.4 million at end-2025, according to new research from Point Topic. This includes the 27 EU member states and four non-EU countries (UK, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway). The EU FTTP subscriber base will grow by 34.8 percent to an estimated 129.6 million in 2030 from 96.2 million at end-2025. In the four non-EU markets, subscribers will grow from 16.2 million to 27.8 million over the five years, driven
European FTTP subscribers to increase by 40% in 5 years - Point Topic
The number of FTTP subscribers in Europe is expected to reach 157.4 million by 2030, up 40.1 percent from 112.4 million at end-2025, according to new research from Point Topic. This includes the 27 EU member states and four non-EU countries (UK, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway). The EU FTTP subscriber base will grow by 34.8 percent to an estimated 129.6 million in 2030 from 96.2 million at end-2025. In the four non-EU markets, subscribers will grow from 16.2 million to 27.8 million over the five years, driven
Optus and Nokia complete pre-6G massive MIMO transmission using upper 6 GHz frequencies
Australia's Optus has completed an advanced 6G research trial that deployed Nokia's massive MIMO antenna to transmit an upper-6GHz signal. According to Optus, the link successfully achieved record peak download speeds of around 3.5 Gbps, underscoring the critical role that the upper 6 GHz band could play in unlocking 6G-era capacity for end subscribers. Optus's study was conducted at a mobile transmitter in Sydney currently equipped with live 5G infrastructure. Nokia's advanced 6 GHz massive MIMO radio was
Optus and Nokia complete pre-6G massive MIMO transmission using upper 6 GHz frequencies
SKT profits improve in Q2 as mobile business recovers, broadband base expands
SK Telecom reported a strong improvement in profits in the second quarter, as the Korean operator recovered from the extra costs last year from its security breach and Sim replacement exercise. While revenues were up just 0.5 percent year-on-year to KRW 4.36 trillion, operating profit increased 67.3 percent to KRW 566 billion. Net profit was over five times greater, at KRW 466 billion versus KRW 83 billion a year ago.
SKT profits improve in Q2 as mobile business recovers, broadband base expands
SpaceX revenues up 92% in Q2 on Starlink expansion
SpaceX has reported its first quarterly results since becoming a public company. The report shows a net loss of USD 541 million for the second quarter of 2026, almost half the loss of USD 1.0 billion a year earlier, on revenues up 92 percent year-on-year to USD 7.8 billion. Adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled, to USD 3.5 billion from USD 1.2 billion a year earlier, driven mainly by growth at Starlink.
SpaceX revenues up 92% in Q2 on Starlink expansion
Arista sales surpass USD 3 billion in Q2 as growth rate slows to 12%
Arista Networks surpassed a USD 3 billion quarterly turnover for the first time in the three months to June. Q2 revenues climbed 12.1 percent year-on-year to USD 3.03 billion, exceeding Arista's prior revenue estimate of around USD 2.8 billion. Growth was a little slower than the 35.1 percent expansion in sales achieved in Q1.
Arista sales surpass USD 3 billion in Q2 as growth rate slows to 12%
Liquid deploys Taara wireless light beams to expand enterprise data capacity in Lagos
Taara has expanded its partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies in Africa. The operator is using Taara's light-beam technology to deliver bandwidth directly from Africa Data Centres and other major Lagos facilities to enterprise clients. The technology offers a high-speed alternative in areas where physical fibre installation is costly, slow, or prone to frequent cuts that lead to multi-day outages.
Liquid deploys Taara wireless light beams to expand enterprise data capacity in Lagos
E& picks Ciena coherent optics to scale DWDM network
E& UAE is deploying Ciena's next-generation optical and software products to construct a high-capacity Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) network. The expanded network capacity is specifically designed to support the data-intensive connectivity demands of hyperscalers, neoscalers, and major data centre operators, Ciena said. To support the build-out, E& UAE is deploying Ciena's Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) alongside its Waveserver platform, powered by WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 1.6Tbps cohere
E& picks Ciena coherent optics to scale DWDM network
Kazakhtelecom tests facial ID for smart home entry in Petropavlovsk
Kazakhstan national operator Kazakhtelecom has launched a pilot smart home project in the city of Petropavlovsk, using facial recognition at an apartment building. The 210 households can enter their building without the need for badges or other kinds of keys. The solution combines digital intercoms, video-surveillance and remote management on smartphones.
Kazakhtelecom tests facial ID for smart home entry in Petropavlovsk
Tele2 Estonia named best for customer service
Tele2 Estonia achieved a score of 95.80 percent for customer service, the best in the telecom market in a survey carried out by the company Dive. In Estonia, Tele2 was the telecom company with the best service for the sixth year in a row and this year also with the highest result in the entire Baltics, the company announced.
Tele2 Estonia named best for customer service
Polish telecom regulator UKE announces call for upgrade of online information portal
Polish telecommunications regulator UKE announced a contract call for the provision of maintenance and development services for the online portal 'Information Point for Telecommunications'. The contract covers system maintenance, migration, modernisation of the system's user database, the development of a new map portal for presenting infrastructure data, modernisation of API interfaces, as well as development of a PRL application used to search and view address data and related information on a map, both c
