Industry News

Upton Park homes and businesses will get superfast broadband boost

March 19, 2012

BT Broadband has been aggressive with their broadband rollouts over the past few months. The operator is one of the staunch participants in the government’s Broadband Delivery UK project, which is set on improving hte UK’s broadband infrastructure and services.

Telstra to aim at new home services

March 19, 2012

The program, led by the head of innovation, product and marketing, Kate McKenzie, will see the telco giant invest millions of dollars in new services and devices that aim to create an "internet-connected home" for consumers.

FCC wants 2-way radios to tighter bandwidth

March 19, 2012

Like beachfront property in Greenwich, there's only a finite amount of space on the radio band.

In San Leandro, a Drive to Get Wired in his hometown

March 19, 2012

SAN LEANDRO—Pat Kennedy believes high-speed communication is so essential to business that he is spending $3 million of his own money to build a fiber-optic loop in his hometown of San Leandro. The move is intended to help his software company expand and ramp up the technology industry in the East Bay.

Bell Canada Agrees to pay $3.4 Billion for Astral Media

March 16, 2012

OTTAWA — Bell Canada, Canada’s largest telecommunications company, extended its move into the media business on Friday by agreeing to pay 3.38 billion Canadian dollars (about $3.4 billion) for Astral Media, the owner of several prominent cable television channels including HBO Canada.