Three towns in Bluewater will get connected to the high speed broadband network through optical fiber cables by the end of 2015. Varna, Brucefield, Bayfield are the three cities where the deployment of next generation networks are Progressing. Once completed, the network would connect residents and businesses in Bluewater to the ultra fast internet with the rest of the world….

Smithville has started construction of the fiber optic network in the city of Jasper. The next generation network to deliver high speed broadband services to the residents and businesses in the city will be built by Smithville Communications and its subsidiary. After completing the multi-year project is complete, Jasper residents will have access to a full gigabit fiber optic network,…

A new fiber optic course has been launched in Kaimanam, Trivandrum by The Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and BSNL Regional Telecom Training Center, Kaimanam. The team together offers a certificate course in Optical Fiber Cables and Systems. The fiber optic practical oriented course, spread over four weeks focuses on hands on training in splicing and maintenance of…

Canadian fiber optic component manufacturer OZ Optics will expand its manufacturing by automating and optimizing a laser writing process, allowing it to manufacture better products faster at its locations in Stittsville, Turkey and China. OZ Optics will utilize the investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario for this expansion. This announcement of funds is the first from…

New findings from the research firm Geografia reports that thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in benefits across Australia have been lost because of NBN Co’s decision to target residential areas instead of businesses. Launched with high hopes and enthusiasm to deliver high-speed broadband services throughout Australia, but often sunk in turmoil and notoriously politicized, the $41 billion national…

Singapore based internet service provider, M1 has decided to speed up rolling out broadband networks to the customers who had been waiting after applying for the services. Singapore’s media reports that the service provider has taken things in its own hands after a change in the ownership of the entity rolling out Singapore’s high-speed fibre broadband network did little to…

Tanzania government signed an agreement with successful bidders to provide telecom services to 112 Wards which were underserved through the Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF). Vodacom, Airtel and Tigo and TTCL will provide telecommunications services to 102 wards that are un-served or under-served for a total subsidy of $7.6 million and another 10 wards located in border areas and…

Portugal telecommunication service provider DS Telecom plans to expand fiber optic networks by utilizing the EU funds for which it will participate in the tender. European Union tenders for financing the fiber optic networks will be opened in May 2015. The operator can extend the coverage of its fiber optic network with the help of EU funds made available through…