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Nokia's revamped home wifi software suite, now known as Corteca, promises to revolutionize in-home connectivity management.
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Nokia’s Corteca: Transforming In-Home WiFi Experience

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Nokia’s revamped home wifi software suite, now known as Corteca, promises to revolutionize in-home connectivity management and user experience. This holistic solution boasts advanced features like Corteca Cloud for network management and Corteca Device Software for device administration. More intriguing is the upcoming Corteca Marketplace, offering ‘try-before-you-buy’ applications, potentially opening new revenue horizons. Despite the anticipation, the question remains – will this alleviate users’ connectivity woes and truly enhance their in-home broadband experience? Stay tuned as the story unfolds.

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One of the most successful uses of 5G has not been via smartphones but instead via FWA application in home broadband services.
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5G FWA’s Impact and Challenges in US Broadband Market

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In the short span since 5G’s inception, one of its most successful applications surprisingly isn’t smartphones, but Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) enhancing home broadband services. Currently dominating 90% of new US broadband subscriptions, this trend sparks intriguing implications. Yet, fiber broadband’s speed and dependability present a formidable challenge, set to increasingly permeate the market aided by ample public funding. Meanwhile, FWA’s flexible and user-friendly nature makes it a robust contender, particularly in areas where fiber is not feasible.

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ASA has recently put an end to a dispute regarding the misleading adverts of a UK Internet Service Provider, 6G Internet.
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Exploring ASA’s Intervention in 6G Internet’s Misleading Adverts

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The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority recently adjudicated a dispute over the supposed misleading adverts of ISP, 6G Internet. The ASA ruled that the company name erroneously suggested the availability of non-existent 6G services. The decision underlines a recurrent issue of consumer confusion over service offerings in the telecommunications sector. Despite the controversy, 6G Internet has not indicated plans to adjust their brand name, possibly sparking inevitable customer confusion as the prospect of true 6G technology looms nearer.

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Cellnex is joining forces with the charitable organization Forever Manchester to launch two Cellnex Digital Inclusion Funds.
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Cellnex and Forever Manchester: Bridging the Digital Divide Together

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Cellnex, an esteemed telecom infrastructure supplier, is collaborating with Forever Manchester to foster digital inclusion, introducing two funds focused on nurturing related projects across Manchester. Reflecting the principles of the Greater Manchester Digital Inclusion Strategy, these funds could support various efforts such as improving online access for job seekers or distributing recycled computers.

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The United Kingdom's government executive agency, Building Digital UK, is on a mission to power the nation with gigabit-speed internet.
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Unraveling UK’s March Toward Gigabit-Speed Internet Coverage

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Formulating the future of UK’s internet, Building Digital UK (BDUK) triggers the procurement process under the £5 billion Project Gigabit framework. Their ambitious objective: accelerate gigabit-speed broadband coverage to capture a minimum of 85% of premises by 2025. However, there’s a twist in the tale, as reaching remote regions still poses a formidable challenge.

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Ofcom, UK's regulatory authority for telecoms, has released data from its quarterly report covering the period from January to March 2023.
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Unraveling Ofcom’s Q1 Report: A Deep Dive into UK’s Telecom Landscape

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The UK telecom authority, Ofcom, released its quarterly findings revealing increased customer complaints related to telecom and Pay-TV services. With Pay-TV, fixed broadband, landline, and pay-monthly mobile sectors under examination, the report uncovers the underpinning issues like changing providers, billing, and service faults. Notably, TalkTalk garnered the most complaints in the landline and fixed broadband sectors, while BT Mobile led in the pay-monthly mobile domain.

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Etc to repurpose idle street cabinets into EV charging points
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Transforming Telecom Cabinets into EV Charging Points: Challenges and Opportunities

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BT’s innovative Etc unit is poised to launch trials repurposing outdated street cabinets into electric vehicle (EV) charging points. Aiming at a smooth transition during the UK’s fiber rollout, this pioneering step initially caters to BT Group and Openreach employees in Northern Ireland, with plans for public engagement. However, the venture’s ultimate impact rests heavily on successful pilot performance.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has indicated its potential approval of Broadcom's colossal $61 billion acquisition of VMware.
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Broadcom-VMware Deal: Balancing Innovation, Competition, and Market Dominance

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The Competition and Markets Authority, UK’s competition watchdog, leans towards approving Broadcom’s monumental $61 billion takeover of VMware, after an in-depth Phase 2 investigation. The pivotal concern was whether it would discourage innovation due to reduced competition in the server market. However, the analysis suggests that competition in UK’s server hardware component supply won’t be notably hindered by the deal. This takes Broadcom a step closer to becoming one of the world’s largest server virtualisation software suppliers.

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Fixed-wireless access (FWA) is gaining momentum in the consumer 5G arena, an affection that might escalate following a recent speed breakthrough.
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Ericsson and MediaTek’s High-Performance Fixed-Wireless Access Breakthrough

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Breaking speed boundaries, Ericsson and MediaTek recently achieved an impressive 565 Mbps upload speed within the consumer 5G sector, sparking excitement about the potential of fixed-wireless access (FWA). This feat was made possible through the integration of two of Ericsson’s software features and MediaTek’s T830 chipset for 5G FWA routers. The growing importance of upload speed on multiple applications including online gaming, video streaming, and cloud storage is nudging broadband consumers into creators, underscoring the significance of this development.

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