OECD Broadband Rankings: Canada Ranks 28th out of 33 Countries Based on Bell, Rogers & Shaw Data. The OECD published its latest comparative broadband Internet data last week, confirming yet again that Canadian consumers pay more for less when it comes to Internet access.
While some will undoubtedly claim that the OECD methodology is faulty, it should be noted that the data is provided to OECD member governments before publication. TEO - FTTH Council Europe Wiki. From FTTH Council Europe Wiki This article is also available to download as a PDF: TEO The latest FTTH Council Europe Ranking of countries leading the way in deployment of fibre access shows that Lithuania retains the top European spot, ahead of other pace setters like Sweden, Norway, Slovenia and Slovakia.
Infrastructure owner: TEO has 40% of Lithuania’s Internet market, and 20% of its pay TV market. Location: Nationwide, across Lithuania, although mainly in urban locations. Network status: Operational. » Romania: Where the incumbent is not the incumbent… New start for Ukrainian DTH platform. Huawei, Kyivstar Form Ultra Broadband Network - Equipment\cn-c114 ‘ͺ C114 - China Communication Network.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a leading telecom equipment provider in China, is to cooperate with Kyivstar, the largest mobile telecom operator in Ukraine, to form an ultra broadband for the future. The Chinese telecom equipment provider recently announced that it had won a bid for the FTTB project under Kyivstar with Ethernet switches, which is said to be helpful for the operator to establish an ultra broadband network for the future to provide more excellent broadband products and services for users in Ukraine.
Kyivstar FTTB access-to-network project covers whole Ukraine. The Chinese company provides solutions as well as green and energy-saving Ethernet switches that are easy to lay out and maintain to fully meet the future construction demands of Ukraine FTTB network. For press release services, please email us at english@c114.net.cn. Kyivstar to introduce its FTTB network. Kyivstar Concludes Agreement With Huawei On Supplies For Construction Of FTTB Network. Kyivstar expands FTTB to 38 cities: CommsUpdate : TeleGeography Research. Number of TEO fiber-optic internet users exceeds 100,000 in 2010. Europe’s New Member States continue to dominate the FTTH Rankings.
(Les nouveaux Etats Membres de l'Union Européenne toujours en tête du classement FTTH) (Europas neue Mitgliedsstaaten haben im FTTH-Ranking nach wie vor die Nase vorn) Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 Three out of the top five fibre nations are recent members of the European Union; Romania enters the rankings BRUSSELS — The number of fibre-to-the-home subscribers in Europe, including Russia, has increased by 22% over the past six months, thanks to the booming broadband market in the Eastern part of Europe, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe, which were announced today at the Broadband World Forum in Paris.
In absolute numbers, Europe has reached 3.2 million FTTH/B subscribers (nearly 4.5 million including Russia). European Fibre Leaders Welcome Turkey to Their Ranks. Wednesday, February 9th, 2011.
Kosovo - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband. Europe’s new member states dominate FTTH rankings. FTTH growth accelerates in Europe. Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 LISBON, Portugal — In 2009, growth in terms of subscribers and Homes/Buildings passed has accelerated in Europe, with respectively 19% and 29% rate between June and December 2009.
In EU36 (including Russia), there were nearly 3.5 million FTTH/B subscribers and more than 25 million Homes/Buildings Passed. CEE countries lead in Europe in terms of FTTH/B subs growth. Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries lead the European ranks in terms of fibre to the home/building (FTTH/B) subscriber growth, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan.
The fastest adoption of these technologies can be observed in countries where local loop unbundling (LLU) has either not been implemented or not gained much popularity. International Events & Newsletters for Global Telecom Service Providers. Good news for Latvenergo's FTTH. Kazakhtelecom and Alcatel-Lucent deploy the first GPON network in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has completed the deployment of the first gigabit passive optical network (GPON) in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Leading Kazakhstan operator Kazakhtelecom will use the new network to provide advanced broadband services such as IPTV, video on demand (VoD) and high-speed Internet access to residential and business customers. The deployment marks the beginning of Kazakhtelecom’s strategic plan to replace its existing xDSL access infrastructure with optical fiber technology. The use of GPON technology will enable Kazakhtelecom to boost the broadband Internet penetration in Kazakhstan –- all while introducing a wide range of new, high-quality triple-play services that will increase average revenue per user (ARPU).
“A key objective for service providers today is to not just build an access infrastructure that is capable of efficiently supporting current capacity demand. About Kazakhtelecom. Kpmgsk.lcc.ch/dbfetch/52616e646f6d4956f2bfe2e9e40631a03c58e58cebf631212073d7820a7fde4a/functional_separation_in_cee.pdf. Press releases. The total consolidated revenue of TEO LT, AB Group (hereinafter – TEO), an integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services provider, for the nine months of 2008 was LTL 613 million, an increase by 5.3 per cent over the revenue for January-September 2007 (LTL 582 million).
Profit before income tax for the nine months of 2008, compared with profit before income tax for the same period in 2007 – LTL 148 million, was up by 2.4 per cent and amounted to LTL 151 million. Net profit for the period, compared with net profit for the first three months of 2007 – LTL 123 million, increased by 5.7 per cent and amounted to LTL 129 million. “TEO Group results for the third quarter are very good. Financial results show that we successfully resist to the slowing down economy, increasing competition and market regulation pressure. The number of TEO fiber-optic Internet users has exceeded 100 thousand. (OMX (English) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) During the last year, the number of customers using the fiber-optic Internet access services provided by TEO LT, AB, the largest provider of integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services in Lithuania, increased by approximately 65 per cent and at the end of December exceeded 100 thousand.
According to Darius Didžgalvis, Chief Technology Officer and Deputy General Manager of TEO, the fast growth in the number of fiber-optic/FTTH Internet users is due to the possibilities provided by this technology and the rapid development of the next-generation network. "The FTTH network provides opportunities not only to browse the Internet at ultra-fast speeds, but also to watch HDTV or make telephone calls simultaneously", - D. Didžgalvis said. It is planned that this year TEO investments in the FTTH network, which is being expanded in fifty cities of Lithuania, will amount to more than LTL 70 million. Copyright © 2011 OMX AB (publ)