(Telecompaper) KPN has named Yerseke as the first area where it will deploy GPON technology on its FTTH network. Wholesale customers will be able to access the first WBA/VULA connections there from 29 August… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/ZIQqNcbnlPg/kpn-to-start-first-gpon-tests-in-august–1298783

(Telecompaper) NextDC appointed Steve Smith to the NextDC board as non-executive director, effective 1 July… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/xOGtx6pFkSo/nextdc-appoints-former-equinix-ceo-smith-as-new-board-member–1298778

(Telecompaper) Poland’s national telecommunications regulator UKE has issued a study on the quality of internet services in the country, as part of its monitoring of the net neutrality regulation… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/vQRtD6FCVGE/polish-regulator-report-sees-more-users-on-faster-broadband–1298732

(Telecompaper) Google has started rolling out channel memberships for YouTube in South Africa, allowing users to support creators by signing up to donate ZAR 39.99 per month to their favourite channels… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/_7eJFRWew2k/youtube-channel-memberships-launch-in-south-africa–1298756

(Telecompaper) Norwegian communications regulator Nkom said parliament has approved a government proposal to provide an extra NOK 50 million for broadband expansion in its revised national budget for 2019… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/TXGvkR6Edzc/norwegian-revised-budget-provides-nok-50-mln-more-for-broadband-in-2019-as-telenor-phases-out-copper–1298774

(Telecompaper) Brazilian company Padtec will illuminate a 2,000-km optical network that marks the arrival of Argentine operator Silica Networks in Brazil… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/2KU0d1NpL14/padtec-illuminates-silica-networks-dwdm-network–1298749

(Telecompaper) AT&T is donating USD 500,000 to non-profit advocacy group Sports Fans Coalition NY (SFCNY), which operates the Locast public service app that offers… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/BVfwjUq6TDA/atandt-to-donate-usd-05-mln-to-local-sports-streaming-outfit–1298767

(Telecompaper) Angola Cables has launched cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS), reports Teletime… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/F0l2p_ph91c/angola-cables-launches-cloud-service–1298700

(Telecompaper) FirstLight announced the latest addition to its portfolio of fibre-based services: Veeam-Powered Disaster Recovery as a Service (DraaS)… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/VzTqfUmV7ng/firstlight-adds-cloud-based-disaster-recovery-solution–1298744

(Telecompaper) Gambia’s operator Gamtel, in collaboration with Huawei, has launched the Gambia National Broadband Network, reports The Point… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/LU_skR1dCE4/gamtel-launches-national-broadband-network–1298667