(Telecompaper) UK full-fibre broadband ISP Connect Fibre has won a GBP 16.5 million contract to bring gigabit services to 6,000 hard-to-reach premises in North East Staffordshire, ThinkBroadband reported… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/connect-fibre-to-deploy-fibre-network-at-hard-to-reach-in-north-east-staffordshire–1483707

(Telecompaper) Fibre backbone provider Terralpha, part of France’s state-owned railway group SNCF, has made further progress in strengthening its ‘Omnibus’… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sncf-subsidiary-terralpha-provides-faster-connectivity-on-lille-valenciennes-route–1483667

(Telecompaper) South Korean operator SK Telecom has signed publishing partnership agreements for its ifland metaverse platform with CelcomDigi, Agate and Cosmic Technologies… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sk-telecom-strikes-ifland-metaverse-service-deals-with-celcomdigi-agate-cosmic-technologies–1483638

(Telecompaper) Croatian operator A1 Hrvatska has been awarded the European Broadband Award by the European Commission, for its project to develop broadband internet access in Solin, Croatia… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/a1-hrvatska-wins-european-broadband-award-for-solin-project–1483546

(Telecompaper) Furukawa Latin America has expanded its product portfolio with a new FTTx end-to-end pre-connected product, engineered from the optical line terminal… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/furukawa-latin-america-launches-pre-connected-fttx-product–1483553

(Telecompaper) TelCables Brasil, a subsidiary of Angola Cables, has expanded its network with a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telcables-brasil-expands-footprint-with-new-pop-in-cuiaba–1483551

(Telecompaper) Brazilian regional ISP Americanet reported a 18.2 percent annual revenue growth to BRL 185.0 million in Q3 2023. In the same period, the net loss fell from BRL 42.3 million to BRL 37.6 million… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/americanet-revenue-rises-18-in-q3-net-loss-shrinks–1483550

(Telecompaper) Brazilian regional ISP Ibi Telecom plans to extend its operations and change its brand to Ibi to mark a new cycle of growth, reports Diario do Comercio… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/brazils-ibi-telecom-renames-itself-ibi-and-expands-presence–1483544

(Telecompaper) Kazakhstan plans to legalise the use of Starlink satellite internet services by the end of 2024, reports Profit.kz citing Bagdat Musin, the minister of digitisation… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/kazakhstan-to-legalise-use-of-starlink-by-the-end-of-2024–1483561

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has raised broadband speed for 4,000 of its subscribers in the Vologda region… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/rostelecom-raises-broadband-speeds-in-vologda–1483558