Fiber Development Index News Today

/PRNewswire/ -- Singapore has again emerged as leader in Omdias Global Fiber Development 2022 Index, with maximum scores in seven of the nine metrics. It is...

Also in todays EMEA regional roundup: Europe struggles in Fiber Development Index; unlicensed operators help Russian military in war-torn Ukraine; STC sets up new infrastructure assets company.

Also in todays EMEA regional roundup: Europe struggles in Fiber Development Index; unlicensed operators help Russian military in war-torn Ukraine; STC sets up new infrastructure assets company.

BT has reacted angrily to news that emergency services call handlers will be included in strike action planned for next month.

Italian operator TIM has thrown its hat into the ring with the European Green Digital Coalition, which purports to have the aim of ‘harnessing the potential of digital solutions to enable the green transformation.’

UK comms regulator Ofcom will investigate whether the dominance of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the cloud services space is good for competition, and will also look at messaging apps and smart speakers.

The Fiber Development Index (FDI) tracks and benchmarks fiber development across 88 countries. Fiber investment is vital to the quality delivery of all data

While were covering the Big 5G event, heres a look back at a few broadband industry highlights from the last 12 months.

Michael Philpott, research director at Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss Omdias 2021 Global Fiber Development Index, including where fiber is being deployed the fastest and why speed inequalities are growing as countries work toward closing their connectivity divides.

Also in todays EMEA regional roundup: whos up and whos down in the Fiber Development Index; European Commission probes consumer IoT market; Telefonica Tech becomes Teams player.