The company, which had about 5 lakh subscribers across 19 cities at the end of 2020, is also aggressively expanding FTTH (fibre to the home) deployment on its network.
Telefonica is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Canadian pension fund CDPQ (Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec) to set up a new fibre optic broadband wholesaler in Brazil.
| 12 February 2021
Orange Poland’s new Funbox 6 home gateway has been powered by SoftAtHome’s Wifi ON and Connect ON solutions.
The Wi-Fi 6 fibre to the home solution provides what Orange Poland says is the fastest end-to-end Wi-Fi in the country with over 1 Gbps downstream and 300 Mbps upstream. The hardware designed by Sagemcom uses recycled plastic and will enable lower power consumption with optimised control of the seven antennas to provide enhanced coverage. Features provided by SoftAtHome include parental control, guest Wi-Fi, HD telephony over DECT and key Quality of Service optimisations.
Orange Poland says the Funbox 6 offers an improved customer experience thanks to a smarter Wi-Fi network in the home. Wifi ON is already present on Orange Poland repeaters. The combination of algorithms on both the gateway and repeaters delivers the best connection to the right access point and the right Wi-Fi channel, throughout the home. SoftAtHome s Wifi ON can also
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Sao Tome and Principe’s incumbent provider CST (Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicacoes) has announced the expansion of its fibre optic network to the north of the island nation.