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Nexst 4 | 2023

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IDC: IIoT one of top reasons for 5G deployment in APAC

“Industry 4.0 and Beyond: How 5G–IoT Integration Enables Sustainable Operations”, a recent survey from research firm IDC, shows that some 12.4% of respondents from APAC telecom operators consider the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) as one of the important reasons for introducing 5G services. According to IDC, unstable wireless communications and latency are the main barriers to adoption of digital transformation. 5G networks can offer a solution for this. IDC also forecasts Asia/Pacific mobile subscriber and IoT 5G connections are set to grow from 574 million in 2021 to 3,234 million in 2025, at an 87.9% five-year compound annual growth rate.

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FTTH Council Global Alliance Sustainability Survey

The FTTH Council Global Alliance global Sustainability Survey explores Environmental, Social, and Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility strategies across the telecom industry with network operators, service providers, and vendors across five geographical regions. Some regions are far more advanced than others, but the report makes clear that fibre’s sustainable properties will help the global telecom industry achieve its ESG and CSR goals.

According to the report 81% of European respondents already have an ESG / CSR strategy, followed by LATAM (45%), North America and MENA (both at 16%), and Asia Pacific (15%).

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GlobalData: Australian broadband to reach US$8.3 bn by 2027

A report from analytics company GlobalData, entitled ‘Australia Fixed Communication Forecast Model (Q1-2023)’, expects the Australian fixed communications to see steady growth from 2022 to 2027. Fixed broadband service revenues are expected to boost the fixed communications market from US$8 bn in 2022 to US$8.3 bn in 2027. “Fibre lines accounted for a majority 71.5% share of the total fixed broadband lines in 2022, which will increase to about 75.3% in 2027,” says GlobalData telecom analyst Srikanth Vaidya. “This growth will be supported by the rising demand for high-speed Internet services in the country and the government’s focus on aggressive fibre network expansion nationwide under the National Broadband Network project.”

 

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Israel’s broadband acceleration

In terms of broadband penetration, Israel ranked just 21st out of 34 developed nations ten years ago, according to OECD statistics. However, this has changed, for example due to the country's state-run electric company creating a new national broadband network using FTTH. Datareportal puts Israel’s internet penetration rate at the start of 2022 at 90 % of the total population. Ookla data shows that fixed internet connection speeds in Israel increased by 22.19 Mb/s (+35 %) between 2021 and 2022. According to Statista figures, the number of internet users is forecast to increase by in total 0.9 million users (+10.23 percent) between now and 2028. The number of internet users is estimated to hit 9.66 million by 2028.

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One of Scotlands remotest parts gets high-speed broadband link

Papa Stour, an island to the west of the Shetland mainland, has the smallest population of Shetland's inhabited islands. Papa Stour is to be equipped with a satellite internet connection as part of the UK Government’s ‘Very Hard to Reach Premises’ programme. Formerly, residents had dial-up internet and limited cellular data. Soon, they will be able to connect to a broadband network and use high speed Wi-Fi. UK minister for data and digital infrastructure, Sir John Whittingdale, said: "Improving Papa Stour's connectivity is a major milestone in our efforts to close the digital divide as it transforms the lives of the island's residents and visitors."

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Microsoft and AirJaldi bridge India’s digital divide

India-based service provider AirJaldi and Microsoft have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding called ‘Contentful Connectivity’ to bring connectivity to underserved Indian communities. This strategic partnership aims to improve internet access in rural regions by collaborating with private, public, and non-profit sectors. The objective is to provide internet access to some 500,000 currently underserved people across 20,000 km2, increasing the number of network locations from 40 to 62 across 12 states, covering an additional 1,500 km of fibre network.

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Chinese telcos enabling innovative use cases with 5.5G

5.5G offers 10 Gb/s headline connection speeds, which is ten times the 1Gbps of the 5G network speed. The new technology also offers 10 times the number of IoT connections and 10x lower latency. Chinese operators are currently looking into ways of leveraging 5.5G Recently, China Mobile Hangzhou and Huawei launched the Dual 10 Gigabit City project on the 55th World Telecommunications Day. The goal is to 5.5G technology to build next-generation infrastructure and boost Hangzhou’s digital economy. Hangzhou was China’s first city with ubiquitous 5G coverage, with more than 65% of all mobile traffic on 5G networks. In addition, China Mobile Shanghai and Huawei are working on making Shanghai the first 5G-A intelligent 10GbE city.

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