Good news: the UK enjoys cheaper broadband compared to its European neighbours. Bad news: it is slower and poor value for money.

A report published today by price comparison outfit Cable.co.uk looking at fixed-line deals at the end of 2020 has found that Brits were paying, on average, £26/month for their broadband and getting a mean download speed of 37.82Mbps.

It all seems jolly rosy until one considers what the rest of Western Europe is up to. The region dominated the top of the global rankings, with Liechtenstein and Jersey far ahead with mean download speeds of 229.98Mbps and 218.37Mbps

China Telecom has joined the global routing security group MANRS, just as America's communications regulator decided to formally investigate whether the company was a national security threat.

“The Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) officially accepted China Telecom as a participant in the network operator program, announcing that three of China Telecom's major networks have met its community-led routing security standards,” reads the announcement .

The big reveal appears to be both a response to the US government’s position – which has been engaged in an anti-China campaign during the Trump administration – and a test of the MANRS

These days, we’re blessed with cellular data networks that span great swathes of the Earth. By and large, they’re used to watch TV shows and argue with strangers online. However, they’re also a great tool to use to interact with hardware in remote locations, particularly mobile ones where a wired …read more

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday began proceedings to determine whether to revoke China Telecom's ability to operate in America.

In April, several US government agencies, including the US Department of Justice, recommended disallowing China Telecom the right to provide service in the US under section 214 of the Communications Act, based on the belief that the telco, due to ties with the Chinese government, represents a threat to national security.

The FCC said China Telecom has failed to show cause for why that recommendation should not be considered, and thus is moving forward with deliberations that could lead to

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