Altice mulls US IPO
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has confirmed that it is exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) of a minority interest in its US...
View ArticleSNL Kagan: STB market remains robust
According to media analysis firm SNL Kagan, the global set-top box market remains robust. Worldwide STB shipments are on track to reach 273 million in 2016, up slightly from 269 million in 2015,...
View ArticleOrange eyes Canal+
Stéphane Richard, CEO of French telco giant Orange, speaking at an event in Morocco, said that if Canal Plus was up for sale – which it isn’t – he would consider making a bid. “If Canal Plus were up...
View ArticleEurope: 15% trust their ISP for smart home services
Parks Associates research shows 10-15 per cent of broadband households in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain would trust their broadband service provider for smart home products or services, roughly...
View ArticleEC and EIB €500m Connecting Europe fund
A broadband fund of at least €500 million has been announced to contribute to delivering an inclusive Gigabit Society for Europe and prevent a new Gigabit-divide from the outset. The European...
View ArticleNew Netflix ISP leaders in Spain, Mexico, S.Korea
Netflix has released November data from its ISP Speed Index, its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In the US, the...
View Articledu successfully tests Nokia’s TWDM-PON
UAE-based telecommunications service provider du has successfully tested Nokia’s Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TWDM-PON) innovative fibre technology in its lab,...
View ArticleTelenet, ZTE break European Pre5G speed record
ZTE, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet and Belgium Telenet, has completed an outfield Pre5G test, making itself the...
View ArticleDTG offers Freeview Play conformance testing
DTG Testing, the industry’s not-for-profit test centre, is now a one-stop-shop for Freeview Play Conformance. Ranjeet Kaur, Head of DTG Testing said: “Working closely with Freeview product developers...
View Article‘Internet of Things’ devices to triple by 2021
Data from Juniper Research has found that the number of connected IoT (Internet of Things) devices, sensors and actuators will reach over 46 billion in 2021. This 200 per cent increase, from 2016, will...
View ArticleOver 75% of UK/US watch online video weekly
Limelight Networks has published its semi-annual State of Online Video report. The report, the fourth of its kind, takes a look at UK and US consumer attitudes and preferences in streaming video. Key...
View ArticleNokia, Ooredoo Qatar demo 4.5G Pro technology
Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have achieved speeds of up to 1 Gbps in a demonstration application of 4.5G Pro technology using Nokia’s three-carrier aggregation technique, 256 QAM (Quadrature Amplitude...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines agrees Panasonic, GEE deals
Southwest Airlines has entered into connectivity agreements with Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE). The agreement with Panasonic provides for their Global...
View ArticlePwC: US cord-cutting slowing
Cord-cutting in the US is less than forecast and fewer users see themselves dropping pay-TV in the future, according to a survey by PwC in the US. Entitled Videoquake 4.0: Binge, Stream, Repeat – How...
View ArticleReport: Britain 54th in world for 4G coverage
A report from the UK’s National Infrastructure Commission has found that Britain is 54th in the world for 4G coverage, and the typical user can only access 4G barely half the time, with the...
View ArticleSpain seeks agreement for second DTT migration
The Spanish Government is seeking an agreement with all players involved in the second DTT migration scheduled for 2020 or 2022. The minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, Alvaro Nadal, is...
View ArticleCJ Hellovision deploys Alticast’s CAS
Alticast has announced that CJ Hellovision, the largest cable operator in the Korean market, has completed the largest seamless overhaul of a content security system using Alticast’s AltiProtect...
View ArticleAustralia: Court rules for pirate site blocking
Australian telcos must block access to sites infringing content copyright and divert web users towards a web page created by movie studios, the Federal court has ruled. Pay-TV operator Foxtel welcomed...
View ArticleAkamai: Global connection speed up 21% YoY
Akamai Technologies, a specialist in CDN services, has released its Third Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides...
View ArticleLimelight reports 66% increase in UK network traffic
Limelight Networks, a specialist in digital content delivery, has announced that several Internet events in mid-December, including popular video game releases and software downloads, drove record...
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