Ofcom: 1.4m in UK have poor broadband
The number of UK properties unable to get a decent broadband connection has fallen by one million over the past year, new research by UK comms regulator Ofcom has found. But 1.4 million UK homes and...
View ArticleEuropean agreement on 700 MHz usage
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 700 MHz band to bring mobile Internet services to all Europeans and new applications across...
View ArticleRogers, Comcast partner for next-gen IPTV
In a move that sees it abandon its in-house IPTV product development, Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications has agreed a long-term strategic partnership with US cable MSO...
View ArticleOneWeb raises $1.2bn for satellite constellation
Channel Islands-based OneWeb has raised $1.2 billion (€1.14bn) from Japan’s Softbank in a new funding round. OneWeb is planning to build a super-constellation of 640 broadband and data satellites to...
View ArticleAnalyst: European cable €22.4bn business
The cable industry in the European Union has continued to grow amidst increasing competition from traditional and Over-The-Top (OTT) players, according to a report from critical information, analytics...
View ArticleReport: Pay-TV continuing slower growth
The latest issue of the informitv Multiscreen Index of 100 leading pay-TV service providers worldwide shows a total quarterly increase of 3.45 million subscribers, up by 0.80 per cent over the third...
View ArticlePortugal pay-TV subs at 3.6m
Portugal ended the third quarter of 2016 with more than 3.63 million pay-TV subscribers, representing a growth of 44,000 customers (+1.2 per cent) on the previous quarter and 159,000 (+4.6 per cent)...
View ArticleSpain: FTTH lines surpass 4.5m
The deployment of FTTH network in Spain is speeding up with more than 4.57 million lines at the end of October. The latest CNMC stats reveal that FTTH lines are increasing every month with 155,180 new...
View ArticleSky launches UK’s “lowest priced” fibre
Sky has launched what it claims is the UK’s lowest fibre broadband and line rental offer exclusive for Sky TV customers and a brand new Sky Broadband Tech Team. Sky Fibre will be available for £20...
View ArticleBT still most complained of for TV, broadband
Ofcom’s latest report covering the three-month period from July to September 2016 (Q3), shows that BT continues to receive the most complaints for its broadband and pay-TV services. The total volume of...
View ArticleCRTC declares broadband Internet ‘basic service’
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has declared that broadband access Internet service is now considered a basic telecommunications service for all Canadians. The...
View Article£440m broadband boost for UK
A £440 million (€521m) windfall will help up to 600,000 extra homes and businesses get superfast broadband under the UK Government’s flagship rollout scheme. Funding has been unlocked to give more...
View ArticleAltice sells Coditel Brabant to Telenet
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice is to sell its Belgium and Luxembourg multiplay business, Coditel Brabant, to Telenet Group BVBA, a direct subsidiary...
View ArticleSouth Korea deregulates pay-TV
The South Korean government is planning to deregulate the domestic pay-TV industry to facilitate mergers and acquisitions among cable TV, satellite broadcasting and IPTV service providers with the...
View ArticleLiberty Global, Vodafone complete Dutch JV
International TV and broadband company Liberty Global and telco Vodafone have completed their 50:50 joint venture – first announced in February 2016 – to form VodafoneZiggo Group Holding, which the...
View ArticleRohde & Schwarz presents new HLG test solution for latest-generation video...
The Rohde & Schwarz R&S VTC/VTE/VTS video tester family is an innovative solution for testing the performance and interoperability of future generations of HDR/HLG-capable video consumer...
View ArticleNokia and T-Mobile achieve LTE speeds near 1 Gbps
Nokia and T-Mobile have achieved LTE speeds near 1 Gbps in a demonstration using Nokia’s deployed 4.5G Pro technology. The demonstration, conducted at T-Mobile’s lab in Bellevue, Washington,...
View ArticleCisco launches Infinite Video Platform Labs
Cisco is launching the Infinite Video Platform (IVP) Labs, enabling all Infinite Video customers worldwide to define together the future of the consumer video experience. IVP Labs allows participating...
View ArticleFrance: 5m super fast broadband subs
France passed the 5 million mark for super fast broadband subscribers in the third quarter of 2016 according to regulator Arcep. More than six out of 10 broadband subscriptions in the country now...
View ArticleHuawei wins ONO network
Vodafone has selected China’s Huawei to upgrade ONO’s network – with the goal of offering 7.7 million residential and businesses units up to 2 Gigabytes speed in two to three years’ time. With an...
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