OneWeb to add 2000 satellites to planned constellation
Jersey, Channel Islands-based OneWeb, which is planning to girdle the Earth with a massive fleet of 648 satellites in order to supply broadband services, says it is considering adding another 1,972...
View ArticleTelecom majors plan 5G NR acceleration
A grouping of mobile communications companies has announced collective support for the acceleration of the 5G New Radio (NR) standardisation schedule to enable large-scale trials and deployments as...
View ArticleBT landline customers set for cheaper bills
Over two million people who buy only a landline telephone service from BT would see their monthly bills cut by at least £5 per month, under plans announced by UK comms regulator Ofcom. Ofcom has...
View ArticleGlobal mobile subs to surpass 5bn this year
The number of unique mobile subscribers around the world will surpass 5 billion later this year, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 global edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile Economy’ report reveals...
View Article6 more cable operators join SES UHD trials
SES has announced that six more US cable operators have joined its Ultra HD trials, while some of the first cable providers to participate are nearing the historic launch of consumer Ultra HD packages...
View ArticleGSMA report sets out industry vision for 5G era
At Mobile World Congress, the GSMA published a report outlining the mobile industry’s collective vision and expectations for the 5G era. The new study, ‘The 5G Era: Age of Boundless Connectivity and...
View ArticleIndia’s DEN to offer 4K
DEN Networks, India’s giant MSO, is to launch UHD content for its cable subscribers. Talking to Indiantelevision.com, DEN’s CEO SN Sharma said it was in an advanced planning stage to introduce new...
View ArticleSoftBank drives Intelsat, OneWeb merger
Japan’s telco giant SoftBank is the catalyst in bringing together old-established Intelsat and embryonic satellite operator OneWeb, into a merger. In essence, the agreement sees SoftBank inject $1.7...
View ArticleIntelsat deal creates Avanti worries
Beleaguered satellite operator Avanti Communications saw a 10 per cent fall in its share price on February 28th, down to an all-time historic ‘low’ of 16.6p on the London Stock Exchanges ‘Alternate’...
View ArticleIntelsat and OneWeb “a defensive merger”
The post-announcement comments of the SoftBank-engineered merger between Intelsat and OneWeb are coming in, and they are not all favourable. For example, Sami Kassab, an equity analyst at investment...
View ArticleFCC’s Pai condemns net neutrality
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a known critic of the Obama administration’s ‘Open Internet’ network neutrality proposals, has signalled a reversal of such policies, which he described – without naming the...
View ArticleUK unveils ‘world-leading’ Digital Strategy
Karen Bradley, the UK Culture Secretary, has launched a Digital Strategy designed to create a world-leading digital economy that works for everyone, with skills, infrastructure and innovation at its...
View ArticleSpain: Vodafone adds Fox Play to VoD offer
Vodafone Spain is adding new content to its VoD services. The company is now distributing Fox Play, created by Fox Network Group, on its VoD offering, available to all its subscribers with convergent...
View ArticleMillicom, Airtel combine operations in Ghana
Millicom International Cellular and Bharti Airtel have, through their respective subsidiaries, entered into an agreement for Tigo Ghana and Airtel Ghana to combine their operations in Ghana. As per the...
View ArticleEutelsat, Viasat reshape broadband JV
Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat have closed their partnering arrangement combining Eutelsat’s European broadband business with ViaSat’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) business expertise. Building...
View ArticleAPAC: Impressive pay-TV growth forecast
Unlike most of the rest of the world, the Asia Pacific pay-TV sector is vibrant, with subscribers and revenues forecast to rise over the next five years according to Digital TV Research. China and...
View ArticleDo telcos and TV really mix?
I know, the question sounds ‘so last century’. Today, it seems natural that any organisation that possesses the infrastructure that can carry content to the home should do so – it is a competitive...
View ArticleUS: Netflix homes pass those with DVRs
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 82 per cent of US TV households have a DVR, get Netflix, or VoD from a cable or telco provider — with 30 per cent of households...
View ArticleTele Columbus: “Strategic initiatives pushing growth”
Tele Columbus, the third largest German cable operator, has published its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2016 reporting strong growth during the fiscal year...
View Article5G dominates MWC discussion
Platform Communications, the media and technology communications expert, has announced that the inaugural ‘Platform Media Index’ shows press coverage of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 was thoroughly...
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