Telefónica, Vodafone FTTH alliance
Telcos Telefónica and Vodafone have reached a breakthrough agreement over FTTH whereby Vodafone will be able to use Telefónica’s FTTH networks in exchange for a fee over a five-year period. The deal...
View ArticleUS: 2.7m broadband additions
According to findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), the fourteen largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – acquired about 2.7 million net...
View ArticleOneWeb breaks ground on 2000 satellite factory
March 16th saw senior officials from Jersey, Channel Islands-based OneWeb and its Airbus partner break ground on a new factory site at Exploration Park, Florida, where it intends building “thousands”...
View ArticleFCC, ITU anxious over satellite constellations
Currently a would-be satellite operator has to make its application to place a satellite through an approved licensing process, usually via a national agency which then submits the application to the...
View ArticleNetflix “not worried” by Trump’s anti neutrality
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he’s “not too worried” about FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s intent to eliminate the Title II regulations that guarantee net neutrality for US consumers. Speaking at Netflix’s...
View ArticleUS pay-TV sheds 795K subs in 2016
According to findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 795,000 net video subscribers in 2016,...
View ArticleAltice appoints Zerbib CTO
Altice, the Netherlands-based multinational telco, has announced that Bruno Zerbib has joined the management team as Altice Group Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. He will lead Altice’s...
View ArticleSpain: FTTH in over 5m homes
FTTH penetration continues to grow in Spain with over 5 million active lines at the end of January. The latest figures from the CNMC reveals that FTTH grew by 164,817 lines in the calendar month....
View ArticleSES, Intersat provide Internet across Africa
SES and Intersat have signed a multi-year agreement to deliver internet services across Africa. Intersat, one of the largest providers of internet solutions on the African continent, will be providing...
View ArticleAkamai Media Acceleration boost for OTT
Content delivery network (CDN) specialist Akamai Technologies has unveiled Akamai Media Acceleration, designed to improve viewing experiences for OTT video consumers and accelerate video game and other...
View ArticleBT Openreach trains engineers with VR
Openreach has announced a major expansion of its engineering workforce with plans to recruit 1,500 trainees as part of its drive to improve customer service and invest in the operation of its network....
View ArticleSES claims global audience of 1bn
Satellite operator SES says its spacecraft are now delivering TV entertainment and news programming to more than 1 billion people and 325 million homes. SES says that this is an 18 per cent growth over...
View ArticleFilmbox OnDemand on Magyar Telekom
Global Pay TV operator SPI / Filmbox has launched online and STB service called Filmbox OnDemand with Magyar Telekom, Hungary’s largest telecommunication operator. Filmbox OnDemand, offers a custom...
View ArticleYahsat partners with X SAT FZE
Satellite operator Yahsat has announced a long-term strategic partnership with UAE communications solutions company X SAT FZE. Under the agreement, X SAT is committed to capacity on Yahsat’s upcoming...
View ArticleCogeco Connexion launches TiVo 4K service
Canadian cable MSO Cogeco Connexion has introduced a new TiVo 4K PVR which it says will allow its customers in Quebec and Ontario to access ultra-high-definition programming, for an even better...
View ArticleDeloitte: US using social media to find new TV shows
American consumers’ status as a binge watching, streaming, multitasking nation enters 2017 with strong momentum according to Deloitte’s 11th Digital Democracy Survey. With 84 per cent of Americans on...
View ArticleMaxLinear and ZTE Cable partnership
MaxLinear, a provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the connected home and wired and wireless infrastructure markets, is partnering with ZTE Cable to develop...
View ArticleOfcom fines Plusnet
Plusnet, an ISP owned by BT, has been fined £880,000 (€1.021m) for wrongly billing more than 1,000 former customers. An investigation by regulator Ofcom found that the ISP broke a fundamental billing...
View ArticleVirgin Media makes ultrafast speeds standard
Quad-play operator Virgin Media has become the first widely-available UK broadband provider to offer ultrafast speeds of 100Mbps and above as standard as it revamps its bundles and launches the Virgin...
View ArticleOrange, Telefónica to share FTTH networks
On the heels of Telefónica and Vodafone’s agreement, Orange has also signed a deal with the dominant operator to use its FTTH network in areas where it has currently no coverage. The agreement not...
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