Research: Millions frustrated with bad broadband
Despite a broadband connection being considered a modern day essential, research from UK consumer group Which? research reveals that 12.5 million households are frustrated with poor broadband services....
View ArticleIrdeto protects Stofa’s Android STB
Danish triple-play service provider Stofa has selected digital platform security specialist Irdeto’s Irdeto Cloaked CA to securely deliver content through its upcoming new Android set-top box (STB)....
View ArticleComcast ‘limitless’ mobile
Comcast is launching a new wireless service with an unlimited data plan, making it the first major U.S. cable provider to enter into the highly competitive wireless market, as it faces pressure in its...
View ArticleSES creates market-focused business units
Satellite operator SES’s Board of Directors has approved a restructuring of SES’s go-to-market organisation model with the creation of two highly-focused business units, SES Video and SES Networks,...
View ArticleNew CEO for TRIAX
Peter Lyhne Uhrenholt has been promoted to CEO from his current position as CPSO (Chief Product and Solution Officer), to take over from Claus Omann who is leaving the company after eight years. Peter...
View ArticleNo end in sight for French spaceport strike
The widespread labour strike in French Guiana shows no sign of ending. The action has forced rocket company Arianespace to suspend all work at the spaceport. The strike started on March 20th and now is...
View ArticleStudy: IoT market ‘has credibility problem’
The potential of the IoT market has been overblown and will account for just seven percent of global IT spend in 2025, new research has forecast. Strategy Analytics said claims that the IoT had become...
View ArticleEastern Europe to lose 1m pay-TV subs
Tough times continue in Eastern Europe, with poor job prospects forcing many to seek work abroad. This migration, married with low birth rates, mean that populations will fall in 15 of the 22 countries...
View ArticleAltice USA files IPO statement
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has confirmed that Altice USA has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a...
View ArticleNokia, nbn Australia explore ultra-broadband future
Australia’s nbn [national broadband network] has successfully tested Nokia’s universal NG-PON fibre solution in Nokia’s Melbourne lab facility. The trial achieved aggregate broadband speeds of 102Gbps...
View ArticleResearch: Revenues and prospects for sat operators
The past year or two have not been the best of times for satellite operators. In some markets, there has been over-capacity which has led – in some cases – to heavy discounting. In other sectors, it...
View ArticleSPI/FILMBOX launches in Russia with Orion
Orion, federal satellite operator in Russia and global TV operator SPI International / FILMBOX signed a distribution agreement based on which Orion now offers seven SPI channels on its Telekarta...
View ArticleOfcom: ‘broadband providers ripping off users’
Ofcom’s latest report on UK broadband shows providers such as BT, Vodafone and TalkTalk “dominate the list of worst-rated companies for customer service — behind even banks”. CEO Sharon White said:...
View ArticleFrench Guiana still in total shutdown
There are no signs of strikers in French Guiana calling off their protests and allowing rocket company Arianespace resuming their launch activity. The strike is now in its 4th week. The strikers have...
View ArticleStudy: European FTTH deployment cost €137bn
The FTTH Council Europe – the industry organisation with a mission to accelerate the availability of fibre-based, ultra-high-speed access networks to consumers and businesses – has made public its 2017...
View ArticleIndia: Hybrid STB from Airtel
Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Indian multiplay operator Bharti Airtel, has launched ‘Internet TV’ – India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV, which brings the best of online content to the...
View ArticleNokia, Elisa successfully trial 10Gb network in Finland
Finnish telco Elisa has successfully completed a field trial of Nokia’s XGS-PON technology, achieving the country’s fastest broadband speeds. With 10Gbps symmetrical (downstream and upstream)...
View ArticlecomScore expands Facebook partnership
comScore has announced the introduction of Facebook demographic metrics to the validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) campaign measurement suite. Beginning next month, vCE will include measurement of both...
View ArticleEurofins selected by Zenterio
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has been selected by Zenterio, a TV technology and services provider, to automate monitoring of...
View ArticleVerimatrix standalone forensic watermarking
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has announced two additions to its forensic watermarking offerings...
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