Spain’s operators in fibre speed fight for subs
Spain’s major operators, Telefónica and Orange, are both doubling their fibre optic connection speeds free of charge in a bid to capture more subscribers. Telefónica is doubling its speeds at no extra...
View ArticleAnalyst: Global pay-TV revenues to fall 11%
Global pay-TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $205 billion (€166bn), according to the Global Pay TV Revenue Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Revenues will fall by 11 per cent to $183 billion in...
View ArticleUS: Small business fear end of net neutrality
On April 23rd the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality rules begins. According to a Paychex Small Business Survey conducted by Paychex, a provider of integrated human...
View ArticleBroadband Forum brings IoT home with USP standard
The Broadband Forum has published its User Services Platform (USP) – a new standard for implementing, deploying and managing all types of devices in the broadband home. For the first time, USP brings a...
View ArticleGermany: Cablers add 500,000 broadband subs
German cable network operators added around 500,000 Internet subscribers in 2017 and currently supply 7.7 million in Germany with high-speed Internet households (an increase of seven per cent). The...
View ArticleRussia rejects OneWeb access
Would-be broadband-by-satellite operator OneWeb has suffered a refusal by Russia for permission to beam its signals over Russia. It is quite possible that OneWeb, backed by Japanese media giant...
View ArticleBT, TalkTalk continue to top Ofcom complaints
TalkTalk has again been named the most complained about ISP in the UK, in the latest report from the telecoms regulator Ofcom. For every 100,000 TalkTalk customers, around 31 made a complaint to Ofcom...
View ArticleSky Q3 revenue exceeds £10bn
Jeremy Darroch, Sky Group Chief Executive, has suggested that the broadcaster is “in good shape” and “on track for the full year” as it reported results for the nine months to March 31st 2018. In what...
View ArticleGates, Wyler team for ‘EarthNow’ live video
‘EarthNow’ is a proposed constellation of specialised satellites capable of providing “live and unfettered” continuous footage of almost anywhere on Earth. Investors in the project include Bill Gates,...
View ArticleTop 10 pay-TV operators to lose $20bn by 2020
Despite adding 84 million subscribers between 2017 and 2023, subscription and PPV revenues for the world’s top 517 pay-TV operators will fall by $18 billion (€14.67bn) to $183 billion, according to...
View ArticleGlobal revenue for pay-TV & telcos at $410bn in Q4
According to Dataxis research, the global revenues of 80 pay-TV/OTT and telecom players reached $410 billion (€336bn) in Q4 2017. The revenues have grown at a CAGR of 1 per cent, from $381 billion in...
View ArticleAltice to appeal EC’s fine for PT deal
The European Commission has notified Altice of its decision to impose upon it a €124.5 million fine for gun jumping in connection with Altice’s acquisition of PT Portugal in June 2015. The Commission...
View ArticleEurocom entering liquidation?
Israeli telco conglomerate Eurocom Group has been ordered by a Tel Aviv court to enter liquidation. The business, which includes a 57 per cent stake in satellite operator Spacecom, and telco Bezeq,...
View ArticleGlobalData: 5G may usher in next wave of sat-comms
By augmenting 5G mobile networks with next-generation satellite capabilities, satellite operators have an opportunity to become a major player in the emerging 5G ecosystem, says data and analytics...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs buys CityFibre
A Goldman Sachs investment fund has teamed up with Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK fibre broadband provider CityFibre. The deal by the ‘Connect Infrastructure Bidco’ consortium offered a 48...
View ArticleTshipama heads Eutelsat Broadband in Africa
Eutelsat Communications has finalised the staffing of its teams in charge of broadband activities with the appointment of Jean-Claude Tshipama, who will be heading Broadband in Africa to promote...
View ArticleReport: Colombian telcos capitalise on pay-TV, mobile
The Colombian telecommunication services industry is undergoing rapid change due to increasing consumer dependence on wireless-enabled services. Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis, Colombian...
View ArticleINCOMPAS files petition to stop FCC net neutrality repeal
INCOMPAS, the Internet and competitive networks association, whose members include leading streaming and Internet edge companies in the US, as well as new competitive fibre network builders, filed a...
View ArticleOrange Spain ups subs and revenues in Q1
Orange Spain increased its revenues by 4.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year to €1.3 billion. The company increased its convergent revenues by 7 per cent to €526 million, largely thanks to the...
View ArticleComcast: ‘Sky a great fit’
Executives at Comcast have talked up the pluses of the company’s formal binding cash offer of $31 billion (€25.4bn) for Sky, describing it as “a great fit” that provides it with new capabilities, new...
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