AirTies supports Wi-Fi CERTIFIED EasyMesh cert programme
AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has announced that it is supporting the Wi-Fi Alliance’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED EasyMesh certification programme for...
View ArticleSurvey reveals consumer priorities for the IoT
Digital age business transformation specialist CSG has revealed results of its global market survey, The Digital Future Report: IoT Edition, which evaluates consumer understanding, usage and sentiment...
View ArticleSouth Korea, Taiwan climb Netflix Speed Index
Netflix has released April data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Several ISPs in Asia saw...
View ArticleVodafone Spain ups revenues and subs
Vodafone Spain ended the fiscal year at March 31st with a 2.1 per cent rise in its revenues to €4.5 million and an EBITDA increase of 5 per cent. The company significantly increased its subscribers...
View ArticleIHS: Customer experience top priority among telcos
As subscriber growth hits the brakes, telecom service providers are increasingly turning their attention to providing the best customer experience to minimise churn. Research by IHS Markit finds that...
View ArticleFox, Ericsson, Intel, AT&T deliver 4K over 5G at US Open
FOX Sports, in cooperation with the Fox Innovation Lab and partners Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, will use 5G technology to stream 4K video over 5G for broadcast nationwide at this year’s 118th US Open...
View ArticleBT unveils converged network vision
The ‘Consumer’ Business Unit of BT Group – comprising BT, EE and Plusnet – has unveiled a new converged network vision which it says will bring together the best of broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi to...
View ArticleUS Senate overturns Restoring Internet Freedom Order
The US Senate has voted to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order which replaced previous net neutrality legislation, passing a bill that has little...
View ArticleAirline SAS unveils IFE system
Journalists were able to test SAS’s new Ka-band In Flight Entertainment and connectivity system from Copenhagen airport earlier this week. The signals come from the Eutelsat/ViaSat jointly operated...
View ArticleAltice Q1 sees “best ever subscriber trends”
Altice N.V. post-split of Altice USA (to be renamed ‘Altice Europe’) has reported that it is delivering on its plan to improve operational performance, with its Q1 2018 showing the best subscriber...
View ArticleOfcom: UK household comms spend falls
UK communications regulator Ofcom has published its annual report on pricing trends for residential phone, broadband and TV services in the UK. It research has found that: Most consumers are getting...
View ArticleGlobal Eagle IFE signs with Telesat’s LEO satellites
Telesat of Canada is trialling its first Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellite ahead of launching a full global constellation starting in 2019. It has secured In Flight Entertainment (IFE) business...
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom CEO: “Billions for millions”
Deutsche Telekom has underlined its leading role in broadband build-out in Germany. Deutsche Telekom invests more than all of its competitors put together, said CEO Tim Höttges at this year’s...
View ArticleAnalysis: UK broadband 51% slower than advertised
British households are paying for broadband services that are, on average, 51 per cent slower than advertised, according to analysis from consumer body Which?. Results generated from 235,000 uses of...
View ArticleReport: Global video market to reach $842bn in 2022
Global demand for video services reached $700 billion (€593bn) in 2017 and will grow steadily to reach $842 billion by 2022, according to a new whitepaper – How Operators Can Capture a Share of the...
View ArticleARRIS joins FBA
The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has welcomed ARRIS International plc as a new Premier Member of the Fiber Broadband Association Latin American Chapter. ARRIS connects customers across 73...
View ArticleWTA: Satellite operators show commercial & operational gains
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has released Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2018, the eighth report in its series that tracks, rates and compares the operational and commercial performance of...
View ArticleAustralia: Call for satellite, mobile spectrum sharing
More flexible and innovative approaches are needed in Australia to allow 5G mobile services and satellite-based services to co-exist, according to the nation’s communications satellite sector. The...
View ArticleIntelsat’s comments push shares into orbit
Satellite operator Intelsat is leading a charge to see some of its C-band capacity used to help speed up 5G deployment in the US. Comments made by CEO Steve Spengler at J P Morgan’s Global Technology,...
View ArticleReport: US Q1 broadband subs growth slows
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – acquired about 800,000 net additional broadband...
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