Spanish operators double FTTH speeds for free
Spanish telcos Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone are offering free faster FTTH speeds in an attempt to gain more subscribers. From today, Telefónica is doubling its speeds no extra cost for its 3.4...
View ArticleEurosport to broadcast Roland Garros in Ultra HD
Eurosport says it is taking its coverage of Grand Slam tennis to new heights when it launches a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland Garros with every match from the prestigious...
View ArticleKudelski Group, u-blox collaborate
The Kudelski Group, a specialist in digital security, and u blox, an expert in positioning and wireless communication technologies for the automotive, industrial and consumer markets, have announced...
View ArticleFixed broadband grew over 6% in LatAm in 2017
During 2017, broadband lines grew by 6.1 per cent compared to last year throughout Latin America, reaching 72.4 million connections. It is a similar growth rate to 2016 (6.3 per cent), according to...
View ArticleSpain: Telefónica in 20m FTTH homes
Spanish telco Telefónica has broken a new record by passing 20 million homes with FTTH – 70 per cent of all households in the country. The company – which claims to have the largest FTTH network in...
View ArticleTelefónica launching O2 in Spain
Telefónica, the leading Spanish telco, is set to launch the O2 brand in the country this September, with a low-cost convergent package. With the launch, the company aims to compete with other low-cost...
View ArticleTelesat ready for “fibre-like” tests with LEO satellite
Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat says its debut LEO craft, launched in January, is now operational and ready for testing. The news also means that Telesat has successfully secured its...
View ArticleBT launches ‘BT Plus’ convergent package
Having signalled its intention to bring together the best of broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi to provide seamless connectivity for customers across the UK, BT has revealed BT Plus, bringing together home...
View ArticleSpain: FTTH nears 7m homes
FTTH penetration in Spain is significantly growing with almost 7 million connected homes as of February 28th. The latest data from the CNMC reveals that over the last year (February 2017 to February...
View ArticleVirgin TV scores 4K Champions League final
UK football fans will be able to watch this year’s UEFA Champions League final on BT Sport in 4K Ultra HD (UHD) for the first time as part of a trial on Virgin TV. Coverage of the game, which will be...
View ArticleUK Chancellor: Full-fibre network by 2033
Philip Hammond, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, has targeted seeing full-fibre to the premises connections being available to 15 million premises by 2025 and committed to delivering a nationwide...
View ArticleFCC moves closer on C-band for 5G scheme
FCC chairman Ajit Pai, addressing the Wireless Spectrum Association meeting on May 23rd, said that the potential re-use for 5G of the 3.7-4.2 GHz frequency ranges will be addressed in July. He told...
View ArticleSpain: Jazztel best for Netflix; Movistar worst
Movistar has been declared the worst telco operator to watch Netflix on in Spain, and Jazztel the best, according to network speed data produced by Netflix. Movistar ranked bottom with a speed of 2.78...
View ArticleNetflix worth more than Comcast
Netflix’s market value has this week increased to around $150 billion (€128.3bn); making it worth some $2 billion more than US cable giant Comcast. Comcast has been losing video subscribers as a result...
View ArticleRussia wants 288 satellite mega-constellation
Russia has plans to join the club of major players with massive satellite constellations. Russian news agency TASS says that Russian Space Systems Company (Roscosmos) wants to create a global...
View ArticleNetflix on Telefónica throughout Europe & LatAm
Spain’s largest telco, Telefónica, and Netflix have entered into a partnership to integrate the streaming service into Telefónica’s platforms in Europe and Latin America. In Spain, the service will be...
View ArticleTinTin A and B delivering 25 milliseconds latency
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to give a progress update on the first pair of ‘Starlink’ satellites, launched back on February 22nd. These two test satellites, named by Musk as TinTin A and B (although...
View ArticleVirgin Media buys Casey Cablevision
Multiplay operator Virgin Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global has entered into an agreement to acquire Casey Cablevision, a regional cable operator based in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford,...
View ArticleFibre, cable 77% of global fixed broadband subs
Fibre and cable networks are dominating the global broadband market, with the technologies now servicing 77 per cent of fixed subscriptions, figures from Point Topic have revealed. According to the...
View Article5G benefits “too big to ignore” for Intelsat/SES
An equity report from Morgan Stanley says the potential gain from the FCC’s examination into utilising C-band spectrum over the US, mostly operated by Intelsat and SES, is “too big to ignore”. Morgan...
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