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Australia: NBN broadband speeds improved for most

Competition among Internet service providers (ISP) to perform well in the ACCC’s speed tests is delivering good results for fixed-line NBN customers, although some consumers continue to receive...

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Telstar 18 Vantage opens for business

Telstar 18 Vantage, a new high-throughput satellite launched on September 10th, is now operational at 138 degrees East and offering commercial services.  The Telstar fleet is operated by Ottawa-based...

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Study: 5G billed service revenues to reach $300bn by 2025

A study from Juniper Research found that annual operator billed revenues from 5G connections will approach $300 billion (€263.8bn) by 2025, rising from $894 million in 2019, its anticipated first year...

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Spain: Euskaltel profits up 41%

Basque-country cable company Euskaltel saw its profits rise by 41.5 per cent to September 30th, hitting a total of €46.6 million. The group, formed by Euskaltel, Telecable in Asturias and R in Galicia,...

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ViaSat accepts $188m compensation

ViaSat of Carlsbad, California, has agreed a $188 million (€165.3m) insurance claim as compensation for antenna failures on its ViaSat-2 satellite. Some $44.4 million has already been banked. ViaSat...

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Telekom Srbija seeks pay-TV growth through M&A

Telekom Srbija has announced the acquisition of Serbia’s second-ranked cable TV and broadband services provider which has more than 200,000 TV and Internet subscribers in 60 cities across the country....

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Verizon reorganisation backs 5G

To deliver new best-in-class customer experiences and to ensure first-to-market leadership in the 5G era, US telco Verizon Communications has announced a new operating structure focused on three...

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Spain: Movistar best broadband; Vodafone most complaints

Movistar is the best broadband supplier in Spain with Orange lagging behind, and Vodafone drawing the most complaints. These are the main conclusions of a report from the Asociación de Internautas...

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Report: Europe’s cable homes reach 69.2m

The number of cable homes in Europe once again grew year-on-year in 2017, reaching 69.2 million and comprising 36.3 per cent of all television households according to the European Broadband Cable...

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Hyperoptic raises strategic investment from Mubadala

Hyperoptic, the UK’s largest gigabit broadband provider, has signed a deal for a significant equity raise with Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), the investment arm of the Government of Abu Dhabi,...

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IDC: 5G network infrastructure revenue $26bn in 2022

A report from International Data Corporation (IDC) presents its inaugural forecast for the worldwide 5G network infrastructure market for the period 2018–2022. With the first instances of 5G services...

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Virgin Media momentum fuels LG Q3

The continued operating and financial momentum at Virgin Media helped fuel international TV and broadband company Liberty Global’s Q3 results, according to CEO Mike Fries. The quarter saw record Q3 RGU...

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Report: APAC pay-TV to grow 5%

Pay-TV revenue in Asia Pacific, comprised of subscription fees and local and regional advertising sales, will top $56 billion (€48.95bn) in 2018 after 5 per cent annual growth, according to a new...

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CommScope near to $5.6bn ARRIS deal?

Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that telecommunications and cable equipment vendor CommScope was in talks to acquire entertainment, communications and CPE technologist ARRIS...

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Ofcom: Virgin Media tops pay-TV complaints

Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. Overall, complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and...

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UPC Switzerland slows TV subs decline

UPC, the Swiss cable operator, reported that its TV customer base registered a smaller decline in subscriptions in Q3 2018 compared to prior quarters, making Q3 the best performing quarter of the year...

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FCC to rule on “mega-constellations”

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a pile of detailed applications from operators looking to launch significant satellite ‘mega-constellations’. The FCC will vote on November 15th on...

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STARZPLAY to launch on Virgin Media

US programmer Starz has confirmed that its  STARZPLAY SVoD service will launch on UK multiplay network Virgin Media in the UK on November 29th. The STARZPLAY premium streaming service will give Virgin...

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Telenor 5G pilot for Norway

Scandinavian telco Telenor has launched what it says is the very first 5G pilot in Scandinavia. The pilot will serve as a testbed for the superfast fifth generation mobile network in Norway. The pilot...

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CommScope confirms $7.4bn ARRIS acquisition

Following recent speculation that such a deal was imminent, communications networks infrastructure solutions provider CommScope has agreed to acquire entertainment and communications technologist ARRIS...

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