Siti Cable reports 3.7m subs
Indian MSO Siti Cable, backed by the giant Zee TV/Essel media conglomerate, says it had 3.7 million subscribers at December 31st, and revenues which had grown 42 per cent year-on-year, and moved EBITDA...
View ArticleMobile video ‘not good enough’
Allot Communication has published its February 2014 MobileTrends Report which explores the factors that impact video delivery quality over mobile data networks. The report examines how download...
View Article“Cavalier” Virgin Media causes London gridlock
UK cable giant Virgin Media has again incurred the wrath of London roads regulator Transport for London (TfL) by digging up 5 lanes of the hugely busy A316 arterial road into London ahead of the...
View ArticleSES attacks Latino markets
Luxembourg-based satellite giant SES is to create new capacity for the Latin American market. It is ordering SES-10, a new satellite which will serve the region – including the Caribbean – from 67...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber explores wider roll-out
Saying that it has learned a lot from its existing gigabit Internet Google Fiber projects, Google has invited cities in nine metro areas around the US – 34 cities altogether – to work with it to...
View ArticleFCC tries again for net neutrality
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will propose new “net neutrality” rules, prohibiting ISPs and cablecos from charging for high bandwidth services like Netflix. The proposals comes a month...
View ArticleComcast, Netflix agree improved streaming deal
Comcast and Netflix have agreed what they describe as “a mutually beneficial” interconnection agreement that will provide Comcast’s broadband customers with a high-quality Netflix video experience for...
View ArticleADB ships 50m devices
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has shipped its 50 millionth device. With each broadband gateway featuring 30 million lines of code and the new Wideband set-top box 100 million lines, ADB’s software...
View ArticlePakistan police hit cable MSOs
Some 40 Pakistan cable operators were hit in police raids authorised by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) last week. Operators in the Rawalpindi and Islamabad areas received...
View ArticleErgen talks up DirecTV merger
Dish Network’s founder and chairman Charlie Ergen, speaking to analysts following his company’s results announcement, talked positively about the prospects of getting a long-anticipated merger between...
View ArticleLiberty Global: ‘Good progress on Ziggo bid’
Following the January 27th €10 billion bid by Liberty Global for Dutch cable MSO Ziggo, the pair have issued a joint status update in accordance with Dutch regulatory requirements. The pair confirm...
View ArticleSFR, Numericable merger back on?
Vivendi has confirmed it has been approached by private equity group Altice over a possible alliance between its SFR telecoms operator and Altice’s Numericable cable unit. In a statement, the French...
View ArticleSpain: Vodafone readies OTT and FTTH offer
Vodafone is finalising a TV service along with Canal Plus and intends to launch its OTT service, branded ‘Yomvi’, on all distribution platforms in the near future. The CEO of Vodafone, Antonio Coimbra,...
View ArticleQwilt, Procera partner for caching
Qwilt, a provider of online video delivery and transparent caching solutions, and Procera Networks, the global Internet Intelligence company, have announced a partnership to offer network operators a...
View ArticleOver 1.3bn LTE subscriptions in 2017
IDATE has released its dedicated White Paper: “LTE 2014 – Markets & Trends” to coincide with the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona According to IDATE CEO, Yves Gassot “the success of LTE (Long...
View ArticleNilsson named Com Hem CEO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has appointed Anders Nilsson as its new CEO. He will replace Tomas Franzén, who leaves the company in March. Nilsson is currently the company’s executive VP, commercial...
View ArticleWatchdogs wary of Netflix-Comcast deal
US media watchdogs have “grave concerns” over Netflix’s deal with Comcast for improved Internet service. Netflix has made a deal with Comcast for direct access to the cable company’s broadband network,...
View ArticleATT, Verizon also talking Netflix ‘direct connection’
AT&T is also in interconnection talks with Netflix. “We’re in discussions with Netflix to establish a more direct connection between our networks, similar to agreements we have with others, so that...
View ArticleVodafone makes first live LTE broadcast
Vodafone Germany is the first European carrier to conduct live tests with LTE Broadcast in collaboration with communications technology and services provider Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies and...
View ArticleKabelnoord selects Genexis’ Hybrid for Gigabit FTTH rollout
Kabelnoord, one of the largest independent cable operators in the northern part of the Netherlands, has selected FTTH home gateway supplier Genexis for the delivery of Gigabit fiber gateways....
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