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Ireland needs to be constantly connected

Ireland has a need to be constantly connected as digital device ownership continues to rise to enable round the clock online access, according to the latest eircom Household Sentiment Survey (eHSS)....

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Akamai Q4 2012 European connectivity highlights

There are nearly 700 million unique IPv4 addresses from 240 countries/regions connected to the Akamai Intelligent Platform in the fourth quarter of 2012. This represents 4.2 per cent more than in the...

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Nativ: “Film and TV not capitalising on the cloud”

Nativ, the media management and workflow expert, has published an independent report outlining the shortcomings and challenges of current workflow practices and is setting out its vision for helping...

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Broadband Forum launches BroadbandSuite 6.1

The Broadband Forum has confirmed the launch of BroadbandSuite 6.1 that gives service providers the tools required to provide the speed and stability needed to effectively deliver superfast broadband...

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Virgin Q1: 40% now have TiVo

Virgin Media has announced results for the quarter ending March 31st 2013 with revenue up 3.6 per cent to £1.043 billion (€1.23bn) and operating income up 14 per cent to £150 million. Other highlights...

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PLAiR now shipping in the US

PLAiR has begun shipping its portable streaming device to customers in the US. Unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), PLAiR delivers platform and device agnostic AirPlay-like...

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TWC Internet disappoints

Time Warner Cable, the second-largest US cable operator, reported Q1 revenue below analyst estimates as it added fewer-than-expected subscribers for its high-speed data services. Time Warner added only...

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Telenet Q1 profits up

Belgian cableco Telenet’s increased revenue by 11 per cent in the first quarter as it more than doubled its mobile phone subscribers from a year earlier. The group, which offers cable TV, Internet and...

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Ofcom invites pilot ‘white space’ devices

Ofcom has unveiled plans for a pilot of innovative ‘white space’ technology in the UK. Use of these white spaces will allow devices to transmit and receive wireless signals for applications such as...

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BT selected for Telefonica 4G services

BT has signed a new ten year deal with Telefonica UK to support the introduction of 4G services for millions of O2 mobile customers. Under the terms of the deal, BT will build a new high capacity...

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BeyonDSL for SES Broadband to UK and Ireland

SES has signed an agreement with BeyonDSL for the distribution of SES Broadband in the UK and Ireland. The new satellite Internet service is marketed by BeyonDSL under the brand name “Satellite...

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America Movil to merge Brazil operations

Telco and pay-TV giant America Movil is to merge its Brazilian operations. Local director Daniel Hajj says the Mexican-owned company will consolidate its DTH, cable TV and cellular subsidiaries....

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Teleste partners for Chinese cable market

Teleste has reached agreements with the government cable operator of Gansu Province and Shanghai OTEC Information Technology. As a result, Teleste will have 10 per cent ownership of a joint venture...

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Liberty Global ups Ziggo stake

Cable MSO Liberty Global has increased its stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo, giving rise to speculation about a possible takeover. Liberty Global already had a 12.65 per cent holding in Ziggo, and...

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Comcast: TV down, Internet up

Comcast has posted higher quarterly profit driven by strength on the cable side of the business. The leading US cable television provider, which also owns broadcaster NBC Universal, posted...

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News Corp to split on June 11?

News Corp has set June 11th for a special shareholder vote on the company’s future, and proposals to split the company into two separately quoted entities. News Corp will end up with its global...

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US pay-TV subs to continue rising

Despite all the talk of cord-cutting, a report from Digital TV Research states that the number of pay TV subscribers in the US will continue to increase – albeit at a slow rate. However, the Digital TV...

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at800 trial of 4G in Brighton

at800 is holding an extended trial to help understand the extent to which 4G at 800 MHz could disrupt Freeview. The trial begins in Brighton from mid-May. at800 is the organization tasked with ensuring...

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Comms Green Paper ‘by summer’

Following the admission by John Whittingdale, Chairman of the UK House of Commons Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, that a Communications Bill was unlikely to feature in the...

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Swisscom profits fall, increases VoD stake

Swiss telco Swisscom has reported net revenues fell 2.4 per cent in the first quarter as record customer growth failed to offset weakening market prices. First quarter net profits fell 12.4 per cent to...

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