Orange adds 25 HD+ channels for FTTH
Orange France will strengthen its HD+ offering in 2015 by adding 25 new FTA and pay-TV channels to the 12 already carried. The offer specifically targets FTTH where Orange claims 500,000 customers and...
View ArticleMobile industry wasting spectrum
A report from LS Telecom reveals a mobile and wireless industry that is driving hard to gain access to C-Band and other satellite frequencies for expansion of its services while leaving 30 per cent of...
View ArticleEE to offer TV service
UK digital communications company EE is to become a quad-play operator with the launch of EE TV, which it describes as the UK’s most advanced TV service. According to the company, EE TV puts mobile at...
View ArticleBT, Huawei achieve 3Tbps over fibre
UK telco BT and information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei have confirmed field trial speeds of up to three Terabits per second (Tbps), believed to be the fastest real-time...
View ArticleObama confirms net neutrality commitment
President Barack Obama has declared himself fully committed to net neutrality, effectively coming out in opposition to the proposed FCC plan to create so-called Internet ‘fast-lanes’. The FCC received...
View ArticleOfcom updates on ‘White Space’ trials
Ofcom has reported on the status of plans for the introduction of new ‘white space’ wireless technology in the UK – the first country in Europe likely to do so. A number of trials are taking place...
View ArticleEltel Sønnico signs Telenor agreement
Eltel Sønnico, the new 50/50 joint venture company formed by Eltel’s telecom branch in Norway and Sønnico, has signed a five year contract with Telenor and Canal Digital Kabel-TV. Telenor Norge is...
View ArticleVirgin TV ad banned
A Virgin Media TV ad has been banned after rival BSkyB complained about the use of a Sky Sports football clip. The TV campaign featured the former Doctor Who David Tennant promoting Virgin Media’s ‘Big...
View ArticleCPE market up 20% for 2014
The global market for broadband consumer premises equipment (CPE) will end 2014 with the highest growth in revenues since 2010, increasing by 20 percent from 2013 to reach nearly $11 billion, according...
View ArticleTaiwan Broadband selects ARRIS E6000 router
Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) has selected the E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) from ARRIS Group to ensure its subscribers in Taiwan receive enhanced broadband speeds and converged services....
View ArticleFTTH will help Poland digital ambitions
The FTTH Council Europe calls on Poland to put fibre to the home (FTTH) at the heart of its digital strategy. As Warsaw prepares to host the FTTH Conference 2015, Poland’s government is also facing key...
View ArticleUnited Group takes control of Broadband Montenegro
United Group, a regional cable and DTH operator active in the former Yugoslavia, has become the majority shareholder of MMDS operator Broadband Montenegro (BBM). Through its Serbian cable TV unit SBB,...
View ArticleZiggo TV subs down 20%
Dutch cable operator Ziggo saw core profit rise by 3.4 per cent in the third quarter. The group, which last week received EU clearance to be bought by US cable group Liberty Global, said broadband...
View ArticleSky Go boosts BSkyB Q1
BSkyB has posted results for the three months to the end of September showing a record 309,000 users signing up to its Sky Go Extra service, which allows subscribers to watch programmes on portable...
View Article20% US broadband homes to buy smart devices within a year
A survey released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Parks Associates shows continued strong growth of smart home products in US homes, as 20 per cent of households with broadband intend...
View ArticleZiggo to cut 20% of workforce
The merger of Dutch cable companies UPC Netherlands and Ziggo will result in around 900 workers losing ther jobs accoding to daily the NL Times. The companies currently employ a combined total of...
View ArticleWebNMS and VeEX partner to provide multi-vendor carrier ethernet network...
WebNMS, the leading provider of multi-vendor network management and IoT solutions, and VeEX Inc., a global leader in Telecom and CATV test solutions, today announced their partnership to deliver...
View ArticleQuantenna and SoftAtHome partner
Quantenna Communications, a specialist in high performance Wi-Fi, and SoftAtHome, provider of home operating platforms enabling convergent services for the digital home, have formed a partnership to...
View ArticleBT Broadband jobs boost
BT will employ a further 500 engineers to build and maintain its network amid concerns that a host of upcoming infrastructure projects will make contract workers scarce and more expensive. It brings...
View ArticleFederation boost for India’s cable DSO
Major Indian cable Multi System Operators (MSOs) are seeking to create momentum for digitisation of the country’s networks with the formation of the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF)....
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