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European industry bodies call for Open Internet

A coalition of European communications industry trade bodies has stressed the importance for the sector of promoting real choice and quality for all customers, nurturing innovation and fostering...

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61% of UK adults receive pay-TV

Ofcom has published its annual reports into the consumer experience of the fixed and mobile, Internet and digital broadcasting markets. Around half of all UK adults access multichannel television at...

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BT plans ultrafast broadband

UK telco BT has revealed plans to transform the UK broadband landscape from superfast to ultrafast. The announcement came as BT reported its Q3 Results which showed it had added 45,000 TV customers and...

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Triple-play bundles from Foxtel

Australian operator Foxtel has confirmed the availability of its new subscription TV, Broadband and Home Phone bundles which bring together its subscription cable and satellite TV service with new...

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Intel to acquire Lantiq

Intel is buying Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Deal terms were not...

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Telefonica cuts 2m homes from fibre roll out

Telefonica is to significantly reduce its investment in its fibre optic network following the competition authority CNMC’s decision to oblige it to open up the network to its rivals. The company will...

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Spain: FTTH up 151.7% year-on-year

The deployment of FTTH networks is breaking records in Spain with a growth of 151.7 per cent in connections year-on-year. The latest figures from the competition regulator CNMC reveals that in November...

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MENA pay-TV subs on rise, despite piracy

The number of pay-TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa will double between 2010 and 2020 to 21.3 million, according to a new 208-page report from Digital TV Research. Turkey will account for 37...

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Mobile, TV, fibre boost TalkTalk Q3

UK comms and entertainment provider TalkTalk has revealed its best ever results for mobile, TV and fibre. Between September and December, 115,000 more homes signed up to TalkTalk TV, 50,000 took mobile...

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Broadband providers set to benefit from UK multiplay

Over 65 per cent of people in the UK who are signed up to a bundle of communications services, value their broadband access more than their pay-TV service, fixed-line phone or even their mobile phone...

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Video to form 72% of mobile data traffic

According to the latest annual update of the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2014 to 2019, the ongoing adoption of more powerful mobile devices and...

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MaxLinear acquires Entropic in $287m deal

In a move that expands its strategic presence in broadband access and connectivity markets provider integrated radio frequency and mixed-signal integrated circuits provider MaxLinear is to acquire...

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Download limits lifted for Presto Foxtel Broadband customers

Priming its weaponry as it prepares for the launch of Netflix in March, Australian SVoD service Presto has confirmed that Foxtel Broadband subscribers will enjoy no data download limits when accessing...

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Sckipio makes G.fast go twice as far

Sckipio Technologies, an expert in G.fast, has successfully demonstrated G.fast at speeds greater than 500Mbps for 200 metres – double the official ITU targets for this new broadband standard. In...

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Frozen continues to lift Disney

Walt Disney has credited the continuing success of its Frozen brand and an increase in visitors to its theme parks for an “incredibly strong quarter”. Boosted by continued Frozen DVD and merchandise...

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Avanti losses up, backlog down

London-based satellite broadband supplier Avanti Communications reported its first-half numbers and declared widening losses ($48.1 million vs $41.8m in the same period a year ago). However, revenues...

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Battle lines: Neutrality, Rights Auctions

Journalism about regulatory and commercial disputes often looks to conflict related analogies. It is, more often than not, an over-reach given the real armed conflicts that inhabit the world just now....

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FTTH nears 15m European homes

The number of fibre to the home (FTTH) and fibre to the building (FTTB) subscribers in Europe has soared, increasing by 50 per cent over the 12 months ending December 2014, according to the latest...

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Ofcom OKs ‘TV white space’ wireless

Ofcom has given the green light for industry to harness the benefits of an ‘white space’ wireless technology, following a series of successful industry trials. Industry is already testing a range of...

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Cableway frame agreement with Kabel Deutschland

Teleste’s subsidiary Cableway AG has signed a three year frame agreement with one year option with Kabel Deutschland on the upgrading and maintenance services of cable networks. This agreement ensures...

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