Which?: 75% UK broadband “slower than advertised”
Up to 75 per cent of UK households are not getting the broadband speeds promised by advertisements, according to consumer watchdog Which?. Over 15 million households are paying for packages with...
View Articleiflix parners with Philippine Telephone
iflix, the Southeast Asian streaming service, has entered into a strategic agreement with Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) to provide iflix’s service to customers of PLDT’s telecommunications,...
View ArticleITU roadmap for 5G mobile development
ITU has established the overall roadmap for the development of 5G mobile and defined the term it will apply to it as “IMT-2020”. With the finalidation of its work on the “Vision” for 5G systems at a...
View ArticleFrance outlines 700 MHz allocation plans
France’s telecoms regulator ARCEP has revealed details of its proposed allocation plans for the freed-up 700 MHz band, which will see 2×30 MHz of spectrum offered to mobile operators to enable them to...
View ArticleGerman spectrum auction raises over €5bn
After 16 days and 181 rounds, the spectrum auction for mobile broadband has concluded. All three companies, Telefónica Deutschland, Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone, were successful in bidding for...
View ArticleOTT partnerships drive SDP deployments
An in-depth survey of 21 convergent, mobile and cable operators exploring operators’ strategies for deploying Service Delivery Platforms (SDPs) has found that nearly half of respondents identified...
View ArticleManchester first for Virgin ultrafast roll-out
UK quad-play operator Virgin Media has confirmed that the north-west city of Manchester is to be the first to benefit from ‘Project Lightning’, unveiled earlier this year. This major expansion of...
View ArticleCable’s cord cutting threat overstated?
According to stock analysis firm Trefis, with the recent introduction of Dish Network‘s Sling TV and HBO’s HBO NOW service, as well as the continued success of Netflix, the threat of cord cutting to US...
View ArticleOvum forecasts FTTx optics to exceed $1bn in 2015
According to a forecast report by Ovum, FTTx optics will reach a record level in 2015, following a record-breaking 2014. The report forecasts that FTTx optical components revenue will exceed $1 billion...
View ArticleSimple UK broadband switching rules take effect
Brits can now switch broadband supplier with one phone call. The new rules came into force this week and mean anyone who wants to change broadband supplier now only has to notify the company they wish...
View ArticleSpain: Court forbids Rojadirecta football streaming
Popular Spanish streaming site Rojadirecta has been ordered by a Madrid court to stop linking to certain football streams or have its site blocked by local ISPs. The site’s operators are refusing to...
View ArticleOneWeb Global broadband strategy
OneWeb is the audacious plan to girdle the Earth with 648 mini-satellites and thus deliver low-cost broadband and Internet services to the complete planet. The intention is to “provide high-speed...
View Article68% of EU homes have high-speed broadband
Research conducted by IHS and Valdani, Vicari & Associati on the availability of broadband services across all European Union member states has been published by the European Commission (EC). For a...
View ArticleSky brings test automation to field engineering with S3 Group
S3 Group, a global player in enhancing video platforms across connected devices, has been selected by Sky for a test automation solution to enable the pay-TV provider’s field engineers to improve...
View ArticleAirTies adds Client Steering
AirTies Wireless Networks, a supplier of advanced wireless and OTT/IPTV technologies, has formally released its new Client Steering technology, following a field trial announced with major operator...
View ArticleONO losses deeper than anticipated
Vodafone has put its Spanish cable MSO subsidiary ONO’s accounts in order, revealing losses of €642 million a deeper financial hole than expected when the company bought the operator in 2014. ONO,...
View ArticleConnected living trends spark demand for IoT testing
As the trend towards connected living and the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to permeate home, work and city solutions, the need to keep tabs on a myriad of connected devices will thrust the global...
View ArticleUK has fastest mobile connection speed
Akamai Technologies has released its First Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insight into key global...
View ArticlebeIN Sports to acquire Digiturk
beIN Sports, the Qatar-based broadcaster, is ready to pay $1.5 billion (€1.3bn) for Digiturk and is close to finalising a deal according to Bloomberg. Previous reports in Turkish media had already...
View ArticleVivendi becomes Telecom Italia’s largest shareholder
Vivendi has received 1.11 billion ordinary shares (or 8.24 per cent) of Telecom Italia in exchange for 4.5 per cent of the share capital of Telefonica Brasil, in accordance with the option given to it...
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