Ovum: 10Mbps now minimum expectation
In order to support their expectations of their broadband experience, the majority of fixed line consumer broadband users surveyed need a download speed of at least 10Mbps. According to research by...
View ArticleEurofins digital test solution for MEDIA BROADCAST DVB-T2/HEVC and HbbTV rollout
Media and device testing specialists, Eurofins Digital Testing (formally Digital TV Labs) has announced that they are building a complete test suite covering DVB-T2/HEVC and HbbTV for MEDIA BROADCAST...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent, Chunghwa Telecom deploy G.fast
Alcatel-Lucent and Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s leading service provider, are to commence what they claim is the world’s first commercial deployment of G.fast ultra-broadband access technology, allowing...
View ArticleAirTies, Eye Networks Wi-Fi service
AirTies Wireless Networks, a supplier of advanced wireless and OTT/IPTV technologies, and Eye Networks, a provider of pre-qualified products and solutions to service providers in the Scandinavian...
View ArticlecomScore combine TV and digital audience metrics
comScore has announced that Xmedia – which provides a total view of the consumer by measuring content consumption across all digital platforms and TV in a single tool – is now widely available in the...
View ArticleIHS: Softness in cable hardware market to end
Softness in cable broadband equipment spending seen in the first quarter of 2015 continued into the second, with global revenue dipping 2 percent quarter-over-quarter, according to IHS. Traditionally,...
View ArticleCabovisão sold to Apax France
Altice Group has sold Portuguese cable operator Cabovisão and Oni, a small telecom operator providing services for business customers, to Apax France for an undisclosed price. Altice had set a book...
View ArticleAltice acquires Cablevision for $17.7bn
In a move that creates the number 4 cable operator in the US market, multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice and Cablevision Systems Corporation have entered...
View ArticleTurksat selects Arris router
Arris Group has announced that Turksat, Turkey’s leading satellite communications and cable TV operator, has selected its E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) to prepare for future IP interactivity and...
View ArticleOperators split on virtualising residential gateways
IHS has conducted in-depth interviews with service providers across the globe who use residential gateways to provide broadband services and found that only 31 per cent of respondents plan on...
View ArticleResearch: Telcos closing in on pay-TV
Traditional operators will need to keep a close eye on telcos’ rising interest in the TV space as operators make their mark both in Western Europe and other key regions. Following a number of false...
View ArticleAMC: “Data use to pick shows a disaster”
In a swipe at Netflix and others, Josh Sapan, the head of AMC Networks (makers of Mad Men and Breaking Bad) has called the use of data to pick shows a “goddamm disaster”. He said data mining was useful...
View ArticleSandvine: Netflix, Apple Music making international gains
Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, has released its latest Global Internet Phenomena Report focusing on Asia-Pacific and Europe. The...
View ArticleNeed for speed drives growth in Ethernet market
Growth in Ethernet switching continues, with worldwide revenue up 9 percent sequentially in the second quarter of 2015, reaching a total of $5.6 billion, according to the IHS Infonetics Ethernet...
View ArticleSES and Avanti sign spectrum deal
Satellite operators SES and Avanti have long been at loggerheads over certain frequencies at the orbital spot of 31.5 degrees East. SES claimed it has rights certain frequencies at the position, which...
View ArticleIndustry call for UK broadband market reform
Three of the UK’s leading broadband telcos have joined forces with industry bodies to call for the Competition and Markets Authority to undertake a full market investigation, claiming serious problems...
View ArticleUN: Global broadband growth slows sharply
Broadband Internet is failing to reach those who could benefit most, with Internet access reaching near-saturation in the world’s rich nations but not advancing fast enough to benefit the billions of...
View ArticleUK tipped as ‘big five’ broadband leader
The UK will outperform other major European countries on a range of fixed telecoms measures for the next five years, and become one of the best performing countries worldwide by 2020, according to a...
View ArticleOfcom: TalkTalk most complained about pay-TV provider
UK comms regulator Ofcom has revealed its latest figures relating to the volume of consumer complaints it received against the major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. The latest report covers...
View ArticleBT CEO delivers vision for Britain’s digital future
BT Chief Executive Gavin Patterson has unveiled the company’s ambition to deliver Britain’s digital future, cementing the nation’s future prosperity as the G20’s leading digital economy. The move...
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