MatrixStream OTT DVR
Broadband service providers and mobile providers are set to get a boost to their OTT IPTV services when MatrixStream Technologies launches its turnkey high performance MatrixCloud 4K OTT (Over-the-Top)...
View ArticleAmino Booxmedia Cloud VOD for RTL Belgium
Finnish technology company Booxmedia, part of the Amino group, today announced a new deal with Belgian broadcaster RTL to provide, install and maintain a full end-to-end cloud video-on-demand (VoD)...
View ArticlePay-TV operators progress in Asia Pacific
Despite economic growth concerns, pay-TV subscriptions for Asia Pacific’s top 68 operators will increase by 74 per cent from a collective 376 million in 2014 to 535 million by 2020, according to a new...
View ArticleAkamai: Connection speed boost for video content
Content delivery network services specialist Akamai’s latest State of the Internet Report – which provides insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics and...
View ArticleChina drives broadband CPE growth
Insight and analytics source IHS has raised its outlook for the broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) market, which includes DSL, cable, fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), residential gateways and mobile...
View ArticleAussie ‘Sky Muster’ satellite ready to go
Australia’s $500 million NBN satellite is ready for launch by Arianespace. The 6.4 tonne, ‘Sky Muster’ satellite is designed to deliver broadband capacity to around 200,000 homes and businesses in...
View ArticleJapanese cablecos plan 4K channel launch
Cable TV industry players in Japan are joining forces to offer a national channel dedicated to 4K Ultra-high definition programming set for launch in December, according to Nikkei. The 39 initial...
View ArticlePerformance, reliability drive US service provider satisfaction
Scores for network performance and reliability have improved, the number of U.S. households connected to digital service has grown and satisfaction has increased across wireline offerings, according to...
View ArticleItalian media/entertainment market €34.8m in 2019
Italy’s media and entertainment industry will be worth €34.8 billion in 2019, up from €29.1 billion in 2014, with a 3.6 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), according to the Entertainment &...
View ArticleSky first ultrafast broadband connections
Sky has connected its first customer to its new ultrafast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network in York. Ultrafast broadband customers will be able to receive broadband speeds of up to 940 Mbps,...
View ArticleVodafone, Liberty Global end asset-swap talks
Vodafone has confirmed that discussions with Liberty Global regarding a possible exchange of selected assets between the two companies have terminated. The pair revealed on June 5th that they were in...
View ArticleVirgin’s 200 MBPs future for UK broadband
Seeking to differentiate itself from competing operators such as BT and Sky, UK quad-play operator Virgin Media has announced a new standard in ultrafast connectivity with the launch of Vivid 200Mbps...
View ArticleVerizon: A TV service in 72 hours
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television visits Ralf Jacob, Chief Revenue Officer of Verizon Digital Media Services, to hear about their 72 hour challenge – taking your content and turning it into a fully-fledged...
View ArticleAlticast: Ready for the IoT
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television talks to Tiaan Schutte, President EMEA for Alticast, about provisioning for the Smart Home and Internet Of Things and how they are rapidly developing as service and...
View ArticleIrdeto: Security surround
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television hears from Doug Lowther, CEO of Irdeto, about its platform approach to security – protection not just for video but across the service provider’s portfolio, including the...
View ArticleCanal Digital Cable TV selects Teleste
Teleste has reached a framework agreement with Canal Digital Cable TV, a subsidiary of Telenor Norway, on access network product deliveries for the Canal Digital HFC 2.0 network investment. Under the...
View ArticleSpain: Orange upgrades 4G+ to over 300 Mbps
France Telecom-owned Orange has upgraded its 4G+ network allowing its Madrid and Barcelona subscribers to enable speeds of up to 336 Mbps. The operator has already launched the enriched LTE A service...
View ArticleThree teleports apply for Certification
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that three new companies have applied for certification of their teleports under WTA’s recently launched Teleport Certification Program. Eutelsat,...
View ArticleBroadband Forum unveils Broadband 20/20
The Broadband Forum has announced its new Broadband 20/20 vision. The vision is to enable new opportunities for profitable revenue growth by leveraging new technologies in the home, small business and...
View ArticleOvum: Demand for connectivity to soar
Ovum, the research and consulting business, reports that connectivity will play a vital role in enabling the second wave of digital transformation. This time round the digital economy will see the...
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