Tele Columbus grows with primacom acquisition
Following the acquisition of primacom, Tele Columbus, the third largest German cable network operator, has published for the first time consolidated results of the combined Tele Columbus and primacom...
View ArticleItaly: 14% growth in broadband market
Italy has seen a 14 per cent growth of the broadband market between 2013 and 2014, compared to a European average of 5 per cent. The figures are from the annual report on networks and next-generation...
View ArticleSpeedCast acquires ST Teleport
SpeedCast International, a global satellite telecommunications service provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ST Teleport, a satellite communications services provider based in...
View ArticleFrance: Free passes 6m subs
French quad-play operator Free has posted Q3 consolidated revenues up 5.3 per cent to € 1.111 billion, and a total subscriber base of 17 million, which includes 6.08 million broadband and ultra-fast...
View ArticleClearleap: OTT has caught up to cable
Clearleap, a company that works with the likes of HBO, Scripps, and A+E Networks to deliver viewing experiences across screens, has conducted a survey to learn more about which streaming services US...
View ArticleAfrica to reach 1bn mobile broadband connections
The number of mobile broadband connections in Africa will reach one billion in 2020, up from 147 million at the end of 2014, according to new forecasts by Ovum. The rapid growth of mobile broadband in...
View ArticleOpenreach CEO departs
BT Openreach CEO Joe Garner, is stepping down to become chief executive of building society Nationwide. Garner, who became CEO in February 2014, will leave next spring handing over to his successor,...
View ArticleEricsson: ‘No Cisco deal’
Ericsson president and CEO Hans Vestberg has been compelled to publicly rule out a merger with Cisco as market rumours swirled following the announcement of their cooperative technology partnership...
View ArticleLiberty Global to acquire CWC
John Malone’s Liberty Global has agred to acquire Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $5.3 billion (€4.9bn). The purchase extends Malone’s cable empire...
View ArticleUS pay-TV Q3 subs loss 190K
Findings from Leichtman Research Group suggest that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 190,000 net video subscribers in 3Q 2015,...
View ArticleSpacecom cellular-satellite hybrid for Cameroon
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that the AMOS-5 satellite at the 17°E prime orbital position is now providing Cameroon with Sub-Saharan Africa’s first large-scale...
View ArticleMacquarie sells Hathway Cable stake
Private equity investors Providence Equity Partners (PEP) has bought a 6.35 per cent stake in Indian cable MSO Hathway Cable & Datacom from Australia’s Macquarie Bank. It boosts PEP’s stake in the...
View ArticleSES Techcom, Newtec expand Astra Connect broadband service
SES Techcom Services, a subsidiary of satellite operator SES, will be expanding its Astra Connect broadband service in Africa for the Enterprise and Oil & Gas markets via the Newtec Dialog...
View ArticleOTT QoE: Who carries the can?
A couple of recent polls have revealed that Quality of Experience is an important factor in satisfaction and subscription renewal with OTT services. You may feel this falls into the ‘You don’t say?’ or...
View ArticleLiberty Global deploys ARRIS gateways
Liberty Global has selected the ARRIS Touchstone TG2492 Gateway for widescale deployment across the Liberty footprint. The TG2492 will deliver high-speed broadband and advanced streaming video services...
View ArticleTelefonica threatens to stop FTTH
Telefonica is threatening to halt investments in fibre optic after the antitrust watchdog CNMC ruled that it must open up its FTTH network in some areas. The CNMC has required “the operator with...
View ArticleWave Broadband selects Casa Systems
Casa Systems, a specialist in next-generation cable edge technology, has announced that Wave Broadband, a gigabit fibre and broadband services company serving the Pacific Northwest, is deploying the...
View ArticleTDG: Broadband boomers oft-overlooked segment
Baby Boomers comprise nearly a third of US adult broadband users and are significantly more likely than other segments to subscribe to traditional pay-TV. According to Broadband Boomers: A Consumer...
View ArticleUS cable broadband flourishes; Telco growth stagnates
Comcast and Time Warner Cable led the growth in US broadband subscriptions during the third quarter, adding a combined 552,000 new subscribers. Overall, cable operators in the US added 804,000...
View ArticleCSS: BT to buy ITV by 2018
High profile acquisitions and market consolidation will fundamentally change the telecoms and tech market in the next few years as companies such as BT, Google and Apple makes steps to dominate,...
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