Oracle powers Telefónica upgrade
As part of its move to evolve its network to provide converged communications, Telefónica Spain has chosen cloud applications and platform services provider Oracle as a supplier of session border...
View ArticleSandvine: 70% of Internet traffic encrypted in 2016
Sandvine, a provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, has released a Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight on the state of Internet traffic encryption in 2016....
View ArticleRecord for fastest data rate set
A new record for the fastest ever data rate for digital information has been set by UCL researchers in the Optical Networks Group. They achieved a rate of 1.125 Tb/s as part of research on the capacity...
View ArticleParaguay: Millicom to acquire TV Cable Paraná
Millicom has boosted its cable expansion plans with the announcement that it will acquire TV Cable Paraná, the leading cable platform in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay’s second largest city. The transaction...
View ArticleAT&T unveils 5G roadmap
US telco AT&T is unveiling its 5G roadmap to bring its customers the next-generation of super-fast, flexible wireless connectivity. Technologies such as millimetre waves, network function...
View Articleupc cablecom: “High investment paying off”
upc cablecom has reported consistent growth once again in the Internet, telephony and mobile markets in 2015. Revenue increased to more than CHF 1.3 billion (€1.17bn) over this period – a year-on-year...
View ArticleOrange exceeds financial targets
French telco Orange reports that 2015 was particularly rich in structurally significant events for the Group, starting with the presentation of the new strategic plan Essentials2020 in March focused on...
View ArticleLiberty Global “in great shape”
Liberty Global has reported financial and operating results for the three months and year ended December 31st 2015 for the Liberty Global Group and the LiLAC Group. Key highlights for the consolidated...
View ArticleVirgin adds 100k broadband subs
Virgin Media, the UK’s largest cable operator, added nearly 100,000 new subscribers in 2015, fuelled by the rollout of its super-fast “Project Lightning” broadband service, but cuts 900 UK jobs....
View ArticleLiberty Global, Vodafone merge Dutch operations
After months of ‘on-off’ speculation and recent confirmation that possible merger talks had recommenced, Liberty Global and Vodafone have confirmed they are to merge their Dutch operations in a 50-50...
View ArticleCableLabs: Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 speed breakthrough
Cable industry research consortium CableLabs has revealed details of a project that illustrates how DOCSIS 3.1 technology provides the basis for continued evolution of system capacities by supporting...
View ArticleBitSight identifies risks with 4th party networks
BitSight Technologies has released a BitSight Insights report analysing Security Ratings of more than 35,000 companies across 22 different industries to uncover the vulnerabilities posed by fourth...
View ArticleHuawei digital transformation initiatives
Global ICT firm Huawei has unveiled its five ‘Big Initiatives’ for the telecom industry to accelerate its digital transformation. Huawei also endorsed open platforms to enable collaboration so that...
View Article43% of global population online
According to the ITU’s latest data some 43 per cent of the global population is online. This jumps to 82 per cent of the developed world, just under 80 per cent in Europe, and just over 60 per cent in...
View ArticleEutelsat tops 6,000 channels
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat says it has reached a total of 6,000 channels on its fleet of satellites. Eutelsat is now carrying more than 2,200 free-to-air channels, on 50 pay-TV platforms....
View ArticleLiberty Global: ‘Wait and see’ on 4K
Cable MSO Liberty Global has no immediate plans to introduce 4K services on its networks, although it has confirmed that deployed set-top boxes would be 4K-capable. The remarks came during Liberty...
View ArticleTelecom Italia fibre for 84% of Italy by 2018
Telecom Italia (TIM) plans to increase NGN coverage by the end of 2018 and reach 84 per cent of the Italian population with fibre optics and 98 per cent with the LTE (4G) mobile network. According to...
View ArticleNearly 36m fibre subscribers in Europe
The number of fibre to the home (FTTH) and fibre to the building (FTTB) subscribers in Europe increased by 19 per cent over the first nine months of 2015, reaching more than 35.9 million FTTH/B...
View ArticleAirTies joins RDK Community
AirTies Wireless Networks, an international provider of in-home wireless systems, has licensed the RDK (Reference Design Kit) to support the RDK community’s newest initiatives for broadband devices...
View ArticlecomScore to measure Netflix, Amazon viewing
Fresh from its merger with Rentrak, cross-platform measurement specialist comScore has revealed that its planned Total Home Panel measurement platform will enable the measurement of over-the-top...
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