Kaspersky honeypots – networks of virtual copies of various internet connected devices and applications – have detected 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of the year. This figure is around nine times more than the number found in H1 2018, when only around 12 […]
September saw sizable movement in Saudi Arabia on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Saudi Arabia jumped five spots on the country rankings, rising from 48 in August to 43. This was likely at least partially boosted by […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced its Cybersecurity Division will offer media companies a suite of supplemental cybersecurity services to further bolster the DPP’s Committed to Security programme. Specifically, Eurofins’ CyberSecurity Framework: Media Edition provides a suite of customisable services designed to increase cybersecurity robustness […]
Sunrise’ biggest shareholder Freenet continues to oppose its SWF6.3 billion (€5.73bn) offer to buy Liberty Global’s UPC Switzerland business, despite a new offer from the US seller to take part in the acquisition. Liberty Global offered to buy up to SWF500 million francs in newly created Sunrise shares to help finance the purchase, it would […]
New forms of spectrum sharing could enable many more people to benefit from broadband connectivity and digital services, according to a report published by Policy Impact Partners (PIP), in association with the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA). Based on in-depth engagements with industry and public sector stakeholders on three continents, the research uncovered widespread interest in […]
Cujo AI, a global player in the development and application of Artificial Intelligence to improve the security, control, and privacy of connected devices, and AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi solutions, are extending their strategic relationship. Specifically, AirTies’ customers will have access to data from the Cujo AI-powered network analytics tool as part of AirTies […]
Pay-TV take-up continues to grow in Spain to the detriment of FTA TV. In the first quarter of 2019, pay-TV revenues increased by 2.6 per cent to €563.6 million, whereas FTA saw its numbers fall by 1.1 per cent to €422.7 million, according to the latest report from CNMC. As a whole, the audiovisual revenue […]
Connecting the UK to Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband by 2025 would deliver almost a £60 billion (€68bn) boost to UK productivity – an average of more than £1,700 per worker – by unlocking smarter ways of working, better public services and greater opportunities for the next-generation of home-grown businesses. The figures are featured in a new […]
A new law will ensure the nine million people in the UK living in blocks of flats aren’t left behind in the Government’s nationwide upgrade to gigabit speed broadband, Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed. The measures will make it easier to install faster Internet connections in blocks of flats where landlords repeatedly ignore requests […]
Virgin Media Ireland has launched its Smart Home packages, offering customers ultimate flexibility of devices in the home. Partnering with Google and TP-Link, Virgin Media are offering customers a range of tailored packages. Virgin Media Ireland is the first Liberty Global market to offer the new Smart Home packs to its broadband customers The new […]