Open Fiber, the sole wholesale-only player in the Italian broadband market, has selected Nokia for a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout that will bring ultra-broadband services to the small towns and rural areas of Italy. The Open Fiber network will bring optical fibre from a point of presence to the customer’s home and deliver speeds of up […]
On January 16th, the District Court in Bremen, Germany (Landgericht Bremen) granted preliminary injunctions against two distributors selling Formuler set-top boxes in Germany. The contested Formuler devices, among other things, emulated the MAC addresses of Infomir’s MAG set-top boxes. The Court prohibited the distributors from selling Formuler and other devices that emulated Infomir’s MAG set-top […]
The European Commission has adopted an amending Implementing Decision to harmonise the radio spectrum in the 3.4-3.8 GHz (or 3.6 GHz) band for the future use with 5G. This is necessary to enable Member States to reorganise and allow the use of that band for 5G systems by December 31st 2020 in line with the […]
With the UK set to leave the European Union, the Brussels Capital Region is launching a major initiative to attract UK-based businesses in the film, broadcast and creative industries to base themselves in the Belgian capital, ensuring they can continue to operate seamlessly across Europe following Brexit. With the nature of the UK’s relationship with […]
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK’s House of Commons has published a short report in reaction to the BBC’s formal response to the Committee’s report on equal pay at the BBC. That report also considered the use of Personal Service Companies, licence-fee funding for people over 75, and the future of […]
Wales is in danger of being left behind in the delivery of the next generation mobile network unless the Welsh Government steps up its efforts. The National Assembly’s Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee has been reviewing the Welsh Government’s Mobile Action Plan which sets out what ministers will do to ensure better coverage in Wales. […]
Parts of central London, Stroud, Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury were among the more surprising areas suffering from the worst broadband in the UK, according to Which? analysis of customer speed tests. The consumer champion found that while rural Scotland and Wales still have Britain’s slowest average connection speeds, many local authority areas including in the […]
EU reforms to copyright rules stalled this week as a meeting of Euro MPs and officials was called off, with publishers blaming Google and other tech giants for lobbying against the changes. The European Commission says the overhaul is necessary to protect Europe’s cultural heritage and level the playing field between big online platforms and […]
The Premier League has issued a statement saying that it is aware of new evidence presented by beIN Media Group, which further demonstrates that its content is being illegally broadcast in Saudi Arabia and made available in several countries across the Middle East by the beoutQ pirate channel. “Like other sports and content providers, our model […]
Pay-TV revenues for 20 MENA countries fell by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2018 to just under $3 billion (€2.64bn), according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. Given the hangover from the beIN ban and falling ARPUs, revenues in 2024 ($3.28 billion) will still be lower than in 2016 ($3.36 billion). Five countries will […]