Analyst: Pay-TV to add 81m subs
According to the Global Pay TV Subscriber Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research, there will be 81 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 – up by…
RDK deployments top 50m
RDK Management has shared details about the adoption of RDK open source software used to power customer-premises equipment (CPE) from video and broadband services providers worldwide. “Service providers around the…
Vendors collaborate for FTTX solution
Three broadband equipment vendors – Emtelle, HellermannTyton and Senko Advanced Components — have revealed the fruits of a collaborative project and launched a brand-new solution into the Fibre-to-the-X (FTTX) market.…
Iskratel carrier-grade PON solution
Broadband access solutions provider Iskratel is claiming that an important milestone in enabling operators to deploy carrier-grade, virtualised PON solutions has been reached with its launched of a complete, integrated…
Harmonic adds new capabilities to CableOS software
Harmonic has announced a suite of new capabilities that are being added to its field-proven CableOS virtualised cable access solution. “The next generation of CableOS software solidifies our market leadership…
DirecTV in another carriage row
An NBC affiliated station in the US has been blacked out because of a carriage dispute with DirecTV. KMTR (NBC 16) which serves viewers in Oregon, put out a statement…
Promptlink cutting the noise
Promptlink Communications, a provider of software applications for the management and testing of broadband networks and equipment, has announced the launch of Network NoiseHawk. Utilising a patent-pending algorithm to analyse…
Research: UK digital divide is real
Research by satellite broadband provider bigblu, in partnership with Konnect Europe, reveals that people living in UK rural areas with low quality Internet must travel up to five miles to…
France: IPTV passes DTT reception
IPTV reception has continued its steady growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2018 and is now received by 56.7 per cent of French homes (up 1.7 point over…
European finals FTA on Virgin TV
All customers of UK multiplay operator Virgin TV will be able to watch this year’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League final free of charge. Four Premier League sides will…
Ofcom boost for fibre investment
Companies laying high-speed fibre cables for broadband and mobile networks will benefit from greater access to Openreach’s telegraph poles and underground tunnels, under draft decisions announced by communications regulator Ofcom.…
Analyst: Telcos to dominate W European pay-TV
Reflecting the rising importance of the telcos, IPTV is gaining subscribers in Western Europe at the expense of the other pay-TV platforms, according to findings from analyst firm Digital TV…
US: 945k Q1 broadband additions
Findings from analysis firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – acquired about…
Cablenet launches Plume in Cyprus
Cablenet, a quad play provider in Cyprus, has announced the availability of Ultra WiFi, Powered by Plume. Plume provides Wi-Fi, personalisation, and security delivered through a smart home services bundle…
Belgium: Teleste continues cooperation with VOO
Teleste is continuing its cooperation with the Belgian cable operator VOO (Nethys) to deploy Teleste’s Luminato digital headend solution as part of VOO’s Digitization programme. The flexible and compact Luminato…