Kagan: OTT trend spotlights fibre needs
After years of fibre inactivity across much of Western Europe, renewed efforts are emerging that will help plug the gap between the fibre haves and have-nots, according to a report…
India: Hathway selects Verimatrix
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, has announced Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, one of the largest MSO and cable broadband service providers…
Analyst: 4K poised to take over the living room
Nearly 50 per cent of all TVs shipped worldwide will, by year-end, be 4K, according to a market tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. The report, which includes TVs, broadcast coverage,…
OpenVault enters LatAm market with Ecuador trial
OpenVault, a global provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators, has announced its entry into the Latin American market with the finalisation of a multi-stage trial for…
United Group to roll out Gbps across Balkans
Balkan telecoms and media provider United Group has announced the rollout of the first 1 Gbps services across the region via its local cable platforms SBB (Serbia) and Telemach (Montenegro,…
Isle of Man plans full-fibre future
The Isle of Man’s Department for Enterprise has released a National Telecommunications Strategy which will be presented to the island’s legislative body Tynwald later in October 2018. The strategy, based…
NZ: Fibre connections up 54%
Nearly 600,000 New Zealand homes and businesses have high-speed fibre-optic Internet connections, a 54 per cent increase from 2017, according to findings from Stats NZ. “Through Ultra-Fast Broadband fibre connections,…
Panama: Millicon acquires Onda
Millicom is acquiring a controlling 80 per cent stake in Cable Onda, the largest cable and fixed telecommunications services provider in Panama, Latin America’s fastest-growing economy. The transaction values 100…
4K entertainment channel from Virgin
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media is launching what it says is the UK’s first dedicated ultra HD entertainment channel, which will start broadcasting from September 17th. The Virgin TV Ultra…
Portugal: Nowo launches IPTV
Portuguese cable TV operator Nowo has rolled out an IPTV service that allows access to content both nationwide and anywhere in the EU. The cost for the dedicated Box IP…