Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has urged the dominant Internet platforms to take action to confront a growing list of online problems, including election meddling, hate speech, and piracy. Delivering a keynote address, A Declaration for Accountability in Cyberspace, at the Tech Policy Institute’s (TPI) Aspen Forum – his […]
Research from independent price comparison and switching service Switcher.ie shows that three in five consumers (60 per cent) are satisfied with their home broadband speeds, a significant increase on last year (44 per cent). Despite this, and the ongoing rollout of faster speeds to more areas of the country, over three-quarters of consumers (78 per […]
Netflix has released July data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. South Korea’s LG U+ saw the biggest speed jump on the index this month. Its speed gained by 0.37 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed to […]
Dissatisfaction with the perceived value of pay-TV service was once again high among the 176,000 members who participated in US consumer advice body Consumer Reports’ latest telecommunications survey into their experiences with pay-TV, home Internet, home telephone service, and bundled plans. Most of the larger cable companies
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is launching a new in-house TV channel #Vamos specifically dedicated to sports. The new channel will broadcast 24/7 a programming based on live events, newscasts and interactive programmes with outstanding tournaments such as Wimbledon, NBA, Premier League and Liga Endesa among other contents. Movistar aims to turn #Vamos into a […]
Rural connectivity specialist RTO Wireless and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to provide broadband Internet access to more than 290,000 people living in unserved rural regions of New York and Maine. The partnership is part of the Microsoft Airband Initiative, which aims to extend broadband access to 2 million people in unserved portions of rural […]
TalkTalk is the most complained-about broadband provider, and BT tops the table for pay-TV complaints, according to Q1 date compiled by media regulator Ofcom. TalkTalk drew 29 complaints per 100,000 customers for its broadband service between January and March this year, ahead of BT in second on 23 and Plusnet in third on 20. BT […]
Virgin Media customers will soon be able to keep track of exactly when technicians are due to arrive through real-time updates on their smartphone, tablet or computer. The new service will provide customers with important appointment details, starting with a reminder the day before, and continuing with live updates on the day of the appointment […]
Research from UK alternative digital infrastructure provider CityFibre suggests that millions of broadband customers across the UK may have been misled about their broadband service. Now that almost all broadband customers say a reliable Internet connection is important to them, clarity on which technology offers the best service is vital. The clear majority (86 per […]
UK broadband regulator Ofcom needs to consider new approaches to spectrum management to realise the full possibilities of 5G across the country, according to Malcolm Corbett, CEO of INCA (Independent Networks Co-operative Association), the co-operative trade association for next generation broadband services in the UK, as a new report revealed Fixed Wireless Access can play […]