An updated framework for wayleaves – rights of way granted by a landowner, generally in exchange for payment and typically for purposes such as the development of infrastructure – has been developed by the CLA, the membership organisation for owners of land, property and business in rural England and the NFU, the representation body for […]
Netflix has released May data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Indonesia’s Internux enjoyed the largest speed increase on the index this month. Internux’s speeds climbed by 0.68 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed to 1.77 Mbps, […]
The US has officially repealed rules that governed the way Internet service providers treated the data that travels across their networks. The FCC said the repeal does away with “unnecessary, heavy-handed regulations” and replaces them with “common-sense regulations” that will promote investment and broadband deployment, suggesting it is returning to the successful, bipartisan framework that […]
Movistar has been declared the worst telco operator to watch Netflix on in Spain, and Jazztel the best, according to network speed data produced by Netflix. Movistar ranked bottom with a speed of 2.78 Mbps per second, being the only Spanish operator with a speed lower than 3 Mbps. The rock-bottom ranking has been the […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – acquired about 800,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in 1Q 2018. These top broadband providers now account for 96.5 million subscribers – with top cable companies having 62.2 million […]
British households are paying for broadband services that are, on average, 51 per cent slower than advertised, according to analysis from consumer body Which?. Results generated from 235,000 uses of the Which? broadband speed-checker tool show that, on average, customers are paying for speeds of up to 38 megabits per second, but actually only receiving […]
The US Senate has voted to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order which replaced previous net neutrality legislation, passing a bill that has little chance of advancing in the House but offers net neutrality supporters and Democrats a political rallying point for the midterm elections. Democrats forced the May 16th vote […]
Vodafone Spain ended the fiscal year at March 31st with a 2.1 per cent rise in its revenues to €4.5 million and an EBITDA increase of 5 per cent. The company significantly increased its subscribers with its convergent package Vodafone One now reaching over 2.5 million, up 154,000 on the previous year. FTTH subscribers amounted […]
Netflix has released April data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Several ISPs in Asia saw significant speed gains in April. The biggest speed increase on the index this month went to Indonesia’s Indosat-Fibre. The ISP saw speeds jump to […]
Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay-TV services reached $1,662 billion (€1,389 bn) in 2017, an increase of 1.4 per cent year over year (in constant dollar terms), according to market intelligence firm the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Telecom Services Database. IDC believes that the growth rate will accelerate to 1.6 per cent in 2018, bringing […]