Vodafone has launched a low cost convergent package called Vodafone One Light for €45.05 a month. The package includes symmetrical optic fibre at speed of up to 50 Mbps, a mobile line with 200 minutes of calls, 3GB of data and Chat Pass. Subscribers will also be able to enjoy the Vodafone TV Total package […]
Ofcom has published its quarterly data on the volume of consumer complaints it has received against major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. The latest report covers the three-month period from July to September 2017 (Q3), and includes complaints made about providers of home broadband, landline telephone, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services. There was a […]
The number of fixed broadband lines in Italy reached 16.4 million units in the first nine months of 2017, increasing by 950,000 units on an annual basis. The data, published by the country’s Communications Authority (AgCom) in its 9M report, show a significant reduction in broadband accesses based on xDSL technology (-960,000). However, the decrease […]
A GfK study is shedding light on one of the most talked-about subjects at this week’s CES conference in Las Vegas – net neutrality. Controversy continues to swirl over the recent FCC decision to allow Internet Service Providers greater control over the Internet ‘pipe’, setting up a marketplace that might come to resemble traditional pay-TV […]
Swedish multiplay telco Tele2 and multiplay broadband operator Com Hem have agreed to merge, creating a leading integrated connectivity provider. The Merger will be implemented by Tele2 absorbing Com Hem. The pair say the combination of two highly complementary businesses will create a leading integrated operator by combining an award-winning mobile network with the fastest […]
Netflix has released highlights from the December data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. In Poland, Play and Inea experienced the largest speed gains in December. Play saw its speeds gain by 0.58 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average […]
Research by broadband comparison website Broadband Genie has discovered over two thirds (62 per cent) of the public do not feel broadband advertising is honest; while 30 per cent believe they have been misled by it. Speed was identified as the area where most (74 per cent) felt misled. Current rules allow broadband providers to […]
The Internet Association, an industry group that represents the US’s largest technology companies, and whose mission is to foster innovation, promote economic growth, and empower people through the free and open Internet, plans to join upcoming legal action against the Federal Communications Commission over its repeal of so-called net neutrality rules. In its announcement, the […]
Suggesting the newly-listed company is well-positioned to leverage world-class technology, innovation and scale, Liberty Latin America, which has telecommunications operations in Chile, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and other parts of Latin America, has completed its previously-announced split-off from international TV and broadband company Liberty Global and its launch as an independent, publicly-traded company. Following the […]
Rallying around a plan to eliminate the digital divide by 2022, a diverse group of community leaders, rural advocates and top innovators have launched of Connect Americans Now. The new alliance will work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other policymakers to ensure that there is sufficient unlicensed low band spectrum in every market […]