Ofcom is considering using the airwaves freed up when FM radio goes digital to provide rural broadband. So-called white spaces devices are currently being trialled for use in the spectrum gaps freed up by the digital TV switchover. Ofcom believes they would work equally well in the FM spectrum. There is no set date for […]
Oregan Networks, a developer of Internet TV technologies, has unveiled its new software module that enables monitoring and management of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), and is based on the widely adopted guidelines stipulated by the Broadband Forum, namely TR-111,TR-69, and TR-135. Oregan’s device management solution allows deploying operators to perform bidirectional monitoring and diagnostics of […]
A report released by Arcep, France’s telecom regulator, has revealed that service providers overall added 2.1 million new IPTV subscriptions in France as of the end of March, reaching a total of 11.4 million subscribers. French consumers are largely purchasing IPTV as part of a broadband bundle. Almost 60 per cent of France’s ADSL connections […]
Netgem its new software solution, the @Cloud. This innovation enables operators to meet customers’ demand for a simple and consistent access to all content, including live TV and video on demand, from any connected device within the home. Monaco Telecom, Netgem’s partner in innovation, will be the first to deploy this new offer. Taking into […]
Ed Vaizey, the UK Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, has criticised the continued legal action by ISPs BT and TalkTalk in respect of implementing aspects of the Digital Economy Act. Vaizey, in a keynote speech at the Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference in London, noted that in cross-industry discussions his department had facilitated […]
Although soon-to-be-released figures suggest that video consumption has slipped into third place in terms of consumer spend behind cable and satellite subscriptions and ISP subscriptions, Lavinia Carey, Director General of the British Video Association contends that with appropriate actions, the sector’s position can be restored. Participating in the Industry Leadership Debate on ‘Owning a slice […]
EVO, a regional Internet Service Provider in Bulgaria, has started offering higher bandwidth and new, high-quality data services such as IPTV, to its customers. The service provider is upgrading its network to increase capacity and provide improved services. Under a three-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology for […]
Adaptrum, a Silicon-Valley company developing wireless broadband solution using unlicensed TV whitespace, demonstrated its radio system at the Cambridge TV Whitespace Trial. Adaptrum’s innovative cognitive radio technology uses any available spectrum below 1 GHz with a fully flexible architecture to support different types of services and applications, while meeting stringent interference requirements established by the […]
China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide a range of technology solutions for its project to deliver fibre optic broadband services to many unserved or underserved areas of the country. The project, labelled ‘Broadband China, Fibre Cities’, will involve the deployment of a mix of passive optical networking (PON) technologies connecting homes, office buildings and […]
DEV Systemtechnik of Germany has announced the expansion of its North American presence with the formation of a US subsidiary, DEV America. DEV America will support growing customer requirements for the company’s leading-edge products that help satellite and cable television systems transmit, receive, switch, and distribute RF signals over coaxial and fiber optic cable. “For […]