Meo (Altice Portugal) was the market leader in Portugal for bundled services (TV, internet, fixed and mobile telephony) with a 40.4 per cent market share at the end of 2019. NOS was second with 37.1 per cent, but was the leader in share of revenues from these services, with 42.4 per cent of the total, […]
Sky has revealed steps it is taking to help give customers the best possible service during these challenging times. Stephen van Rooyen, EVP & CEO, Sky UK and Europe said: “We’re working hard at Sky to make sure we continue to look after our customers. We’re also introducing some things to help make life a […]
According to research from BroadbandNow, the number of Americans that added or switched home services in 2019, including internet, TV and phone, tripled YoY to around 118 million. When streaming TV services are included, the numbers increase dramatically to 241 million US adults. In addition to the rapid growth of consumers changing services, as compared […]
Intelsat has awarded a launch contract for its next-generation I-40e satellite to SpaceX. The launch isn’t due until 2022 but the satellite is already under construction by Maxar Technologies in an order that was formally signed last month. Intelsat-40e will be the second craft launched by SpaceX (the first was I-35e back in 2017) and […]
OneWeb is on schedule to launch a cluster of another 34 satellites as part of its drive to place almost 700 craft into orbit for its broadband mega-constellation. The launch will take place on March 21st from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. But key to the speedy launch is that the Baikonur site goes into summer mode […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced that it will now provide certified, third-party testing services to help developers and manufacturers earn Amazon’s ‘Alexa-Built-in’ Badge. Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service available on more than 100 million devices from Amazon and third-party device manufacturers. The Alexa […]
UK broadband companies say they are well equipped to cope with increased demand as millions of people remain at home during the Coronavirus outbreak, according to a BBC report. This follows a March 11th assertion by trade body ISPA UK that its Internet Service Provider (ISP) members were ready to handle any potential demands should […]
UK Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that the government will legislate to make sure new-build homes come with gigabit-speed broadband fit for the future, with the administration suggesting that this is a significant step in the Prime Minister’s plan to level up the UK and accelerate the nationwide rollout of world-class broadband with the […]
The main Spanish telcos – Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, MásMóvil and Euskaltel – have warned of saturation on the networks as a result of their massive use during the quarantine period. In a joint press release, the telcos said that “the IP networks are experiencing a 40 per cent rise in the traffic, whereas the use […]
Amid the continued fallout of the coronavirus crisis, the global smart home market is expected to fall nearly $20 billion (€17.9bn) short of revenue expectations in 2020, according to Omdia. The global smart home market will total $101.1 billion in 2020, down from Omdia’s previous forecast of $120.6 billion. Smart home device shipments are now […]