Cablenet, a quad play provider in Cyprus, has announced the availability of Ultra WiFi, Powered by Plume. Plume provides Wi-Fi, personalisation, and security delivered through a smart home services bundle featuring Adaptive WiFi, HomePass, and AI Security. Ultra WiFi, Powered by Plume includes the full Plume services bundle accessed through the highly-rated Plume App, two […]
Major US broadcasters including CBS, Discovery, Disney, Fox, Univision and Viacom, have written to the FCC following up meetings they had regarding the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) scheme to sell off 180 MHz of C-band satellite capacity. They are concerned that their long-established satellite feeds will be impacted by the proposals. They are asking for assurances […]
Airline in-flight connectivity and broadband supplier Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) says it is considering disposing of its Maritime division even though it paid $550 million for it just three years ago. GEE has hired Barclays Capital to advise it on disposing of its non-aviation division including the Maritime portion. GEE CEO Joshua Marks says that […]
Asian cruise line Dream Cruises has signed with SES for its O3b-based broadband service for its passengers and crew. The numbers are impressive, and the recently-launched Explorer Dream will service 2000 passengers with SES Networks connectivity. The SES Networks solution will also be introduced onboard Genting Dream in September this year, completing the fleet-wide implementation […]
Teleste is continuing its cooperation with the Belgian cable operator VOO (Nethys) to deploy Teleste’s Luminato digital headend solution as part of VOO’s Digitization programme. The flexible and compact Luminato platform is used as a broadcast play-out at the business customer location. It allows the creation of specific and customised TV packages that are consumed […]
Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 1,325,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2019, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 305,000 subscribers in Q1 2018. The top pay-TV providers now account […]
Broadband, phone and TV customers must be told when their contract is coming to an end, and shown the best deals available, under new rules announced by UK comms regulator Ofcom. Ofcom wants customers to be able to take advantage of choice in broadband, phone and TV, and get the best deals for their needs. […]
Eutelsat has turned in another quarter of disappointing, and in the process issued its fifth downgrade in the past seven quarters. This time, Eutelsat cut its current year’s trading guidance (which ends on June 30th) from “slight growth” (+1 per cent) which it trimmed to “broadly stable” in October, to yesterday’s anticipated cut of -3 […]
A European Space Agency (ESA) researcher says that the impending launch of the first batch of Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’ Low Earth orbiting satellites could herald the start of the Kessler Syndrome, and turn space into a dangerous minefield. The Kessler effect talks about two satellites colliding in orbit, and that then kick-starting other collisions in […]
Rethink Technology Research finds that Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and consumer voice platform partners drive growth in smart homes, but will only control 23.3 per cent of total sales, with retail sales accounting for 76.7 per cent of total device additions.