Media regulator Ofcom has published the latest data on the complaints it receive about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to Ofcom, from July to September last year, about providers with a market share over 1.5 per cent in the home broadband, landline […]
AirTies, a provider of managed in-home Wi-Fi solutions to global service providers, has revealed plans to acquire Technicolor’s in-home Wi-Fi Management software business, a.k.a. Wireless Doctor, and related personnel, subject to customary closing conditions. Moving forward, the two companies also plan to partner across technology and sales to offer Smart Wi-Fi solutions to service providers […]
Telenor, the Norwegian multinational telco, has reported that subscription and traffic revenues declined by 1 per cent in the fourth quarter on an organic basis, while total revenues remained stable. Total reported revenues were NOK 28.2 billion (€2.9bn), which is a decrease of 2 per cent. Organic subscription and traffic revenue growth for the year […]
Just 12 per cent of Americans remain committed to their cable service vs cutting the cord according to a survey conducted by consulting firm Waterstone Management Group. The survey of 5,027 Americans aged 18-69 found that 59 per cent had already cut the cord on cable service, with another 29 per cent currently contemplating doing […]
The number of multiplay households in the Americas subscribing to double, triple or quadruple play service bundles reached an estimated 142 million in 2018, equating to a household penetration of 43 per cent, just behind Europe with 48 per cent, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Africa and Middle East, with a household penetration […]
Verizon, the US multinational telco, reported revenues for 2018 were up 3.8 per cent and said it expects similar, low single-digit percentage growth in 2019. Capital expenditure will also increase this year as the operator ramps up its 5G roll-out. Fourth-quarter revenues rose a tepid 1 per cent to $34.3 billion (€30.05) as a 5.3 […]
Telenor Group has revealed details of its expanded 5G piloting in Norway. The next generation pilot will be carried out by Telenor Norway in partnership with Ericsson and will complement the mobile operator’s existing 5G pilot in Kongsberg. “It’s important for Telenor to continuously expand our knowledge and experience through actively testing the 5G technology […]
Virgin Media street cabinets are to be fitted with electric car chargers. Small-scale trials will begin this week – with the first such one going live in London. According to the Financial Times, the UK subsidiary of Liberty Global will use its cable ducts to install kerbside charging points for electric vehicles. Last March Deutsche […]
A European Space Policy conference, organised by Business Bridge Europe, created something of a stir last week when the European Digital Economy Commissioner Mariya Gabriel said the commission was fully backing the deployment and use of high-throughput satellites for the remotest regions of Europe in order to fill the much criticised broadband digital divide. However, […]
The UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Amber Rudd MP, has welcomed news that Openreach, the UK’s digital network business, will hire 3,000 new trainees – of which around 1,600 are newly created roles – over the next 12 months. The announcement is an extension of Openreach’s largest ever recruitment drive, with 6,500 […]