The first results from a broadband speed testing programme undertaken by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) suggest that nbn (national broadband network) broadband services from iiNet, Optus, Telstra and TPG are now delivering between 80 and just over 90 per cent of the maximum plan speeds in the evening busy hours. The report, […]
High-speed broadband connectivity for the entire UK has moved one step closer following the laying of legislation setting the design of the broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) Comms regulator Ofcom now has up to two years to implement the scheme, meaning that by 2020, everyone in the UK will have a legal right to an […]
Serbia’s Commission for the Protection of Competition has initiated the procedure for alleged abuse of dominant market position against the country’s leading cable TV operator. Serbia Broadband (SBB) is owned by regional DTH and cable TV operator United Group. This follows SBB’s decision to increase the monthly subscription fee by RSD 100 to RSD 1395 […]
There will be 9 billion user-linked subscriptions to wireless services by 2023, up from 7.7 billion today according to forecasts from Strategy Analytics’ Service Provider Group. The report, Worldwide Cellular User Forecasts 2018-2023 predicts that 5G adoption will follow a comparable path to that seen by 4G LTE, but warns that there is limited growth […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to deliver better broadband to Australians, multiplay telco Vodafone is partnering with Netflix and launching Vodafone TV, its first-ever streaming media device. Starting immediately until June30th, Vodafone will offer customers a complimentary pre-paid 12-month standard subscription to the Netflix service on two of its 24-month nbn (national broadband network) […]
Sandvine, a global player in network intelligence, has announced that Telenet, a provider of entertainment and telecommunications services in Belgium, is using Sandvine solutions in their cable, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks to help enhance the quality of experience (QoE) for their customers. Telenet, is a provider of entertainment and telecommunication services in Belgium, serving over […]
Western European pay-TV will gain subscribers between 2017 and 2023. Although this only represents a 2.6 per cent increase, the Western Europe Pay-TV Forecasts report from Digital TV Research, estimates nearly 3 million more subs to take the total to 106 million. “Much of the pay-TV subscriber growth will come from countries with traditionally low […]
Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom has become one the first operators in Europe to offer 1 Gbps symmetrical speeds to fibre customers thanks to the introduction of TeraStream technology. Fully based on the IPv6 protocol, the TeraStream technology combines network technology, data centre technology, and optical fibre infrastructure to enable the transmission of large data volumes at […]
UK analyst group Rethink Technology Research has published a five-year forecast on QoE Video Analytics entitled Video Analytics chases churn prediction to a $2.3 billion market. The forecast is based on revenue from 2017 to 2022. QoE Video Analytics has, in a few short years, gone from being a simple confirmation of whether or not […]
A new conception of broadband is on target to be achieved as the industry experiences an era of unparalleled change and challenge, and networks transform to meet the opportunities of 5G, ‘cloudification,’ the Internet of Things (IoT), gigabit access, open source solutions and the growing influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI). That was the message delivered […]