Eutelsat is joining the LEO club of Low Earth Orbiting satellite-owners. Having earlier dismissed LEO satellites, it has now ordered a small nano-satellite to tap into expected growth in demand from Internet of Things (IoT) operators. The satellite’s manufacturer is Tyvak International SRL, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading aerospace provider of nanosatellite […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has initiated an investigation into ISP traffic management practices, including those relating to mobile roaming, and other ISP practices covered by the EU Open Internet Access Regulation 2015. Following an assessment of evidence, Ofcom has decided to open investigations into mobile operators Hutchison 3G UK Limited (Three) and Vodafone Limited (Vodafone) […]
Dataxis research findings state that for the third quarter of 2017, Latin America has broken the barrier of 70 million of broadband accesses. Fibre To The Home (FTTH) is the fastest growing option with a rise of 37 per cent since 2016. This fibre boom can be explained in the context of general growth of […]
Accenture has been appointed by The Walt Disney Studios as a founding member and Innovation Partner of StudioLAB, an initiative dedicated to reimagining, designing and prototyping the entertainment experiences and production capabilities of the future using innovative technologies. The Walt Disney Studios produces feature films from Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios; Pixar Animation Studios; […]
VIAVI Solutions has announced a collaboration with Microsemi, a provider of semiconductor solutions, to enable flexible optical networking technologies needed to meet the demands of 5G networks. With the VIAVI ONT-600 and Microsemi’s DIGI-G5, the newest member of its DIGI OTN processors, telecom service providers globally now have solution platforms to build, test and quickly […]
Cable Congress in Dublin opened with a rallying call for regulators to move on from framing the debate in terms of infrastructure providers versus the free and open Internet. Manuel Kohnstamm, president of Cable Europe, said the frame of reference was false, that infrastructure is the key enabler of the Internet, and freedom was a […]
The European cable industry continues to grow steadily, with total revenues up 2.4 per cent year on year, reaching €23.43 billion in 2017, according to IHS statistics released today by the industry’s trade association, Cable Europe, at the annual Cable Congress in Dublin. The European cable industry has shown consistent growth over the past decade […]
An ISPreview reader poll, which was conducted between January 18th and March 1st, has suggested that the vast majority (75.1 per cent) of respondents would rather have a truly standalone broadband connection than a bundle. A third would also like UK ISPs to offer shorter contracts. At present most
Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen, co-inventor of web-browser Mosaic and co-founder of Netscape, is putting cash into a new venture which intends building small geostationary satellites to provide a global broadband service. His investment, made by his Silicon Valley venture capital fund, Andreesson Horowitz, is going to satellite start-up Astranis and the projects second-round of financing. […]
A 5G test site for broadcasting is being set up in the Bavarian Oberland as part of the Bavarian research project ‘5G Today’. Under the leadership of the Institute for Broadcast Technology (IRT), project partners Kathrein and Rohde & Schwarz are investigating large-scale TV broadcasts in the Further evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (FeMBMS) mode […]