The UK Government has revealed an ambitious plan that could see train passengers benefit from a dramatic improvement in onboard mobile and Wi-Fi connections. The rapid growth of mobile data requirements and the use of smartphones and tablets now means that consumers expect high quality, reliable connectivity everywhere. As part of its 5G strategy the […]
International TV and broadband company Liberty Global has reached an agreement to sell its Austrian operations, UPC Austria, to Deutsche Telekom unit T-Mobile Austria. At September 30th, 2017, UPC Austria’s network passed 1.4 million homes and served 654,000 customers who subscribed to 513,000 broadband, 450,000 voice and 468,000 video services. Liberty Global will sell UPC […]
Predictions for 2018: A fool’s errand, so here goes. Everyone says that ‘the people’ have lost faith in their politicians. Who can blame them given the shower we currently have? Our own Brexiteer negotiators show a level of competence that would make you worry about leaving them alone with sharp objects. It is a terrible […]
Despite unabated network usage, global telecom revenue is on track to grow just 1.1 per cent in 2017 over the prior year, according to a report by business information provider IHS Markit. Global economic growth prospects, meanwhile, are looking up. IHS Markit macroeconomic indicators point to moderate global economic growth of 3.2 per cent for […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo has confirmed that broadband communications and video service provider Altice USA has selected TiVo services to support its service offerings under an expanded six-year agreement. Altice USA has broadened its licence to the TiVo patent portfolios used to build customisable, next-generation services. As part of the agreement, Altice […]
The UK government has confirmed that universal high speed broadband will be delivered by a regulatory Universal Service Obligation (USO), giving everyone in the UK access to speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020. This is the speed that Ofcom, the independent regulator, says is needed to meet the requirements of an average family. […]
A PricewaterhouseCoopers study of nearly 2,000 Americans aged 18 to 59 has revealed that the percentage of consumers who watched cable TV and Netflix in 2017 were even. The survey shows that 73 per cent of respondents subscribed to a pay-TV service this year, which is down from 76 per cent in 2016, and 79 per […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has published its annual predictions looking at the content delivery and security trends in media and entertainment for 2018. The e-book, Disruptive Technologies, Consolidation and Cybersecurity: 2018 Trends in the Connected World, features commentary from multiple Irdeto and industry thought leaders. Topics include the growing competition from OTT […]
Following a year of streaming landmarks, such as NASA’s livestream of the solar eclipse, and Brexit and GDPR concerns, Mark Weeks, MD EMEA of Akamai has pulled together his biggest predictions for the year ahead, including: “In technology, everyone always wants to be one step ahead so, as soon as the holiday decorations go up […]
The French government is backing new measures to help boost broadband take-up in the country. The new initiative includes funding €150 per home to equip satellite or 4G reception. The intention is to reduce the number of households with low-quality (or zero) internet access from today’s typical 15 per cent to just 6 per cent […]