Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Home Networking Devices vendor market share and forecast report, which tracks residential gateways; broadband routers; HomePlug Powerline adapters; multimedia over coax (MoCA) set-top boxes (STBs), optical network terminals (ONTs), and coax-Ethernet adapters; and HPNA/G.hn adapters. “Among the wide variety of gear we track for […]
Subscribers to the BT Vision channel topped 750,000 after 21,000 new sign-ups. Last quarter, BT’s YouView Internet TV service also launched with its core offering to be its recently acquired football and rugby packages. BT has reported that its pre-tax profit rose 9 per cent in the three months to September 30th to £602 million […]
Research from analyst firm Parks Associates analysing broadband and pay-TV services, business models, and consumer preferences indicates that broadband penetration is above 70 per cent in several Western European countries, and up to 30 per cent of the broadband population in some countries prefer PCs over TVs for watching video, with a strong corresponding preference […]
Broadcast specialist Vision247 has unveiled SuperVision, an advanced broadcast monitoring application for multi-channel streamed television services. SuperVision provides broadcasters with an accurate solution for monitoring an unlimited number of live streamed channels delivered over the Internet and/or private fibre to a range of end-user devices. John Mills, CEO of Vision247, said: “The challenge when streaming broadcasts […]
Reports confirm that some North Eastern cable MSO’s have been badly hurt by Hurricane Sandy. Cablevision, in particular, which serves much of New York, New Jersey and Long Island, confirmed it was suffering from power outages and “widespread service interruptions”. Telco Verizon, which serves New York had half-a-metre of water in its 140 West Street […]
Türk Telekom, Turkey’s communications and convergence technologies company, has begun to deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 technology to deliver the latest broadband services such as HD television broadcasts and VoD sessions over its existing copper infrastructure. The deployment is part of Türk Telekom’s “FiberkenTT” strategic network transformation initiative to provide Turkish households with high-speed broadband by bringing […]
The BBC’s iPlayer video on demand service is now available on satellite broadcaster BSkyB’s Sky+, bringing the best of the BBC’s TV programmes directly to the living room. Up to 6.7 million homes with a Sky+HD box and broadband connection will be able to enjoy the best of the BBC on demand in a familiar, […]
Separate statements issued by Liberty Global and Telenet in respect of the former’s planned acquisition of the Belgian cable company have highlighted a major disagreement over Telenet’s worth. Liberty Global already owns 50.4 per cent of Telenet, and September 20 made an informal bid of €35 a share for the Telenet shares it doesn’t already […]
As the UK’s first 4G net opens, the Economist Intelligence Unit has stated that superfast broadband is unlikely to deliver the rapid returns for the UK economy that have been predicted. It warns there needs to be a “dose of reality” about short term benefits. Superfast mobile and fibre broadband is an essential part of […]
Netgem, a specilaist in connected home solutions has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). Founded in 2003, one of the aims of the WBA is to enable seamless data Offload for operators. The WBA and its industry leading members are dedicated to delivering high quality user experiences through technology innovation, interoperability and robust security. David […]