UPC Cablecom the Swiss MSO is going free to air with its basic package of 55 channels so they can be received without STB or CI + CAM. The package had cost €3.30 a month. Now UPC will be able to convert all 1.8 million connected households to digital in one step. About 80 per […]
SeaChange International, a global multi-screen video software and services specialist, has announced that Turk Telekom has renewed its contract for SeaChange’s Pulse Remote Managed Services (RMS) and its On Site Managed Services (OMS) for monitoring the company’s back office and multi-screen video services. Türk Telekom Group, a communication and convergence technology group in Turkey providing […]
Belgian service provider Numéricable has selected the Calix E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) and gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology to upgrade its service delivery platform in Belgium and Luxembourg. Calix, along with optical specialist Arcadiz Telecom, will work closely to roll out Numéricable’s new high-speed broadband networks to deliver business services across the […]
At the SCTE CableTec Expo and the TelcoTV Conference & Expo this month, Witbe will be launching the World’s first device specifically designed to monitor Quality of Experience (QoE) of live and on-demand video services at the edge of Telco and Cable operators’ networks, down to the customer premises. Witbe’s TVR1800 connects to any type […]
According to a market research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the total CDN market is expected to reach $7.4 billion by 2017 with a CAGR of 24.6 per cent. Over the last decade, the Internet had exhibit utmost growth and trend-change over use of online content. The ever-evolving Internet has resulted in growing internet traffic, content […]
Witbe, a developer of Quality of Experience (QoE) test and monitoring solutions for service providers, has opened its new Canadian office. Witbe’s Canadian team will be based in downtown Montreal, Place Ville Marie. Witbe provides software and services for Broadcasters, Telco and Cable service providers to test and monitor the quality of their voice, video […]
The UK is bottom of the league for fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections in Europe according to research by the FTTH Council Europe organisation. The data reveals that the UK has just 0.05 per cent of premises connected to FTTH services. The organisation’s president Karin Ahl said the UK’s lack of progress means it was years behind […]
Surrey University has received £35 million (€43m) from mobile operators, infrastructure providers and the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund to fund research into 5G. The money would be used to create a 5G Innovation Centre, said the university. Prof Rahim Tafozolli told the BBC: “The boundaries between mobile communication and the Internet are blurring, so […]
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat and networking giant Cisco have announced the creation of a long-term alliance that will enable Inmarsat to deliver advanced services, from applications to business collaboration and video to multimedia content over Inmarsat’s new, high-throughput satellite broadband network, Global Xpress (GX). Cisco will provide Inmarsat with a state-of-the-art satellite […]
Chinese telecom groups Huawei and ZTE do pose a security threat a US Congress report has warned after an investigation into the two companies. It said the firms had failed to allay fears about their association with the Chinese government and military. The companies are among the world’s biggest makers of telecom networking equipment.”China has […]