Eutelsat deservedly won plenty of editorial space last week with its news that its Ka-Sat multiple spot beam satellite was now offering a series of extremely competitive TooWay residential ‘broadband-by-satellite’ services. Eutelsat’s TooWay, said a Press Release, would offer users speeds of up to 18Mbps, an increase of 8Mbps. The release quoted a price of […]
Despite the closure of The Pirate Bay, Dutch ISP XS4All has claimed that BitTorrent traffic has increased. Anti-Piracy group BREIN this week stated that 90 per cent of Dutch Internet users can no longer access the BitTorrent site directly. However, the group neglected to mention that many users now employ proxy sites to access the […]
Telefónica Digital has said it expects to drive annual revenues of approximately €5 billion for its parent company Telefónica by 2015 with an annual revenue growth rate of 20 per cent. The Spanish company also announced global agreements with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and RIM to use Telefónica’s billing relationships so customers can pay for mobile […]
Isabel dos Santos has raised her stake in Portuguese cableco Zon Multimedia to 28.8 per cent, indicating that her Amsterdam-based holding company Jadeium has acquired the 10.96 per cent stake in Zon previously held by financial institution Caixa Geral de Depositos (CGD). The transaction means that dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s president Jose Eduardo […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced major improvements to its Tooway satellite service that it says will enhance the speed and affordability of consumer satellite broadband across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Offering higher bitrates, increased consumption profiles and lower entry costs, the latest generation of Tooway broadband services is now available and is being progressively commercialised […]
Telecoms regulator Ofcom may force BT to cut the price of Internet access outside London. In an effort to curb the cost of leasing capacity on BT’s networks, the regulator outlined proposed price caps. It said these would lead to “real-terms price reductions” for internet service providers and other firms. Ofcom proposed that over the […]
DTG Testing, the digital TV industry’s test house and subsidiary of the Digital TV Group (the industry association for digital TV in the UK), and Mirifice, a specialist in test and monitoring systems for broadcast, have extended their existing partnership to include automated MHEG testing of set-top boxes, recorders and iDTVs. DTG Testing and Mirifice […]
Following much-criticised delays, open IPTV platform YouView has finally launched, with confirmation that Humax-produced set-top boxes will be available via UK retail outlets towards the end of July at a cost of £299. YouView CEO Richard Halton revealed that Sky’s online service NOW TV would be a content partner. Describing the launch as “a great […]
July 4th was YouView’s launch day in the UK when Britain’s ‘TV Apprentice’ host, Lord Alan Sugar, unveiled the service and explained the project’s roll-out plans. In a report issued just hours ahead of Lord Sugar’s early morning presentation, investment bankers Morgan Stanley issued their own comments on the impact YouView might have on the […]
The European Parliament has voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta). The proposed agreement sought to curb piracy, but Internet campaigners said it posed a threat to online freedoms. The rejection vote followed a failed attempt to postpone the decision because of ongoing investigations into Acta by the European Court of Justice. Twenty two […]