TalkTalk was the most complained about provider of landline and broadband services between October 2010 and February 2011, according to regulator Ofcom. The telco’s landline service had 1.78 complaints for every 1,000 customers, while its broadband offering had 1.27 complaints per 1,000 customers. The mobile telecoms firm that drew the most complaints was 3, with […]
In a further consolidation of the global telecoms and content delivery network markets, international provider of fibre-based communications services. Level 3 Communications, and global IP, Ethernet, data centre and video solutions provider Global Crossing have entered into a definitive agreement under which Level 3 will acquire Global Crossing in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction, estimated at […]
As anticipated, the US House of Representatives has voted to overturn the so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules designed to create an open Internet. A clash with the Senate and President Obama is now certain to follow. The House voted 240 to 179 in favour of a Republican-backed resolution that seeks to block the rules approved by […]
Australian telco Optus has confirmed the commissioning of a brand new satellite, Optus 10, to be deployed for Australia and New Zealand – expanding the fleet to become the largest in the company’s and Australia’s history. Vicki Brady, Managing Director, Optus Wholesale and Satellite, said that satellite continued to make sense for Australia. “Optus 10 […]
White-label video publishing company thePlatform has been selected by Australian telco Telstra to serve as the central video management system for Telstra’s BigPond TV service across IP-connected devices. Telstra is using thePlatform’s mpx video management system to enable Australian consumers easily to access and enjoy high quality movies and television content across a broad range […]
Vodafone has launched the Vodafone Webbox, a device aimed at bringing affordable Internet access to a customer’s existing television set, just by plugging in a keyboard. The Webbox is a Vodafone innovation developed specifically for customers in emerging markets, where technology and cost barriers often exclude many from enjoying affordable, ready Internet access at home […]
Shares in US digital satellite operator Dish Network rose sharply following a suggestion by financial services group Credit Suisse that telco AT&T may make a bid to buy the company. Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin said in a note that AT&T could be interested in Dish’s wireless spectrum assets. He said these make Dish an […]
Customers of Australian telco Telstra’s IPTV service will soon be able to enjoy Foxtel channels via their Telstra T-Box following the signing of an agreement between the two companies. The agreement will see 30 of some of Foxtel’s best channels – including FOX8, Discovery, FOX Sports Play, Movie One and Showtime Premiere – streamed directly […]
US telco AT&T has reported Q4 earnings of $19.9 billion, up from $12.1 billion one year ago. It added 246,000 U-Verse subscribers, 90 per cent of them adding U-Verse TV service, bringing their U-Verse total to 3 million subscribers. Reporting a net gain of 210,000 broadband customers indicates that AT&T’s slow erosion of DSL customers […]
Industry bodies OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) and bmcoforum (Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum) have revealed plans to join forces and merge the activities of bmcoforum into the OIPF. The pair say the merger will result in a strong single entity with broad representation and influence across the fixed and mobile broadband industries, as the two bodies […]