Formula E, the new FIA single-seater championship that’s bringing high speed racing to the streets of major cities worldwide, is partnering with London start-up Grabyo to bring the ultimate digital experience to fans and accelerate the growth of its digital audience. As well as using Grabyo Studio to share real-time highlights from the live broadcast to […]
Mobilise Consulting and EXTREME have entered into an agreement to develop and launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service called Extreme Mobile in the UK together. The new licensed MVNO service will capitalise on EXTREME’s heritage and brand marketing reach which includes 67 sponsored athletes, 59 annual events, social media reaching over 75 million […]
Liberty Global’s chairman John Malone has boosted the chances of a tie-up with Vodafone in Western Europe, saying it would be a “great fit”. “We’ve looked at that from our side and there would be very substantial synergies if we could find a way to work together or combine the companies,” he told Bloomberg. Malone […]
Research has forecast that mobile data traffic, generated by Smartphones, Featurephones and Tablets, will approach almost 197,000 PB (Petabytes) by 2019, equivalent to over 10 billion Blu-ray movies, according to Juniper Research. However, the research found
BT has made its formal submission to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, about the proposed acquisition of EE. The company has said the acquisition will be good for competition, investment and innovation in the UK – and that consumers and businesses will benefit as a result. Central to BT’s argument is the fact the […]
Several MNOs plan to block ads on their networks, as they battle for a cut of revenue with content providers such as Google, AOL and Yahoo. One European MNO told the FT that it has installed blocking software in its data centres and planned to turn it on before the end of 2015. The software prevents […]
Ofcom has published a consultation on the Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR), which examines competition in the market for leased lines – high speed data links that support UK businesses, mobile and broadband providers. Among the proposals are that companies providing leased lines should be granted access to BT’s networks through so-called ‘dark fibre’ (unused […]
A major shift in the consumer electronics (CE) products owned by US households is now underway, according to the 17th Annual CE Ownership and Market Potential Study from trade group the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Smartphones are now the third most-owned CE product in the country, trailing only
Pockets of growth in the Tablet market was found among smaller vendors like Huawei, TCL-Alcatel, and LG while market leaders Apple and Samsung suffered double-digit shipment declines in Q1 2015, pushing the total market 8 per cent lower year-on-year. According to Strategy Analytics, smaller vendors are picking up steam in this environment, but Apple and […]
US telco AT&T and Hulu have signed a deal that will bring the popular Hulu subscription streaming service to AT&T customers through AT&T’s websites and mobile applications. “We know that our customers want to be able to access video on multiple devices,” said Andrew Goodman, associate vice president, AT&T content acquisition. “So we’re excited to […]