Vodafone Italia has made the first 5G data connection in Italy, within the framework of tests promoted by the Ministry of Economic Development. The telecommunications operator used the 3.7-3.8 GHz frequency band for the live 5G trials in the metropolitan region of Milan. The 5G data connection was conducted using a localised antenna at the […]
Up to 20 immersive content creators will be offered support to develop innovative new prototypes and projects under CreativeXR, a new programme announced by Digital Catapult and Arts Council England. CreativeXR will help content creators develop more ambitious prototypes and explore new ways of storytelling enabled by virtual, augmented and mixed reality, making it easier […]
Cable.co.uk has published results of its broadband customer satisfaction survey that it claims is the largest ever undertaken. Some 16,753 broadband customers were asked to rate their providers in the following individual categories: Reliability, value for money, customer service, speed and the process of switching to/joining. Plusnet came out on top for value of money, customer […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, operator of La 1 and La 2 among other channels, has launched a new OTT platform branded ‘Playz’. The service, targeting a youth audience, will distribute series and entertainment programmes, with all content available online, on portable devices and connected TVs. Series such as Colegas, Mambo and Dorien of Inhibidos will […]
OneWeb is a proposed mega-constellation of an initial 648 low-orbiting satellites designed to bring affordable broadband access to the whole planet. Eventually, OneWeb is planning a total of 4425 satellites in its fleet. Founder Greg Wyler, speaking last week before the USA’s Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Technology, said the first two test satellites […]
French web content specialist group Webedia has confirmed that eSport channel ES1 will debut in early December on Orange’s IPTV and fibre platforms, before joining one of the operator’s pay TV bouquets. Other operator such as Bouygues Telecom are set to follow suit in January 2018. The new channel’s authorisation is currently being examined by […]
Gemalto, a specialist in digital security, has revealed that 90 per cent of consumers lack confidence in the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This comes as more than two-thirds of consumers and almost 80 per cent of organisations support governments getting involved in setting IoT security. “It’s clear that both consumers and businesses […]
The Basque Country-based cable operator Euskaltel has increased its pay TV subscriber base by 47.5 per cent to 394,000, against 267,000 subscribers one year earlier. The company, along with Telecable in Asturias, recently launched the first Android TV-ready 4K STB in Spain to boost subscriptions. Since September 10,000 STBs have been activated. Around 68 per […]
The UK’s Communications Providers have welcomed the ambition of Openreach, the infrastructure subsidiary of BT, to build a large-scale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the country, with the company’s CEO suggesting that it could build FTTP connections to ten million homes and businesses by the mid-2020s. There is also broad agreement that FTTP would safeguard the […]
Data science and media technology company, 4C Insights, has unveiled that Stranger Things is closing in on Game of Thrones as the second season drew over three quarters of a million engagements across social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc). Most notable findings include: The number of social media engagements rose from 148,063 the night […]