UK Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that the government will legislate to make sure new-build homes come with gigabit-speed broadband fit for the future, with the administration suggesting that this is a significant step in the Prime Minister’s plan to level up the UK and accelerate the nationwide rollout of world-class broadband with the […]
A Virgin Media UK database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible for 10 months, the company has admitted. The data was accessed “on at least one occasion” by an unknown user. The database, which was for marketing purposes, contained phone numbers, home and email addresses. It did not include […]
Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group suggest that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 4,915,000 net video subscribers in 2019, compared to a pro forma loss of about 1,585,000 subscribers in 2018. The top pay-TV providers account for 86.2 million subscribers […]
Liberty Global has reported its full year 2019 and Q4 2019 financial results. FY and Q4 revenue decreased 0.6 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively. Q4 residential cable revenue decreased 0.9 per cent YoY to $1.9 billion. CEO Mike Fries stated: “2019 was a transformational year on many fronts. In July, we sold our […]
Liberty Global has expanded its relationship with Smart Home Services specialist Plume to give consumers more control over devices connected to their home network. Liberty Global will roll out Smart Home Services from Plume across its footprint during 2020. A first selection of these services were made available to Virgin Media customers in 2019 and […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has made changes to its regulations that will help broadband companies upgrade customers to faster broadband more efficiently, and support digital infrastructure provider Openreach’s trials in Salisbury and Mildenhall. Openreach’s trials in Salisbury and Mildenhall will test the processes for moving customers off older broadband and telephone services, as part of […]
The International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), has announced that Megacable, a Mexican cable operator that pioneered the introduction of broadband internet in Latin America, has joined the SCTE•ISBE Corporate Alliance Partner (CAP) programme to increase workforce training, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm. “Our ability to build a well-trained […]
Technicolor announced that Megacable, the Mexican cable operator and provider of internet and phone offerings, is delivering the latest cable access technology to meet growing demand for bandwidth-intensive offerings. Megacable is deploying the country’s first DOCSIS 3.1 services with gateway devices from Technicolor Connected Home. “Megacable is once again demonstrating its market leadership in Mexico […]
One of Mexico’s leading broadband and Cable TV providers, Gigacable, has selected Telia Carrier’s IP Transit and backbone services to provide dedicated Internet access to its consumer and enterprise businesses in Mexico. The partnership will give Gigacable access to Telia Carrier’s global network, supporting consumer demand for the increasing need for scalable, high performance connectivity […]
Liberty Global has revealed that Severina Pascu will join UK multiplay operator Virgin Media as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective February 1st, 2020. Pascu is currently CEO of Liberty Global’s Swiss operations, UPC Switzerland, and will be succeeded in that role by Baptiest Coopmans, Senior Vice President Operations for […]