Advanced video compression solutions provider Thomson Video Networks – currently backed by the private equity partner Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners – has received a binding offer from video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic to acquire 100 per cent of the company for $75 million (€69m). The combined company would establish Harmonic with clear market share […]
Internet users in Germany will soon be able to choose which modem or router to use for their broadband connection. The German government has abolished ISP locking. Until now some network operators approved only their own routers or modems on connections they provided. As a result, users had to make do without certain functions and […]
Qwilt, a provider of online video delivery and open video caching solutions, has announced that MyRepublic, an ultra-fast Internet service provider in Singapore and New Zealand, has chosen Qwilt’s open caching solution to help boost network capacity and improve the quality OTT video service delivery. Upon deploying Qwilt’s open caching solution, MyRepublic was able to […]
Communications technology specialist ARRIS Group has confirmed that the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation, without condition, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for ARRIS’s proposed $2.1 billion (€1.96bn) acquisition of digital TV and broadband technology solutions provider Pace plc. ARRIS and Pace have previously received the required clearances from regulators […]
A report from the Media and Services UX (MSX) group at Strategy Analytics has investigated consumer awareness and interest in, and drivers and barriers to adoption of, specific use case scenarios for the Internet of Things (IoT) consumer sector. While consumer awareness is currently low, interest is high particularly in solutions that help to solve […]
Parks Associates has published the results of its consumer research project Connected Consumer in Europe, which surveyed broadband households in the UK, Germany, Spain, and France to track adoption and future purchase plans of IoT, smart home, and connected entertainment solutions. The project found that approximately 9 per cent of these Western European broadband households […]
Liberty Global has selected the ARRIS Touchstone TG2492 Gateway for widescale deployment across the Liberty footprint. The TG2492 will deliver high-speed broadband and advanced streaming video services to Liberty’s customers throughout the world. With connection speeds of up to 1Gbps and the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, ARRIS says its TG2492 offers a scalable platform for […]
Ericsson president and CEO Hans Vestberg has been compelled to publicly rule out a merger with Cisco as market rumours swirled following the announcement of their cooperative technology partnership last week. In a statement, Vestberg said there weren’t “any discussions whatsoever” about a merger with, or acquisition by, Cisco. “We note that there are rumours […]
After the successful completion of customer and employee trials, US triple-play operator Cox Communications has launched the latest version of Contour to its customers in San Diego. The new Contour is the latest version of Cox’s premier video product which leverages the X1 platform from Comcast. In addition to the television, the cloud-based interface will […]
Time Warner Cable (TWC) has launched The TWC TV Roku Trial in New York City, its first IP-only video trial. Participants will experience TWC’s video service delivered through its secure and managed network using a Roku Streaming Player rather than leasing a traditional set-top box. As an incentive for participating in the trial, participants will […]