Helen Burrows, Head of Policy at BT, has called for the UK government to take policy decisions that she suggests would lead to a more connected society, building on the UK telco’s IPTV network. Delivering a keynote address at the IDATE Digiworld Summit in London, Burrows noted that despite broadband availability of around 95 per […]
Viavi Solutions has released an updated version of Gigabit Monitor, the company’s visual database referencing current and planned gigabit deployments around the world. Analysis of deployments reveals that 219 million people globally now have gigabit internet available to them, equating to roughly 3 per cent of the global population. There are currently 603 gigabit internet […]
The FTTH Council Europe – whose mission is to accelerate ubiquitous, fibre-based connectivity for a competitive Gigabit Society – has organised a cross-industry debate in the European Parliament that will focus on Europe’s 5G ambition and investments in 5G enabler infrastructure, while also presenting the latest FTTH market data on where Europe stands in global […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out detailed plans for improving access to BT’s network arm Openreach’s infrastructure, making it cheaper and easier for competing providers to connect their own fibre broadband directly to homes and offices. Network competition can deliver significant benefits to consumers through choice and innovation, which can deliver higher quality and […]
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.67 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016, representing a growth of 145,000 (+4.1 per cent) on the previous year. According to data from the National Communications Authority (Anacom), the penetration rate for the service stood at 90 per cent (+3.6 per cent). Contributing […]
On the heels of Telefónica and Vodafone’s agreement, Orange has also signed a deal with the dominant operator to use its FTTH network in areas where it has currently no coverage. The agreement not only covers the non-competitive areas in which Telefónica is required to provide access under the regulation of CNMC, but in 66 […]
FTTH penetration continues to grow in Spain with over 5 million active lines at the end of January. The latest figures from the CNMC reveals that FTTH grew by 164,817 lines in the calendar month. Telefónica is the market leader with a share of over 60.8 per cent and 3 million lines. In a year-on-year […]
Telcos Telefónica and Vodafone have reached a breakthrough agreement over FTTH whereby Vodafone will be able to use Telefónica’s FTTH networks in exchange for a fee over a five-year period. The deal will enable Vodafone to have access to its rival’s FTTH networks in the largest 66 cities in the country where Telefónica was not […]
Multinational telco and media company Altice has reported a successful year of execution for 2016 including the rapid integration of US businesses and transformation into leading transatlantic, converged telecoms and media operator. All businesses across Altice Group recorded positive revenue growth, marking the best quarterly performance in Q4 since Altice’s IPO. Altice Group Revenue, at […]
Free, a subsidiary of French telco Iliad, has claimed record ultra-fast network rollouts in 2016, with 4.4 million FTTH connections and 310,000 subscribers at the end of 2016. Free aims to achieve a 25 per cent share of the broadband and ultra-fast broadband market, and to increase its FTTH subscriber base by 200,000+ in 2017, […]