BT has reported a 14 per cent rise in annual profits, claiming it is outpacing its rivals in winning new broadband customers. Pre-tax profit rose to £2.645 billion for the year to the end of March but revenues at the group dipped 2 per cent to £17.85 billion. The telco said business was being driven […]
UK ISP Plusnet has revealed details for its connected TV service. The broadband provider has been trialing TV services for several months, and now has followed BT and TalkTalk’s lead by offering a YouView-based platform to its customers. YouView TV from Plusnet is available exclusively to Unlimited Fibre Broadband subscribers who also take a Plusnet […]
According to the findings of report assessing the performance and reliability of the various home networking standards under real-world conditions, there is considerable variation between some of the published and validated speeds. The report, Performance and Reliability: Home Network Technology Standard Comparison, published by Rethink Research, and
iiNet chief technology officer Mark Dioguardi has admitted that Netflix has caused problems for some customers and revealed it is accounts for 25 per cent of the telco’s total Internet traffic less than a month after its Australian launch. Before it’s official launch in the country, Netflix made up just 3 per cent of iiNets total downloads, Drioguardi said. That figure rose to […]
Ofcom is contemplating a deregulation of the television and telecoms industry to reflect shifts in how people watch, read and talk over the past decade. In her first interview since taking over as head of the UK media regulator, Sharon White said Ofcom needed to examine how competition from US Internet giants such as YouTube […]
Sky Italia’s whole package is now available on Telecom Italia’s new generation networks thanks to the IP platform and to the dedicated My Sky HD decoder. For the first time this means integrated landline and mobile, Internet and TV services. The two leading companies in their respective industries join together by sharing their assets and […]
A year after the €7.2 billion acquisition of Spain’s largest cable company ONO, Vodafone is launching its first convergent offer – including fixed and mobile telephony, broadband Internet access and TV – under the brand of ‘Vodafone One’, available from April 20th. Vodafone One will cost from €43 to €83 and will rely on both […]
An Australian court has ordered ISPs to hand over details of customers accused of illegally downloading a US movie. In a landmark move, the Federal Court told six firms to divulge names and addresses of those who downloaded The Dallas Buyers Club. The case was lodged by the US company that owns the rights to […]
ISP iiNet has blamed Telstra – Australia’s main telco – for the slower Internet connection speeds that have hit some of its customers since the arrival of Netflix in the country. The online streaming service launched its Australian service last week and proved to be a hit with iiNet customers, accounting for 15 per cent […]
The High Court has ordered UPC Ireland, the country’s second largest ISP, to take measures to stop illegal downloading. Justice Brian Cregan granted three music companies an injunction requiring UPC Communications to move against its subscribers involved in Internet piracy. The Irish units of Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music sought the orders. Cregan […]