According to a report from US consumer research body the Consumer Reports National Research Center, with carriers offering introductory discounts as much as half off, it’s little wonder why three quarters of those who bought a triple or quad-play telecom package (cable, Internet, home phone, cell phone) suggest that they would definitely or probably purchase […]
UK broadband providers including BSkyB, BT and Virgin Media have been ordered by the high court to block access to three music and movie file-sharing. An order was granted to 10 record labels including EMI, Sony and Universal against six UK internet service providers requiring them to block three file-sharing websites: KAT, H33T and Fenopy. […]
European fibre to the home (FTTH) deployment continues to grow steadily, but the gap between the leaders and laggards is increasing, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe, revealed during the industry organisation’s FTTH Conference 2013 in London. Russia has emerged as a clear fibre leader in the region. The country added […]
BT has been fined £95 million (€117m) by Ofcom for “overcharging” rival telecoms firms for access to its network. Cable & Wireless Worldwide, BSkyB, Talk Talk, Virgin Media and Verizon are all entitled to refunds. Ofcom said BT had overcharged these firms for “certain wholesale ethernet services” between April 2006 and March 2011 and must […]
Ken Florance, Vice President of Content Delivery at Netflix, has blogged that it will now provide monthly ISP ranking based upon their performance across Netflix streams. “Our 30 million members view over 1 billion hours of Netflix per month, so we have very reliable data for consumers to compare ISPs in terms of real world […]
KPN of the Netherlands has selected Accenture to develop and maintain innovative television services based on the Accenture Video Solution. Under the agreement, Accenture will improve service performance and deliver KPN’s interactive TV service to multiple devices (TV, tablets and smartphones). Using Accenture’s software-based open architecture, KPN is able to offer a unique viewing experience. […]
The UK’s major internet service providers have been asked to block three more file-sharing websites, the BBC reports. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), wants ISPs to prevent access to Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents. The BPI alleges that the sites are illegally distributing music. The ISPs told the BBC they would comply with the new […]
As the Google Fiber sign-up process gets under way in Kansas City, Google has revealed details of further channels for subscribers to its Gigabit + TV plan, its Gigabit Internet plan and its Free Internet plan. The additional channels cover a variety of genres, including arts, family, faith, lifestyle and sports. “Google Fiber TV service […]
Australian set-top based Internet TV service FetchTV is quickly expanding its subscriber base after the bundling of its service with its partners iiNet and Optus. As of July, iiNet has begun promoting a bundle of services that includes Fetch television along with Internet and phone services. This follows the bundling of Fetch with Optus’s broadband […]
Google has revealed details of the premium content available on its Kansas City high-speed fibre network. Writing in the Google Fiber blog, Larry Yang, Senior Product Manager, Google Fiber announced that both Starz and Showtime would be offered as optional add-on packages. The service currently comprises some 185 channels, with Yang confirming that Google Fiber […]