An increase in networked devices in the home, such as tablets, STBs, HDTVs, smartphones and web-enabled media players, has generated a much higher interest in and need for capable home network delivery systems. Although Wi-Fi networks are still the most dominant form of home networks, the demand for more bandwidth-consuming applications is causing service providers […]
TalkTalk was the most complained about provider of landline and broadband services between October 2010 and February 2011, according to regulator Ofcom. The telco’s landline service had 1.78 complaints for every 1,000 customers, while its broadband offering had 1.27 complaints per 1,000 customers. The mobile telecoms firm that drew the most complaints was 3, with […]
RGB Networks, a specialist in high-capacity multi-screen video delivery, will demonstrate how cable operators can use RGB’s innovative solutions to deploy advanced multi-screen video services seamlessly and cost-effectively to TVs, personal computers, tablets and mobile devices. At ANGA Cable, RGB will showcase how its solutions address the key challenges that cable operators are faced with […]
A Judicial Review of the terms of the UK Digital Economy Act brought by BT and TalkTalk has been thrown out by the High Court. The Court rejected claims that Parliament had overstepped it powers with anti-piracy measures. The ISPs’ only win was that Justice Kenneth Parker upheld one of the objections, relating to who […]
Virgin Media grew its turnover 5.7 per cent to £982 million (€1.13bn) in the first quarter and ARPU was up 2.6 per cent YonY to £46.16 (though this was down on Q4 2010). However the company added only 20,200 new subscribers, 47 per cent down on Q1 of 2010, and the TV service added just […]
Virgin Media is to begin testing internet speeds of up to 1.5Gb in east London. Using Virgin Media’s unique cable network, the trials will begin this month in partnership with four companies in the vicinity of Old Street in London, dubbed the ‘Silicon Roundabout’. If successful the 1.5Gb download and 150Mb upload service will be […]
US satellite broadband providers — Dish Network, EchoStar Technologies, ViaSat/Wildblue Communications and Hughes Network Systems – have told the Federal Communications Commission that they should be allowed to participate in the Connect America Fund. The FCC is reforming the Universal Service Fund, which has been supporting traditional phone, to subsidising broadband in unserved areas via […]
Seventy-four per cent of all UK households now have the Internet at home according to Ofcom research, an increase of three percentage points from 2009. And the amount of time adult Internet users say they spend on the Internet has increased from 12.2 hours in 2009 to 14.2 hours in 2010. 12-15 year olds now […]
European regulators are launching an investigation into telcos and other providers data traffic management practices. The European Commission says it accepts some traffic management is necessary to avoid congestion on networks but digital agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes, is set to announce the regulatory investigation with a view to establishing new rules to safeguard net neutrality. […]
Total US pay TV subscribers remained flat, growing by only some 148,000 during 2010, a 0.15 per cent annual growth rate, indicating no current trend toward video cord cutting/shaving, according to In-Stat. “A substantial portion of pay TV subscribers, however, exhibit similar characteristics to video cord cutting households,” says Keith Nissen, Principal Analyst. “It is […]