Erik Huggers, BBC director of future media and technology, says ISPs shouldn’t traffic manage but if they do it must be transparent. He summarised key points made by the BBC in its submission to the European Commission review on net neutrality (being conducted in conjunction with Ofcom) which says the EC’s three targets should be […]
Australian communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has speculated that a commercial deal between Optus and NBN could see the telco’s cable TV services delivered over the National Broadband Network. Many Optus services, including its pay TV products, are currently provided over its own HFC networks. Any deal is likely to see the HFC network switched […]
European households connected to cable TV fell from 34 per cent to 30 per cent between 2008 and 2009, giving a loss of around 8 million TV households, according to research by Strategy Analytics. These losses are believed to have been to the benefit of DTT, as the share of European households using DTT services […]
The EU’s latest broadband and Internet survey (eCommunications Household Survey), covering 27,000 homes throughout the EU, has found an average 43 per cent of those households do not have internet access. Almost 20 per cent cited cost as the reason. The EU is committed to making basic broadband available to all Europeans by 2013 (and […]
Virgin Media and Spotify have made a deal which will see the music streaming service bundled with the ISP’s broadband offerings. The tie-up will bring an end to Virgin’s own plans for a streaming and unlimited download service. The Daily Telegraph reports “Spotify and Virgin Media are close to concluding a partnership deal. The finer […]
The US National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has filed its contribution to the Net Neutrality debate with the FCC. It said that the FCC should not expand and codify its network neutrality rules at all, but if it does, it should apply them only to a “clearly defined broadband Internet access service” and not […]
Following rumours on financial sites Netgem confirms it is evaluating the acquisition of Pirelli Broadband Solutions, as part of non exclusive discussions. Installed in over 3 million homes around the world, Netgem’s set-top-boxes and software are deployed by customers such as: SFR in France, Telstra in Australia, Monaco Telecom, Telekom Slovenia, Elisa in Finland, Spec-Com […]
NexTV Dataxis notes that in 2010 there were already 6.9 million Digital Cable subscribers in Latin America, with the basis of Digital Cable subscribers in the region had increased by nearly 14 times since 2005. NexTV Dataxis forecasts that by 2015 there would be 22 million Digital Cable subscribers in Latin America, a figure that […]
Virgin Media will use BT’s telegraph poles to extend the reach of its high-speed network, following the Ofcom ruling that requires BT to open up its infrastructure to rivals. It is believed the move could enable Virgin Media to expand its network from around 12 million homes to around 16 million homes over the next […]
Ofcom believes that competition and investment in super-fast broadband can be delivered in both urban and rural areas. A statement from the media regulator has been designed to provide a further spur to investment by confirming the regulatory framework for these services. It covers two principal interventions: 1. Providing competing services over BT’s fibre lines […]