International lifestyle and entertainment channel HIGH TV 4K is continuing its global roll out with the launch of the service in India Via Splendid Media. “It is indeed a major milestone for us, as an international 4K channel, to be present in India through a leading Media Company such as Splendid Media, with the highest […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has blocked Facebook’s Free Basics Internet service as part of a ruling in favour of net neutrality. The scheme offered free access to a limited number of websites. However, it was opposed by supporters of net neutrality who argued that data providers should not favour some online services […]
The government has worked with Openreach – BT’s local access network business – and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on an agreement which aims to deliver superfast broadband connectivity to new build properties in the UK. The new deal will see fibre based broadband offered to all new developments either for free or as part […]
Many leading markets will adopt G.fast in the next five years, with coverage in some mature countries, potentially approaching 50 per cent. Speaking with the Broadband Forum, which had G.fast and the development of certification programmes very high on the agenda at its quarterly meeting in Hong Kong, Point Topic CEO Oliver Johnson said G.fast […]
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem has signed an agreement with property developer Rosendal Fastigheter. Under the agreement, Com Hem will deliver high-speed broadband via FiberLAN to all newly constructed properties in Rosendal Fastigheter’s portfolio for a period of three years. In the first stage, Com Hem will deliver 1 Gbit/s via FiberLAN to 113 apartments […]
Singtel will offer a 10Gbps fibre broadband service to residential customers in Singapore starting this month. Leveraging on its Next Generation 10GPON or Gigabit Passive Optical Network, this first-of-its-kind service for residential customers follows the launch of the pilot phase to a selected group of customers last year. Goh Seow Eng, MD, Home, Consumer Singapore, […]
Responding to heightened media speculation, Vodafone has confirmed it is in discussions with cable MSO Liberty Global (LG) regarding the creation of a joint venture in the Netherlands that would incorporate both companies’ local operating businesses. The telco says discussions are ongoing and do not extend beyond the creation of a joint venture in the […]
European public broadcasting alliance the EBU has expressed concerns as the European Commission unveils its proposals for the future of UHF spectrum. According to the EBU, these proposals place a heavy burden on broadcasters currently investing and innovating on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform in UHF. EBU Head of European Affairs Nicola Frank described […]
US cable MSO Comcast has confirmed plans to introduce what it says is the world’s first DOCSIS 3.1-powered gigabit Internet service to residential and business customers in Atlanta and Nashville in early 2016, with Chicago, Detroit, and Miami to follow in the second half of the year. The new network technology will, for the first […]
Amdocs, a provider of customer experience solutions, has announced that Liberty Global, the largest international cable company serving 27 million customers across 14 countries, has launched MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) operations at UPC Austria and Virgin Media Ireland using the Amdocs Compact Convergence solution. By adding mobile to existing cable, fixed-line and broadband Internet […]