US telco giant AT&T has proposed its own plan for a private C-band auction to reallocate satellite spectrum over the US. AT&T is almost certain to be a buyer of some of the released satellite spectrum. The AT&T ‘variation’ on the C-Band Alliance’s well-rehearsed scheme, suggests that the spectrum should be released extremely promptly and […]
The Euskaltel Group’s Board of Directors have unanimously appointed Xabier Iturbe Otaegi to the position of non-executive chairperson of the Group, as proposed by the Appointments and Remunerations Committee. He takes over from Alberto García Erauzkin, who has been in the role since 2011. Iturbe has held management positions in leading companies in both the […]
Eir, the Irish telco, has launched a new TV service with Apple TV. The service provides customers with over 100 channels in HD, and access to thousands of apps including RTE Player, Now TV, Netflix, Youtube and Amazon Prime Video. Customers can get a monthly subscription for €14.99 per month for the first six months, […]
Sunrise’ biggest shareholder Freenet continues to oppose its SWF6.3 billion (€5.73bn) offer to buy Liberty Global’s UPC Switzerland business, despite a new offer from the US seller to take part in the acquisition. Liberty Global offered to buy up to SWF500 million francs in newly created Sunrise shares to help finance the purchase, it would […]
Pay-TV take-up continues to grow in Spain to the detriment of FTA TV. In the first quarter of 2019, pay-TV revenues increased by 2.6 per cent to €563.6 million, whereas FTA saw its numbers fall by 1.1 per cent to €422.7 million, according to the latest report from CNMC. As a whole, the audiovisual revenue […]
Connecting the UK to Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband by 2025 would deliver almost a £60 billion (€68bn) boost to UK productivity – an average of more than £1,700 per worker – by unlocking smarter ways of working, better public services and greater opportunities for the next-generation of home-grown businesses. The figures are featured in a new […]
A new law will ensure the nine million people in the UK living in blocks of flats aren’t left behind in the Government’s nationwide upgrade to gigabit speed broadband, Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed. The measures will make it easier to install faster Internet connections in blocks of flats where landlords repeatedly ignore requests […]
Virgin Media Ireland has launched its Smart Home packages, offering customers ultimate flexibility of devices in the home. Partnering with Google and TP-Link, Virgin Media are offering customers a range of tailored packages. Virgin Media Ireland is the first Liberty Global market to offer the new Smart Home packs to its broadband customers The new […]
Zegona-controlled telco operator Euskaltel plans to sell its FTTH network to finance its national expansion throughout Spain. This plan, however, is being opposed by Euskaltel’s workers who regard the operation as potentially “harmful” to the company’s interests by reducing its infrastructure resources. Workers fear a redundancy plan in a later phase within R and possibl […]
BT has signed a series of deals to become the exclusive lead training sponsor of all Home Nations football teams until 2024. The partnership with all four nations will see the BT logo appear on training kit worn by Men’s, Women’s, Youth and Disability Teams from November. Earlier this year BT announced a new five-year […]