Ofcom has published the latest data on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of
SK Telecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SBS, a Korean television channel operated by Seoul Broadcasting System, for joint development of innovative media business. With the MOU signing, SK Telecom has entered into MOUs with the top three terrestrial TV broadcasting stations in Korea, namely KBS, MBC and SBS. SK Telecom will […]
Virgin Media is bringing all of its services together for the first time in one bundle. As part of the new bundle line-up, available immediately, new and existing customers can receive broadband speeds of up to 500Mbps, add a mobile SIM to any broadband bundle, and build their own personalised TV service with a choice […]
The Basque-country telco operator Euskaltel has allied with retail chain MediaMarkt to expand into the whole country under the R brand it currently uses in northern regions like Galicia, León and La Rioja. Under the agreement, Euskaltel will market its convergent package through MediaMarkt’s 87 stores across Spain and via the company`s website. The offer […]
Convergent packages are boosting pay TV subscriptions in Spain. Some 91.8 per cent of pay-TV customers access their service via a convergent package, according to competition and markets regulator the CNMC. Furthermore , eight out of ten are subscribed to a quintuple package (with five services: fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile broadband and […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is consulting on a request from the UK’s main mobile network operators to make technical changes to their spectrum licences, to help support the rollout of ultrafast mobile services. EE, Hutchison, Telefónica and Vodafone have asked Ofcom to vary their licences in the 3.4 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands. […]
The UK High Court ruling against alternative provider of wholesale full fibre network infrastructure CityFibre in the challenge to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over fibre advertising is a disappointment to operators building full fibre networks, the Independent Network Co-operative Association (INCA) has said. The ruling dismissed CityFibre’s request for a Judicial Review of ASA’s […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has suggested that despite a vote in the US House of Representatives to approve legislation to reinstate so-called net neutrality rules that prevent Internet Service Providers from meddling with web traffic, it is unlikely to become law. The legislation, the ‘Save the Internet Act’ from Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) passed the […]
After months of speculation, UK Telecommunications, Media and Technology investor Zegona has taken control of Spanish telco Euskaltel with a stake of 21 per cent, up from its initial 16.41 per cent shares. With the move, Zegona has become the prime shareholder, overtaking savings bank Kutxabank which has a 19.88 per cent stake. The UK […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Etisalat has achieved Tier 4 full certification of its Tawi Al Saman (Sharjah, UAE) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Programme. Etisalat becomes the first in MENA region to achieve WTA Tier 4 Full Certification and brings up the number of Tier 4 fully certified teleports around the […]