Orange Spain will deploy 5G networks in “three or four” Spanish cities in 2019 to pave the way for the commercial launch in 2020. The Innovation Director of Orange, Bertrand Rojat, told Europa Press that the network will be deployed in “three or four cities” with the list still to be made. Orange Spain has […]
As part of long-term plans to support investment in fibre networks, UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out initial views on how to define geographic markets from 2021, when carrying out the next review of wholesale telecoms networks. By spring 2021, Ofcom plans to have regulation in place that varies by geographic area. To promote […]
The slowest broadband in the UK, with an average download speed of 0.14Mbps, is found on Greenmeadows Park in Bamfurlong, Gloucestershire, according to the latest consumer speed tests collected by uSwitch.com, the price comparison and switching service. Greenmeadows Park suffers average speeds that are 1,899 times slower than the UK’s fastest street, Abdon Avenue in […]
Analysis of the November data for the Netflix ISP Speed Index, the service’s update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience, reveals that Hargray in the United States saw the biggest speed increase on the index. At an increase of 1.85 Megabits per second (Mbps), Hargray’s speeds gained […]
Speciality services provider RigNet, which supplies telecoms connectivity to oil rig crews, VSAT customers, mobile connectivity and wireless broadband, has suffered a significant set-back in a dispute with Inmarsat. The arbitration has been heard at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. The dispute is centred on a $65 million “strategic” capacity lease in 2014 for […]
Altice France is selling a group of investors a 49.99 per cent stake in SFR FTTH, a new fibre venture that will bring fibre to 5 million French premises. Allianz Capital Partners, AXA Investment Managers and Canadian investment firm Omers Infrastructure will acquire the stake for a total cash consideration of €1.8 billion, based on […]
New Zealand’s intelligence agency has blocked the telecom industry’s first request to use 5G equipment provided by China’s Huawei Technologies. Services provider Spark New Zealand, which made the request, said on it would review the reasoning before considering any further steps. The decision comes as Western nations become increasingly wary of what they say is […]
UK broadband infrastructure provider Openreach has announced an extension to its Gfast ultrafast broadband footprint with a plan to make faster, more reliable broadband available to just over a million homes and businesses. It says the multimillion pound investment will not only boost local productivity and competitiveness but will also help to reinforce the UK’s […]
SPI / Filmbox Hungary and PR-Telecom have extended their long-term cooperation contract for two more years. The deal takes the agreement into its 9th year. The signed partnership is for the period between January 1st 2019 and December 31st 2020. The provider makes available FilmBox Basic, FilmBox Premium, FilmBox Plus, FilmBox Family, FilmBox Extra HD […]
Vodafone Spain plans to dismiss 1,000 staff from its current 5,000 workforce as it seeks to stay afloat in the country’s competitive pay-TV market. According to El Pais, the redundancy plan will be negotiated with the trade unions. To this end, the company will set a negotiation committee to implement the plan. The redundancy plan […]