BT has continued its run as the UK’s most complained about ISP, according to Ofcom data. The company attracted 28 complaints per 100,000 customers for the service during Q2 (April to June 2017). BT has now been ranked the worst out of the UK’s six major broadband providers for the fifth quarter in a row, […]
A Consumer Reports survey shows that a majority of Americans favour net neutrality rules that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing down lawful online content. The results come as pro-consumer groups hold a ‘Day of Advocacy on September 27th, urging legislators in Washington, D.C., to support such rules. But the next step […]
The latest broadband survey from UK consumer body Which? finds again that some of the biggest providers are rated most poorly by its customers. The results, based on a survey of over 1,700 telecoms customers, saw TalkTalk, Sky and BT achieve the lowest customer satisfaction scores among their peers. For the fifth Which? broadband survey […]
As part of IDATE DigiWorld benchmark on SDN and NFV, 28 additional projects have been identified between September 2016 and July 2017. Seven additional telcos have joined the move towards virtualisation during this period. For telcos, the initial interest of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) was in cost savings but this benefit […]
Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações [Anacom]) has rejected the proposed acquisition by global telecom operator Altice of Portuguese media company Media Capital. The regulator stated that the deal may create “significant barriers to effective competition in the various electronic communications markets”. According to Anacom, “given the size of the parties involved in […]
Research from consultancy firm Arthur D. Little (ADL) estimates that the GIGAWorld – the world enabled by widespread access to high quality, gigabit Internet in which people, machines and the environment collaborate intelligently – could generate billions of Euros for the European economy, and trillions globally. The report, commissioned by international TV and broadband company […]
Vodafone has become the first ISP in Spain to launch speeds of 1Gbps through its optic fibre network – significantly up from the previous highest speed of 300 Mbps. Starting September 25th, the company will charge a fee ranging from €65 to €106 for the convergent package One L –which includes unlimited calls from the […]
By the end of 2016, there were only 101.7 million lines of fixed telephony in Latin America, representing almost five million (5 per cent) less than those recorded in 2012. However, the largest drop was in revenues: in 2016, fixed telephony accounted for $15.5 million which represents 48 per cent less than in 2012. Furthermore, […]
SK Telecom, Korea’s largest telecommunications company and Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, have announced a strategic partnership under which, Airtel will leverage SK Telecom’s expertise to build what they claim will be the most advanced telecom network in India. The partnership will work across several areas including developing bespoke software to dramatically improve network experience, […]
Following successful cooperations in the Basel region and in French-speaking Switzerland, from mid-September UPC will also be the new telecommunications provider in the EBL cable network in the Emmental / Luzerner Landschaft region. Some 20,000 additional homes will have access to Internet, TV, telephony and mobile services from UPC as a result. The EBL cable […]