UK business leaders have accused the Government of a ‘poverty of ambition’ regarding UK broadband speeds, and called for a new target for households and business to have access to speeds of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) by 2030, 1,000 times faster than the current official aim of 10 megabits per second (Mbps) by 2020. […]
Duty is an old fashioned word normally reserved for talk of public service but, in fact, it is a very common word in business law and regulation. Company directors have many duties and regulators have the duty to ensure they abide by them. Some regulators and, theoretically, all politicians have a wider duty to prioritise […]
Calls by industry competitors for BT’s network subsidiary Openreach to be spun off have been resisted, but UK comms regulator Ofcom has decided it is necessary to overhaul Openreach’s governance and strengthen its independence from BT. Ofcom has set out how it plans to improve telecoms quality and coverage, so that UK consumers and businesses […]
Optus will soon reveal how Australia’s 1,677,000 English Premier League viewers can tune in (or live stream or catch up) when the next season starts in August. 96 per cent of these EPL followers (aged 14+) own a mobile phone, 77 per cent have fixed broadband in their homes— and they’re already well accustomed to […]
Describing it as “a key focus going forward” and “an exciting revenue opportunity”, US triple-play operator Frontier Communications has unveiled plans to introduce video service in a number of its existing markets with a minimal capital outlay. It made the announcement during the company Fourth Quarter Earnings Call. Dan McCarthy, President and CEO, said the […]
The CNMC’s decision to oblige Telefónica to share its FTTH networks at regulated prices with its competitors Vodafone and Orange across Spain will lead the dominant telco to cut by 20 per cent its FTTH investments and concentrate on those 66 cities out of the legal obligation. The watchdog CNMC has stated that in 66 […]
Executives at TV programming market MIPTV are reshaping the 2016 event better to reflect the digital era. Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM’s Television Division, said that to differentiate the April event from its younger sibling MIPCOM, scheduled for October, there was a big focus on innovation, digital and new technology. Speaking at a Press […]
With UK comms regulator Ofcom set to announce the conclusions to its Digital Communications Review later in the week, UK multi-play operator Sky has renewed its call for the watchdog to implement what it describes as a “simple quick fix” that can take Britain out of broadband’s slow lane. Writing an opinion piece in The […]
French media group Vivendi has increased its stake in Telecom Italia to 22.8 per cent, a regulatory filing showed, further strengthening its position as the top shareholder in the Italian phone group. The filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated February 19th, said Vivendi bought shares equivalent to 1.4 per cent of Telecom […]
Global ICT firm Huawei has unveiled its five ‘Big Initiatives’ for the telecom industry to accelerate its digital transformation. Huawei also endorsed open platforms to enable collaboration so that shared success can be achieved in telecom industry. In addition, the company announced innovative solutions for 4.5G, Internet of Things (IoT), 2K/4K video, and Safe City. […]