The Honourable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has prefaced the Senate hearing on Net Neutrality by expressing his scepticism of claims that additional regulation in the Internet marketplace is needed to encourage competition and promote innovation, contending that the Internet has flourished precisely because it is a deregulated market. “Regulation and antitrust […]
The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 0.9 per cent during the first quarter of this year to 6.72 million on 31 March, according to Telecompaper. The total TV connections grew during the quarter to 7.74 million. The share of digital TV on the whole TV market has grown to 86.8 […]
The Middle East’s fastest growing telecom service provider, du, has signed a contract with Nokia to deploy its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). With the deployment of Nokia’s IMS, du’s customers will soon enjoy multimedia services such as HD (high definition) voice, HD video, file sharing and instant messaging with an enhanced service experience. Nokia’s IMS […]
Subscription television and Internet Service Providers are the most improved products or services for the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest results of the National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI-UK). Airlines, mobile phones, and landlines also make gains, driving the national level of customer satisfaction up 0.1 per cent to 75.6 on a 0-100 […]
Hong Kong telco PCCW has announced the appointment of Srinivas Bangalore Gangaiah as its Group Managing Director with effect from July 14th. BG Srinivas will succeed George Chan, who will retire from his position as the Group Managing Director of PCCW following completion of his contract with the company on July 7th. Prior to his […]
German fibre network specialist Telefunken Communications has partnered with Aurora Networks – a Pace company – to launch new fast Internet services. Both residential and commercial customers in select communities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, can take advantage of these new services. Aurora Networks is supplying its industry-proven Unified PON (Passive Optical Network) portfolio. Telefunken Communications started […]
In a move set to create a content distribution leader across mobile, video and broadband platforms, with unparalleled video content distribution scale in the US, AT&T and DirecTV have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire DirecTV in a stock-and-cash transaction for $95 per share based on AT&T’s Friday closing price. The […]
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted in favour of progressing a proposal that could see Internet Service Providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to American consumers. The FCC will now open the proposal to a total 120 days of public comment. Final rules, aimed for the end of the year, […]
Dixons Retail, Europe’s No. 2 electricals retailer, and Carphone, Europe’s largest independent mobile-phone retailer, have confirmed they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger. The pair revealed they were in talks over a possible merger in February 2014. The Merger will result in each of Dixons’ and Carphone’s Shareholders holding exactly […]
The need for speed is not always associated with high intelligence; think young men (or, even worse, middle aged men pretending to be young) on motorbikes. On the other hand in motor racing those that can afford the best technology can usually go quickest. The same can be said for service providers. And, as in […]