Ericsson is buying Microsoft’s TV solution Mediaroom business. This will make Ericsson the leading provider of IPTV and multi-screen solutions with a market share of over 25 per cent. The deal, first reported here a couple of weeks ago, is expected during the second half of 2013. Mediaroom employs more than 400 people worldwide. Per […]
The UK government should help open up access to the national fibre network being rolled out by BT, says Sir Charles Dunstone, chairman of telecoms group TalkTalk and YouView. Dunstone told the FT that Ofcom needs to regulate the cost of wholesale access to BT’s fibre network, which he said would mean lower prices for […]
According to a report from US consumer research body the Consumer Reports National Research Center, with carriers offering introductory discounts as much as half off, it’s little wonder why three quarters of those who bought a triple or quad-play telecom package (cable, Internet, home phone, cell phone) suggest that they would definitely or probably purchase […]
Netgem’s current operating profit for 2012 amounted to €12.3 million (-3 per cent compared to 2011) or 15 per cent of full-year revenue of €81.2 million (-4 per cent compared to 2011). Gross margin for 2012 amounted to €30.2 million (37 per cent of revenue) as compared to €32.4 million in 2011 (38 per cent […]
Senior executives in the European broadband cable industry speaking at the Cable Congress 2013 in London have expressed their confidence in its ability to compete effectively against telco players. Reporting revenue growth for 2012 of 6.5 per cent and 5.3 per cent respectively for Internet and cable telephony, Cable Europe President Manuel Kohnstamm said that […]
The Spanish Administration will fail to meet its self-imposed deadline of Jannuary 2014 to complete the allocation of the so-called digital dividend to telco operators for 4G (LTE) services. The process will take until the end of 2014 or the beginning of 2015 as the government is unable to comply with the timetable, which was […]
European fibre to the home (FTTH) deployment continues to grow steadily, but the gap between the leaders and laggards is increasing, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe, revealed during the industry organisation’s FTTH Conference 2013 in London. Russia has emerged as a clear fibre leader in the region. The country added […]
Google is suing BT, claiming the British telco has infringed a number of its technologies. Google has launched a series of legal actions against the firm in claiming four of its patents have been violated, and has also filed a separate case in the UK. BT had been expecting such action after it launched its […]
The number of Swisscom TV connections increased year-on-year by 183,000 (30 per cent) according to the Swiss telco’s full year figures. Around 200,000 Swisscom TV customers are already testing the replay function, which allows programmes from around 70 channels to be watched up to 30 hours after they have been broadcast. Additionally, around 80 per […]
Virgin has reported that total revenue for 2012 was up 2.7 per cent to £4.1 billion (€5.06bn), and up 1.6 per cent to £1,040 million for the quarter. Operating Cash Flow was up 4.0 per cent to £1.654 billion and net cash provided by operating activities was £1,040 billion for the year. The average number […]