The combination of two smart home connectivity standards aims to unlock value-added services for network operators and broadband service providers (BSPs) and deliver on the potential of the smart home, Broadband Forum has announced. When integrated with the Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP), the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA)’s Matter protocol will enable BSPs to […]
Orange group has reported Q3 revenues rose 1.6 per cent compared with the third quarter of 2023 (+€153 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.5 per cent or +€185 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-3.3 per cent or -€51 million), mainly related to higher unbundling and civil engineering rates in France […]
Orange Spain has launched its new OTT service, Orange TV Libre, offering over 90 TV channels and live football for free until the end of the year. From January, the streaming service will cost €7.99 a month – €2 less than the €9.99 cost of its main rival Movistar Plus+. The streaming service is initially […]
Orange Spain has added the OTT service Filmin for free for three months (as of September 30th). After the free offer, the service will be available to subscribers for €7.99 per month – €2 less than the regular price. Subscribers to Orange will be able to access a library of some 15,000 titles offered by […]
Some of the world’s largest telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, together with Ericsson, have announced a new venture to combine and sell network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on a global scale to spur innovation in digital services. The newly formed […]
Orange Spain has reached an agreement with Movistar and DAZN to offer all matches from La Liga, Copa del Rey and all European tournaments (UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) for another season. With the move, Orange renews the football deal at a time when MasOrange just starting operations, and is underpinning its […]
Orange group has reported that Q2 2024 revenues rose 0.9 per cent compared with the Q2 2023 (+€85 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.4 per cent or +€182 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-7.9 per cent or -€128 million), mainly related to higher unbundling and civil engineering rates in France […]
Communications service providers (CSPs) have experienced substantial consolidation in recent years with 514 mobile and wireline M&A deals worldwide over the 2019-23 period, Omdia’s research shows. There have been more wireline M&A deals than mobile, with 392 wireline and 122 mobile M&A deals over the 2019-23 period. The mobile M&A includes prominent deals such as […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that pay-TV operator Orange Polska is using VO’s Secure Video Player for IPTV and OTT streaming on Sagemcom high-end, new-generation STBs. The VO Secure Video Player converges IPTV and OTT streams, allowing smooth transitions between live, time-shift TV, […]
BASE, the Belgian telco which has previously focused on its mobile offering, has added a fixed Internet offer (BASE Internet) and a TV offer (BASE TV) to its existing mobile offering (BASE mobile). With BASE Internet, customers can choose between a limited or an unlimited offer. With limited Internet, BASE customers who surf moderately […]