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Ericsson and TIM launch open 5G research initiative in Italy

A new initiative designed to create an open 5G R&D ecosystem has been launched in Italy by networking company Ericsson and operator TIM.

• 06 Jun 2016

Ericsson cheers Latin America wins as transformation continues

Swedish network giant Ericsson stressed the importance of transformation at its AGM this week and also managed to bank a couple of major deals in Mexico and Brazil.

• 14 Apr 2016

Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey 2016

Building on the success of our prestigious Annual Industry Survey, the 2016 edition is the largest undertaking we’ve embarked on to date. This year’s survey took in the thoughts and perspectives of more than 1,500 telecoms professionals with a staggering cumulative experience of 24,000 years. As usual we begin with our comprehensive sweep of the […]

• 11 Feb 2016

Sky buys into programmatic marketing company DataXu

Sky has invested US$10 million for an equity share in analytics and data specialist DataXu, reports TBI Vision.

• 25 Jan 2016

Security failings contribute to dramatic TalkTalk share decline

Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel has released its numbers for the 2015 UK home communications services market and they make ugly reading for broadband provider TalkTalk.

• 20 Jan 2016

Ericsson buys into TV metadata with FYI acquisition

Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services has announced it is buying Texas-based entertainment metadata company FYI Television, reports Digital TV Europe.

• 19 Jan 2016

NBC Nigeria talks future of video at AfricaCom 2015

Telecoms.com spoke to the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission’s DG Emeka Mba at AfricaCom 2015 about the future of broadcasting for the continent.

• 23 Dec 2015

Telefónica hails success of virtualisation technology tests on ZTE’s Cloud Unicore

Mobile comms equipment maker ZTE and telco Telefónica have jointly tested a range of virtual network functions (VNFs) from ZTE’s Cloud UniCore portfolio.

• 09 Dec 2015

Mobile is the future of video consumption, says Uhuru TV

Daniel Thebe from Uhuru TV, a South African online streaming platform, discusses the evolution of video broadcasting in Africa and the growing role of mobile as a video consumption medium.

• 02 Dec 2015

ABOX42 talks about the transition from DVB to IP-based TV

Oliver Soellner, Member of the Management Board, ABOX42 spoke to Telecoms.com at the recent AfricaCom event about how his company is helping a wide range of organisations make the transition from DVB to IP-based TV broadcasting.

• 26 Nov 2015

AfricaCom / TV Connect Africa: ABOX42 advanced Set-Top-Box solutions for the African Continent

Cape Town / Karlsruhe, 16.11.2015 – ABOX42 GmbH (www.abox42.com), a leading provider of OTT, IPTV and Hybrid-DVB Set-Top-Box solutions, presents latest product innovations at AfricaCom / TV Connect Africa (Stand #TV10) and will speak about “IPTV for everyone: ABOX42´s IPTV Set Top Box solutions for networks with limited bandwidth” in the Masterclass session at the AfricaCom.

• 17 Nov 2015

Altice cements US ambitions with $17.7 bn Cablevision acquisition

French telco conglomerate Altice has made a major strategic move into the US market with the acquisition of Cablevision for $17.7 billion to become the fourth largest US cable operator.

• 17 Sep 2015

Ericsson goes big on TV with $125m Envivio acquisition and new broadcast partnerships

Infrastructure giant Ericsson has kicked off the IBC broadcasting trade show with a raft of TV-related announcements, including the acquisition of video technology company Envivio for $125 million.

• 10 Sep 2015

Mobile video consumption rapidly increasing, claims Ericsson report

Some 35% of all TV and video viewing is now watched on-demand with over half of consumers claiming to watch streamed on-demand content at least once a day, reports DTVE.

• 03 Sep 2015

Google, Netflix, Cisco form alliance to optimise web, mobile video streaming

A number of high-profile technology and internet-based firms have formed a new standards body to develop an open and royalty-free codec for internet video streaming.

• 02 Sep 2015

Apple targets enterprise channel with Cisco iOS partnership

Apple has shown its lofty enterprise ambitions once again by seeking to optimise iOS device performance across Cisco’s suite of enterprise communications services.

• 01 Sep 2015

Alcatel-Lucent wins Telefónica IP network project

The Spanish telco is expanding its Movistar TV, Canal+ and VOD services and is deploying A-Lu’s IP Routing portfolio to expand capacity.

• 19 Aug 2015

Apple TV licensing talks said to have stalled

Apple is now aiming for a 2016 launch for its planned cloud TV with licensing talks progressing slowly, according to a Bloomberg report, writes Digital TV Europe.

• 14 Aug 2015

AT&T launches ‘first ever’ national US TV and mobile bundle

US telco giant AT&T has wasted little time, following the approval of its acquisition of cable company DirecTV, in launching what it claims is the country’s first TV and mobile service bundle.

• 03 Aug 2015

FCC approves AT&T’s DirecTV deal under strict conditions

The FCC has given AT&T the green light to go ahead with its acquisition of pay-TV operator DirecTV, under some strict expectations, which will see the telco bolster its multiplay strategy and customer base.

• 27 Jul 2015