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Romania moots world’s most unpopular muni-fibre network
Like the gigabit granny, municipal fibre networks are one of the few human interest stories in the telecoms world. These super-fast broadband networks are often funded by local governments with utopian aims, and some have proved so popular that as many as 90% of residents within their coverage area have signed up for their services. It is surprising then that Bucharest’s proposed muni-fibre project NetCity, is causing such controversy.
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HSPA+ and LTE offer difficult choice for 3G operators
An interesting bifurcation is emerging among 3G operators between those looking to upgrade to HSPA+ and those looking to adopt Long Term Evolution (LTE) as soon as they can, possibly as early as 2010. Read more »
It’s time operators got a handle on mobile data traffic
A leading vendor says that as much as 90% of mobile broadband capacity on HSPA networks is being swallowed up by just 5% of high-volume users, who are on flat rate data plans tied to data cards and USB dongles. Read more »
Hamstrung Kangaroo?
Kangaroo, the planned VOD jv from the BBC, ITV and Channel isn’t having an easy time of it. High-profile boss Ashley Highfield has just jumped ship. The venture is also being delayed by the Competition Commission - it’s now set to hit the Net mid-09, but the authorities might ask for changes. Read more »
Come on operators - ditch the paper bills!
More and more people in the industry are talking about how important it is to reduce the impact that telecoms companies are having on the environment. But saving the environment is easier spoken about than done. And in this area as much as in any other, actions speak louder than words.
Simply iPlayer
Just back from The Future of Online Media Distribution event at London’s South Bank. The session was headlined by Erik Huggers, the Beeb’s director of Future Media, and he came armed with a few juicy iPlayer metrics. Since launching last Christmas, the platform has received 250 million stream and download requests. Read more »
IPTV MEA: The Emperor’s New Clothes?
There’s a faint feeling as I sit in the audience at the IPTV MEA Conference in Dubai that vendors in all parts of the IPTV eco-system are cheering loudly as the Emperor strides down the street in his underpants.
3 UK and the broadband first-mover disadvantage
Some of you may scoff at the notion that the mobile group 3 could teach fixed-line ISPs a thing or two about the broadband business. After all, 3 spent the best part of a decade - and an estimated $20 billion – in order to become a “new kind of media company” before realising that the killer apps for its next-generation wireless network were cheap voice and unfettered Internet access. But in doing so, it has learnt an important lesson that operators rushing to bring ultra-fast cable and fibre broadband services to market could do well to consider.
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O2’s new developer programme shuns the API litmus test
The appearance of the O2 Litmus site site prompted much excitement among the Broadband & Internet IC team. Was another operator about to expose the inner workings of its voice, SMS and other network services to the world? Read more »
All eyes on BSkyB results for any signs of pay-TV slowdown
BSkyB reports its latest quarterly results on Friday and the market will be taking a keener interest in the pay-TV company’s financials than usual. Its operational and financial performance will be seen as a barometer for other TV and communications providers, and will give some important indicators on how such companies could fare in worsening economic times.
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