Pay-TV market size rises 5% to $221 billion in 2013: Infonetics Research
The global pay-TV market size including cable and satellite TV, telecom IPTV increased 5 percent to $221 billion in 2013, said Infonetics Research.
Growth resulted...
AT&T likely to announce $50 billion deal to buy DirecTV on Sunday
American telecom carrier AT&T is likely to announce its DirecTV deal on Sunday. The likely value of the deal is around $50 billion.
The merger,...
DTH vendor TataSky hikes subscription rates by 8%
Direct-to-home TV broadcast service provider TataSky has increased its subscription rates by up to 8 percent (up to Rs 370), on its select long-duration...
AT&T readying for a $40 billion DirecTV bill to cash in on pay-TV ARPU
The acquisition plan of AT&T to buy DirecTV – in a deal valued at around $40 billion -- indicates the ARPU potential of the...
Vodafone NL deploys Edgeware video networks to offer Thuis service to Dutch FTTH users
Vodafone Netherlands has deployed Edgeware Distributed Video Delivery Networks (D-VDN) Solution to offer Vodafone Thuis service to its Dutch FTTH subscribers.
The announcement was made...
Comcast starts 160,000 Wi-Fi hotspot expansion in greater Atlanta
Comcast has started its initiative to expand Wi-Fi hotspot services by launching more than 160,000 Xfinity WiFi neighborhood hotspots in greater Atlanta.
Comcast is already...
Juniper Virtual CCAP promises 10 times increase in data capacity for cable operators
Juniper Networks today announced the Virtual Converged Cable Access Platform (Virtual CCAP) that allows cable operators to nearly 10 times increase in scale and...
Ciena to supply 100G coherent optical transport platform to Unitymedia KabelBW
Ciena will supply 100G coherent optical transport platform to Unitymedia KabelBW, a Liberty Global subsidiary in Germany, to upgrade its backbone network.
Though the company...
Cable Show 2014: Cisco demos video technology and SP architecture for cable operators
At the Cable Show 2014, Cisco will showcase the extension of Cisco's Service Provider architecture for cable operators. It will also showcase innovations in...
Verimatrix appoints Steve Oetegenn as president to grow pay-TV operator base
Verimatrix has appointed Steve Oetegenn as the president to assist the company to grow its pay-TV operator base.
Oetegenn will support the growth of Verimatrix...
Swisscom taps iWedia Teatro-3.5 software to operate TV 2.0 Android IPTV STB
Swisscom has selected iWedia Teatro-3.5 software solution to operate its TV 2.0 Android IPTV STB and manage its first screen offering.
With this deployment, Swisscom...
Infosys to supply TV apps on Orange Livebox Play to better IPTV experience
IT services vendor Infosys will supply interactive TV apps on the Orange Livebox Play to better IPTV customer experience.
The Bangalore-based Infosys said the TV...
Time Warner Cable upgrades network to enhance Internet speed to up to 300 Mbps
Time Warner Cable today announced that it upgraded its network to enhance Internet speeds to up to 300 Mbps in several New York City...
Comcast-TWC impact: AT&T plans $500 million video venture
American telecom service provider AT&T and The Chernin Group announced their over $500 million venture to acquire, invest in and launch video services. The...
Comcast Q1 2014 result: revenue up 13.7%, income increases 16.3%
Comcast today announced that its Q1 2014 revenue increased 13.7 percent to $17.4 billion. Income rose 16.3 percent to $3.56 billion.
Cable Communications revenue increased...
Netflix voices concerns about merger deal between Comcast and Time Warner Cable
Netflix, a video streaming service provider, has voiced its concerns about the proposed $45 billion merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, saying the...
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