Fibre / Fiber (FTTN, FTTC, FTTB, FTTH, FTTK, FTTP) News

Nokia and Vodafone trial L4S over end-to-end PON network
Apr 3, 2024 – Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test L4S technology over passive optical networks. L4S consistently achieves near-zero packet queuing delay, no matter how much load the network experiences.
News categories: Nokia, Vodafone, Azimeh Sefidcon, Gavin Young, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, UK, Worldwide

TalkTalk rolls out TV Hub to fibre broadband customers
Dec 14, 2023 – TalkTalk's fibre broadband customers are now able to get the TalkTalk TV Hub. The TV box launched earlier this year as a limited release for Full Fibre customers and is now being rolled out more widely.
News categories: TalkTalk, Matthew Poole, Android TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, UK

Link Net fixed broadband business to move to XL Axiata
Dec 6, 2023 – XL Axiata and Link Net have announced that they intend to transfer Link Net's fixed broadband business in Indonesia, including its 750,000 customers, to XL Axiata.
News categories: Axiata, Link Net, XL Axiata, Vivek Sood, Kanishka Wickrama, Dian Siswarini, Broadband, Fibre, Indonesia, MandA

EE announces shift to platform services
Oct 18, 2023 – EE has unveiled the first of a new suite of products and services, including a new set-top-box range and the availability of the EE TV service, with live channels, on Apple TV 4K.
News categories: EE, Marc Allera, Digital TV, Fibre, Gaming, IPTV, Mobile, Set Top Box, UK

Tele Columbus to receive €100 million of growth capital
Oct 11, 2023 – Tele Columbus has received commitments for €100 million to speed up its growth strategy which includes fibre optic network expansion and the launch of a new PŸUR TV platform in autumn 2023.
News categories: Tele Columbus, Markus Oswald, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, Finance, Germany

1st half 2023 pay TV subscriptions in Portugal up 2.6% YoY
Oct 9, 2023 – According to Anacom, at the end of 1st half 2023 there were 4.5 million pay TV subscribers in Portugal, 117,000 more than in the same half of 2022. Pay TV is available in 97.3% of households.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Zattoo and Init7 launch fibre-plus-TV bundle in Switzerland
Aug 29, 2023 – Zattoo and Init7 have partnered to offer Zattoo Home in Switzerland, combining Init7's fast fibre-optic internet with hundreds of TV channels, in full HD, from Zattoo.
News categories: Zattoo, Init7, Constanze Gilles, Fredy Künzler, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Switzerland

Pay TV subscriptions in Portugal up 136,000 in 2022
Apr 14, 2023 – According to Anacom, at the end of 2022 96.4% of households in Portugal had pay-TV equating to 4.5 million subscribers, 136 thousand (+3.1%) more than in the previous year.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Netgem completes sale of Fibre France business to Nordnet
Mar 20, 2023 – Netgem has confirmed that the sale of its La Fibre Videofutur business to Nordnet will take effect on 1st April 2023. The transfer of the subscribers will be carried out without impact on the TV service operated by Netgem.
News categories: Netgem, Nordnet, Mathias HAUTEFORT, Jean-François BRAEMS, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, MandA