German service provider purtel.com calls for local cable and fibre-optic network operators to set up their own multiscreen TV and video-on-demand offers instead of just passing through OTT services such as Netflix or Amazon.
Innogy rolls out IPTV service with Zattoo
German energy supplier Innogy has introduced a multiscreen IPTV service, offering internet, telephony and TV from a single source.
The Netherlands reaches 3 million fibre connections
The Netherlands has reached the milestone of three million fibre connections.
Deutsche Telekom serves ABG Frankfurt with FTTH and cable TV
Deutsche Telekom will connect all of ABG Frankfurt Holding’s new housing projects to its fibre-optic network over the next 10 years.
OTT video trend spotlights fibre needs
OTT video trend core to operators’ service strategies, spotlights fibre needs, according to Kagan, the TMT arm of S&P Global Market Intelligence, in its just published its report looking into the fibre landscape of Western Europe.
Astra and Glasfaser ABC supply SMATV solution
Astra Deutschland and Glasfaser ABC have launched a joint solution for serving multi-family houses and housing estates with satellite TV using a single dish (SMATV).
Exclusive: M7 sets up IP livestream head-end for network operators
M7 Group has created a central head-end in Hilversum for the delivery of linear TV channels as IP streams through fibre-optic networks to network operators.
UPC Switzerland acquires cable network in Höfe
Swiss municipal utilities provider EW Höfe has sold its cable network in Höfe to its long-standing partner UPC Switzerland effective April 1, 2018.
QSC selects Zattoo for IPTV service
German service provider QSC has compiled a triple play package with TV, telephony and internet services as a white label product for municipal utility and regional telecommunications companies.
Salt debuts pay-TV on basic package with M7 Group
EXCLUSIVE. Marking the first time in German-speaking Europe, Swiss telecommunications provider Salt is offering pay-TV channels as part of its basic TV package.