The Ampang Session Court in Kuala Lumpur has charged and fined a salesperson, Leong Wei Xiang, RM20,000 (€4,000) for selling TV boxes pre-loaded with unauthorised Astro content under Section 43AA (2) of the Copyright Act 1987. He pleaded guilty to the charges and paid the fine. Leong committed the offence on October 21st, 2022, at […]
Network services and consumer experience specialist Plume has confirmed the release of Application Prioritization and Application Performance capabilities, the latest enhancements to its adaptive WiFi service, managed from within the Haystack Support Suite. These new features fall under an offering called ‘Full Stack Optimization,’ and will enable Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to optimise wireless customer […]
Managed Wi-Fi solutions provider Airties, has confirmed that Argentine multiplay telco Telecentro has deployed its portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi software and services to cable and fibre broadband subscribers across Argentina. Telecentro has also now deployed Airties’ Smart Wi-Fi SaaS offering, which includes Airties Edge smart Wi-Fi software for gateways; Airties Cloud, a Wi-Fi management platform […]
Trade body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has achieved what it describes as “significant” piracy takedown success for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 tournament. IBCAP’s monitoring and protection efforts played an instrumental role in mitigating the piracy of live cricket matches not only in IBCAP member markets, such as the United States, […]
The era of ‘peak TV’ is ending, and providers face substantial headwinds which may constrain subscriber growth, according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video survey, which indicates most consumers are now either at or near their maximum number of TV sources, and are not actively looking to spend more money on video entertainment. […]
A new project has been launched by open standards development body Broadband Forum to help connect Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs), such as apartment complexes, with 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) to help reach up to multi-gigabit connectivity speeds. The ‘Fixed Wireless Access Extension’ project from Broadband Forum’s Wireless Wireline Convergence (WWC) Work Area will focus on […]
Findings from a survey carried out by Samsung and the analysis of UK Google search results reveal the overarching themes that are permeating consumer conversations regarding smart technology in the home. The survey of 1,000 adults looking to move home (buy or rent) in the next five years, combined with the analysis of Google search […]
Global shipments of smart home devices continued to decline in the first quarter of 2023 as shipments fell 5.6 per cent year over year to 186.0 million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Smart speakers and networked video entertainment devices faced the steepest declines in the first […]
Anti-piracy organisation the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that a federal court in California has granted summary judgment on all claims in an IBCAP coordinated lawsuit against Jadoo TV and its US-based CEO, Sajid Sohail, finding them liable for direct, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement. The case was brought by IBCAP member […]
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video and analytics, has been chosen by etisalat by e& as an Alexa Voice control trusted solution provider to deliver the latest smart eLife Set-Top Box (STB) and backend software to enable Alexa voice control features in Arabic and English. The new generation of STBs includes a smart […]