(Telecompaper) US cable operator Optimum, owned by Altice USA, has partnered with streaming service Xumo to add 16 new free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to its TV offering… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/optimum-adds-16-new-fast-channels-to-tv-streaming-service–1526295

(Telecompaper) Spotify has reached the milestone of paying out a record USD 10 billion to the global music industry in 2024. This takes its total to almost USD 60 billion since launch… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/spotify-pays-record-usd-10-billion-to-global-music-industry-in-2024–1526290

(Telecompaper) Virgin Media O2 has launched a new promotion offering a 3-month Mubi subscription for GBP 1 to Virgin TV customers who do not currently have a Mubi account… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/virgin-tv-customers-offered-three-months-mubi-subscription-for-gbp-1–1526287

(Telecompaper) Only 49 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy currently have access to a high-speed fibre (FTTH) network, compared to nearly 60… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/less-than-half-of-italian-smes-connect-to-ftth-study–1526285

(Telecompaper) Viavi’s network enablement division has reported a quarterly turnover of USD 179 million, up 15.1 percent from one year ago… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/viavi-sales-rise-6-in-december-quarter-amid-network-enablement-recovery–1526268

(Telecompaper) Fiber Nederland is increasing its prices for most internet packages from 01 March due to higher costs for leasing network capacity from KPN, Open Dutch Fiber, Glasdraad and other local networks… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/fiber-nederland-to-raise-internet-prices-from-march–1526281

(Telecompaper) Norwegian telecoms regulator Nkom has called to mind that the new telecoms act that took force on 01 January 2025 requires the registration of data… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nkom-grants-existing-data-centres-until-july-to-comply-with-new-registration-requirement–1526272

(Telecompaper) Iliad Italia has consolidated its position at the top of the fixed network experience ranking published by nPerf, with the researcher concluding that… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/iliad-italia-heads-italian-fixed-network-performance-in-2024-with-392-mbps–1526269

(Telecompaper) Cisco has opened a local point of presence (PoP) for its Webex Calling and Webex Contact Centre services in South Africa… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/cisco-opens-webex-point-of-presence-in-south-africa–1526191

(Telecompaper) Ciena has provided details of its programme for the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ciena-prepares-mwc-showcase-focused-on-ai-ops-and-new-navigator-ai-assistant–1526263