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Euro telco chiefs say U.S. tech firms benefit from buildouts of 5G, cable, and fiber infrastructure, so they should pay part of the bill.

Netflix expects to add the gaming genre within the next 12 months Netflix has become the latest tech giant leveling up its service offerings by turning to cloud gaming. The …

Phones can never replace cameras, sat-navs or home Hi-Fi systems – they said. Famous last words. Even everyday devices like the humble flashlight seems to be, going almost extinct! So, …

  Call it network management or call it throttling — but no matter which term you prefer, new research says that video is being targeted for slowing by mobile network …

FANG – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google – is taking a bite out of traditional service providers’ business. By competing with telecommunication service providers (telcos) to create and optimize the …

‘No questions, please,’ was the implied message T-Mobile US gave Wall Street as the company released another strong quarterly report. The “un-carrier” wasn’t trying to dodge questions about its numbers, …

‘Connectivity is the foundation of everything we do,’ Liberty Global CEO says DENVER–Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, in a keynote presentation during the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, discussed how traditional cable …

Technology innovation by chip, device and equipment vendors plus intense competition among national oligopolies of mobile network operators has improved cellular performance and reduced costs to the enormous benefit of …

Another week, another potentially catastrophic hurricane — is this what the rest of the 2017 hurricane season is going to look like? Let’s hope not (stay away, Jose!). Irma has …

T-Mobile US adds Netflix to its unlimited family plans As AT&T inches toward finalizing its purchase of Time Warner and Verizon busies itself with its new Oath digital media operations …

Capto Consulting sees IT and marketing coming together in new ways Like every industry, the telecommunications, media and entertainment (TME) marketplace is seeing significant disruption. Established TME companies are under …

5G specifications and spectrum support; 600 MHz auction stumbles; and executive shuffles at Verizon and Ericsson among top stories of 2016. Editor’s Note: Before we turn the page on 2016, …

New and evolving digital video models are set to change the market and require a new mindset to succeed Remember in recent years when technology disruption upended the music and …

In addition to becoming a dominant force in streaming video content and production, Netflix has also emerged as a strong advocate for net neutrality and consumer access to unlimited data. …

Growing consumer demand for mobile video continues to drive traffic across mobile networks, with no slow down in sight In the not so distant past, mobile video was a precious …

As consumers continue to flock toward OTT streaming-media content providers, the industry needs to figure out how it will support the move There is a silent struggle brewing within today’s …

AT&T chooses Synacor over Yahoo for hosting services 1. AT&T may have seen the writing on the wall. With Verizon Communications emerging as the company most likely to buy Yahoo, …

CEO Jeff Bezos attributes success to innovation and customer-obsessed approach Highlighting the increasing importance of cloud-based computing and attendant data center needs, Amazon Web Services hit $10 billion in annual …

Jim Patterson digs into the recent Netflix admission to throttling content for AT&T and Verizon customers, and seeks some answers The Wall Street Journal reported last Thursday (not on April …

5 things to know today 1. AT&T announced a slew of promotions in partnership with Samsung. Customers who purchase the Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge through AT&T Mobility’s …

WOTW tries and fails to get mad at Netflix over throttling video streams, but senses some faux ire from the likes of Verizon and AT&T Hello! And welcome to our …

Video content provider Netflix said it limited speeds to 600 kbps to protect consumer data buckets, plans to provider greater control for customers Netflix has come forward and admitted it …

Starting Dec. 18, T-Mobile US will begin its final offer of the holiday season. The “Un-carrier” plans to offer customers $100 off the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Edge+ or …

Sprint offers 1 year of Prime, lease deals on select Samsung devices ahead of holiday rush In a move to goose interest ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season, Sprint …

Following its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, telecom giant AT&T is now telling federal regulators a pending combination of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Charter Communications will serve …