Altice has drawn significant attention from the French telecom world since it announced 3 months ago that it would deploy fiber throughout France without public subsidies. The unexpected pledge brought further uncertainty to a national broadband plan struggling to
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A glimpse at open Internet performance data: M-Lab
With the heated net neutrality debate in Europe and the US, the question of objective indicators to measure the performance of broadband connections is as relevant as ever. The quality of service of broadband was in fact addressed in the
Is this the end of triple-play offers?
Developing closer ties with the media sector has been a key strategic question for telecom service providers since the early 00s with the deployment of the earliest triple play bundles. Recently though the topic seems to have gained a new
Gigabit and beyond: pricing and positioning strategies
While residential gigabit access has been technically feasible for years, few service providers have included it in their portfolios. It seemed highly unlikely that the customers would be willing to pay for such speeds, let alone actually perceive a change
Huawei Analyst Summit 2017: it’s an All-Cloud world
Two weeks ago I attended Huawei’s 14th Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, a.k.a. ‘HAS 2017’. Over 500 industry/financial analysts and media representatives were there to hear the latest financial results and strategic orientations of the Chinese manufacturer. For this event,
Will IKEA disrupt the smart home market?
IKEA, a new player in a not-so-new market
Searching for new sources of revenue is in the DNA of Internet service providers. One of the most explored areas –certainly thanks to the help of equipment manufacturers- has been the creation
IoT roaming is about much more than international coverage
With the Mobile World Congress starting today in Barcelona, the Internet of Things scene will certainly see a lot of announcements this week. And the Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) segment will definitely have its share of novelty, as can
Happy New Year, Bonne Année, 新年快乐
We at Diffraction Analysis are rarely early on our new year’s wishes. It’s in our french DNA to wait for the end of January (which conveniently brings us closer to celebrating the Chinese Year of the Rooster as well). But
ARCEP investigates efficiency of FTTH mutualisation in dense areas
If you’ve been following the French telecom scene these last few days, you can’t have missed the turmoil that the regulator’s latest announcement led to. For those who missed it, the French telecom regulatory authority -the ARCEP- published on January
FTTH Council Europe 2017: “Together, building a brighter future”
At first when I heard that the FTTH Council Europe was going to have its conference in Marseille, I couldn’t figure out why instead of going to a new country the Council was going to a smaller city in a