Summary of international coronavirus-related telecoms and media news - week 18

Nieuws Algemeen Wereld 4 MAY 2020
Summary of international coronavirus-related telecoms and media news - week 18
In last week's Covid-19 related news, trends were slowly shifting. Reports of spectacular growth in network traffic are becoming fewer, as are efforts from the telecoms industry to create relief funds. The hunt for a tracking app without privacy issues is on, as is of course the hunt for a cure for the virus. In non-coronavirus news, quarterly reports dominated, as well as a few potentially large M&A deals.

Telecom traffic: Reports of traffic sharply up are still coming in. The OECD and BEREC provided their periodic assessments.

Telecom demand and supply: as demand rises, so does supply. Operators are increasing allowances and dropping caps in order to accommodate the higher than usual demand for content and services.

Telecom impact: despite rising traffic levels, it's not just good news for operators.

Media events & impact: as events are canceled, organisers are in trouble. Service providers are unable to make rights payments. The day-and-date release schedule of films is embraced in some cases, to the dismay of theatre owners.Media demand and supply: online video is in high demand and providers are complying.
Metadata: the hunt for just the right app to track the spread of the virus is still on.
Telecom relief funds: we counted fewer initiatives by operators to create funds to support those in need.Other corona-related news: the hunt for a medicine or vaccine is on as well. Politicians are weighing the effects of the lock-down.

Telecoms non-corona news: mainly quarterly results, as well as some M&A. Most striking was a report claiming the upcoming merger of O2 UK (Telefonica) and Virgin Media (Liberty Global).

Media & Internet non-corona news: mostly quarterly reports.

 

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