India: Hathway selects Verimatrix
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, has announced Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, one of the largest MSO and cable broadband...
View ArticleInmarsat: Satellite-delivered IFC “a necessity”
Rupert Pearce, Inmarsat’s CEO, in an opinion piece in The Daily Telegraph, says that Inmarsat’s plans for In Flight Connectivity (IFC) meant “vast possibilities” for his business, and a “win-win” for...
View ArticleZee taps into Jio’s 227m subs
Zee Entertainment and fast-growing telco Reliance Jio have renewed, and expanded, their content sharing agreement. The deal brings to an end a carriage dispute which erupted in September over fees. In...
View ArticleStudy: Billing overlooked in digital transformation
A survey commissioned by BriteBill, a provider of billing and communications software for utilities, communications and media providers, has revealed that although service providers are moving at...
View ArticleKagan: OTT trend spotlights fibre needs
After years of fibre inactivity across much of Western Europe, renewed efforts are emerging that will help plug the gap between the fibre haves and have-nots, according to a report from Kagan, the TMT...
View ArticleMega-constellations will happen, but financing at risk
Delegates to the Satellite Innovation conference in Mountain View, California, heard speakers agree that there was probably enough customer demand for two and perhaps three of the proposed satellite...
View ArticleAnalyst: C-Band revolution could spread to other nations
The reallocation of satellite C-band frequencies for 5G over the US, already supported by the FCC and likely to be approved by mid-2019 could well be extended to other nations, according to analysis by...
View ArticleStudy: 5G to drive $1.3tn new M&E revenues
According to the newly-released 5G Economics of Entertainment Report commissioned by Intel and conducted by Ovum, it is forecast that over the next decade (2019-2028) media and entertainment companies...
View ArticleLeoSat expects major investments to flow
Mark Rigolle, CEO of new satellite start-up LeoSat, says he expects existing partners Hispasat and Japan’s SkyPerfect JSAT to invest up to $300 million each into the venture. LeoSat estimates that its...
View ArticleSpaceX’s Tintin 1 and Tintin 2 “in the lead”
For some months it has been rumoured that Elon Musk’s plans to build a global mega-constellation of some 4425 low orbiting broadband satellites (Starlink) was paused, and even cancelled. ‘Not so’...
View ArticleETNO: “Let Europe craft an ambitious policy for digital leadership”
A group of leading telecom CEOs have gathered in Brussels, on the occasion of the annual FT-ETNO Summit, to put forward their vision for Europe’s next policy agenda. As Member States and European...
View ArticleOpenVault launches ACS WiFi Insider
OpenVault, a global provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators, has announced a new product that increases visibility into the connected devices on in-home WiFi...
View ArticleAMN, Intelsat connect rural sub-Saharan Africa
Intelsat has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN). The purpose of the investment is to accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved communities across multiple...
View ArticleBerenger quits OneWeb
OneWeb has confirmed that Eric Berenger has left the company barely one month after he was ‘sideways’ promoted to the position of president/COO (from CEO). OneWeb is the proposed mega-constellation of...
View ArticleHispamar and Gilat launch service in Brazil
Hispamar, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish satellite-based telco Hispasat, and Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, have joined...
View ArticleGlobal C-band under threat
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says that its studies show that satellite-based Ka-band is much more robust and less affected by tropical rain-fade than previously anticipated. The...
View ArticleAirTies to launch RDK-based managed Wi-Fi
AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has revealed plans to make its managed Wi-Fi solution available for devices running the RDK software platform in Q1...
View ArticleCom Hem Q3 revenue dips
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem has reported that Q3 revenue declined by 0.2 per cent to SEK 1,777 million (€172.1m), driven by a 7 per cent decline in Boxer revenue. The Com Hem Segment grew 1.9...
View ArticleVodafone complains over Movistar fibre fees
The dominant position of Movistar in Spain’s fibre market is again under fire. Vodafone Spain has filed a complaint before the regulatory body CNMC against Movistar on the grounds that it is using its...
View ArticleBroadpeak, Inca, Espial IP video delivery for HBC
Broadpeak and Inca Networks, a specialist in intelligent video delivery, have partnered to provide Minnesota-based ISP Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) with a reliable and scalable IP video...
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