ATSC 3.0 test suite launched by Eurofins
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, will be showcasing a new conformance test suite at NAB. Arreios for ATSC 3.0 enables the...
View ArticleSES wins Ritz-Carlton luxury yacht fleet
SES has secured a connectivity contract for the upcoming Ritz-Carlton mini-fleet of luxury superyachts. The contract goes to SES Networks and covers 3 luxury superyachts under construction as the...
View ArticleCBA appoints Pitsch to lead government affairs
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has confirmed the appointment of Peter Pitsch as Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs. The CBA is the entity that proposes to implement a safe and efficient clearing and...
View ArticleHispasat wins Mexico broadband contract
Madrid-based Hispasat has won a contract from Mexican telecoms company Wibo to supply satellite broadband and an IP-based telephony service for Mexican consumers. Hispasat is using its Amazonas 5...
View ArticleAvanti’s Hylas-3 slips to Q3
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications says that its latest satellite, Hylas 3 will not now launch until the third quarter this year and will be brought into commercial use by...
View ArticleVirgin Media ad simultaneously on all ITV channels
Virgin Media’s latest advert for its ‘Switch to Super’ campaign will air simultaneously across all five of ITV’s main channels on March 30th. The new advert, which features the portrayal of Usain Bolt...
View ArticleReport: Interoperability key when purchasing smart devices
A Parks Associates report finds that smart home solutions will increasingly rely on voice control, video and data analytics, sound recognition, and AI to simplify the user experience. Technology...
View ArticleRussia to cut satellite launch costs
Russia’s TASS news agency says the country will cut the cost of launching its Proton-M rocket to match the level of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. Roscosmos said it will cut costs by lowering expenses on...
View ArticleOfcom plans fibre network boost
As part of its ambitions to see full-fibre broadband available nationwide over the coming years, UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out how regulation could evolve to support competition and further...
View ArticleO3b launching 4 on April 4
Arianespace has confirmed that it will launch four additional O3b satellites on April 4th. The four extra craft had been expected to launch around the end of March, and will bring the SES-owned...
View ArticleMusk’s giant rocket readied for Arabsat launch
A massive SpaceX rocket is being prepared for its debut commercial flight on April 7th from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. The ‘Falcon Heavy’ rocket has 27 Merlin engines (a ‘normal’ Falcon has just 9) and...
View ArticleAnalysis: Global fixed broadband 1bn by year end
According to Kagan, the global fixed-broadband market is on track to reach 1 billion subscribers by the end of this year, driven by unprecedented growth of fiber connections in Asia Pacific,...
View ArticleUK: Auto compensation for faulty broadband
Broadband and landline customers in the UK will, from today, get money back from their providers when things go wrong, without having to do anything. Previously, only around one in seven broadband or...
View ArticleIn Flight Comms worth $36bn by 2028
Data from a study carried out by Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that the cumulative value of airline and passenger activity in the ‘In Flight Communications’ and entertainment field will have be...
View ArticleMagyar Telekom marches forward with MediaKind
Deutsche Telekom has chosen to extend its long-term partnership with MediaKind to deploy, support and operate a new multi-tenant next generation cloud TV platform. The first Deutsche Telekom subsidiary...
View ArticleSurvey: 22% of UK own voice-controlled digital home assistant
UK households are increasingly adopting the smart home experience, according to the third report from EY’s annual digital home survey of 2,500 UK consumers. The report, which focuses on the connected...
View ArticleAirTies completes Wireless Doctor acquisition
AirTies, a provider of managed in-home Wi-Fi solutions to global service providers, has completed its acquisition of Technicolor’s Wi-Fi Management software business, a.k.a. Wireless Doctor. AirTies...
View ArticleIntelsat jumps on JP Morgan report
Investment banker JP Morgan has issued a favourable report on Intelsat and, in particular, its potential prospects should the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approving the C-Band Alliance’s...
View ArticleEutelsat enters LEO market
In a surprise change of heart, Eutelsat says it will back a constellation of about 10 low-orbiting Internet of Things (IoT) satellites in an initial fleet. Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer, addressing a...
View ArticleAnalyst: Cord-cutting to slow in the US
The number of US traditional pay-TV subscribers will fall from 105 million in 2010 to 91 million in 2018 and down to 81 million in 2024, according to the North America Pay TV Forecasts report from...
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