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Newtec Dialog hubs for Arabsat

Newtec, a specialist in equipment for satellite communications, has successfully deployed two Newtec Dialog hubs in the UK and Finland for Middle East satellite operator Arabsat to enable the company to deliver High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services into the Middle East and African markets. “Both our teams worked tirelessly and collaborated with goodwill and professionalism […]

March 12, 2019

Research: IPTV drives Asia pay-TV growth

The Asia Pacific pay-TV sector is vibrant, with both subscribers (up by 68 million) and revenues (up by $2.35 billion) forecast to rise over the next five years. However, these forecasts are lower than the previous Asia Pacific Pay-TV Forecasts report, mainly due to many cable subscribers in China converting to OTT. Simon Murray, Principal […]

March 11, 2019

C-Band Alliance ‘T-Mobile scheme fool’s gold’

The C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) plans for the sale of 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US is creating turbulence for the two main players, Intelsat and SES. Both have seen their share prices suffer significant fluctuations this past fortnight. The reason is that investors are concerned that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) might rule […]

March 11, 2019By Chris Forrester

Australia climbs Netflix ISP Speed Index; Turkey falls

Netflix has released February data from its Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Taiwanese ISP FarEasTone experienced the largest speed increase on the index this month, jumping back from declines in January. FarEasTone’s average monthly speed climbed by 0.84 Megabits […]

March 11, 2019

Intelsat C-band support from Morgan Stanley

Investment bank Morgan Stanley has issued a strongly supportive note on Intelsat’s (and by implication SES) prospects for the restructuring of 200 MHz of C-band spectrum over the US. The bank says that even though there is still much which could derail the proposals, it nevertheless believes that “the C-Band plan is likely the only […]

March 11, 2019

Iskratel enhances FTTH offering in France

Iskratel, the European provider of broadband access solutions, has announced its partnership with French telecommunications engineering company Telenco Distribution as it continues to expand its activity in the French market. As part of the new partnership, Telenco Distribution will provide Iskratel’s full range of innovative GPON solutions for future-proof upgrades of Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) networks across […]

March 11, 2019

Report: Global fixed broadband subs at 1.2bn by 2025

The markets and technologies which will drive continued rapid broadband growth over the next decade have been revealed by Broadband Forum and Point Topic in a report which predicts there will be 1.2 billion fixed broadband subscribers by 2025. Following the announcement last October that there are now one billion global fixed broadband subscribers, this […]

March 8, 2019

Inmarsat reaps IFE benefits

London-based satellite operator Inmarsat is beginning to reap the rewards from air travellers and their wish to stay connected while in the air. As reported on March 7th, last year’s revenue increased by 5.3 per cent to $1.46 billion in 2018, however, profit after tax was down 32.3 per cent to $125 million. Earnings were […]

March 8, 2019

Vodafone Spain tops broadband complaints

Vodafone has been named the most-complained about broadband company in Spain, just weeks after topping the same chart in the UK. The company took half of all (48.3 per cent) complaints made to the consumers Association FACUA, well ahead of second place, France Telecom-Orange with 28.8 per cent (A combined 13.6 per cent from Orange […]

March 7, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Research: US cord-cutting nearly doubles in 2018  

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 2,875,000 net video subscribers in 2018, compared to a pro forma loss of about 1,510,000 subscribers in 2017. The top pay-TV providers account for 89.1 million subscribers – with […]

March 7, 2019