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HomeHub Plus Netflix bundle from StarHub

Suggesting it is starting the decade off with a bang, Singapore multiplay operator StarHub has teamed up with Netflix to deliver what it says is the best of entertainment and superb connectivity. The HomeHub Plus bundle is a first in Singapore, featuring all-in-one broadband, TV entertainment and Netflix subscription, offering top-class entertainment at home and […]

March 6, 2020

Net Insight acquires Aperi product portfolio

As part of the strategy to grow the core Media Networks business, media networks and resource optimisation Net Insight has acquired Aperi Corporation’s product portfolio. The acquisition will complement and strengthen Net Insight’s media offering. Over the last few years, the Aperi products have been deployed at some Tier1 customers globally. The acquisition of Aperi’s […]

March 6, 2020

UK MPs launch full-fibre, 5G roll-out inquiry

The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has launched an inquiry into the challenges facing full-fibre and 5G roll-out, examining Government’s pledge to ensure every home and business in the UK has gigabit-capable broadband by 2025. The Committee monitors the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and […]

March 5, 2020By Colin Mann

CBA: The 100% upside

“OK,” you might say if you were a satellite operator. “We’ve lost this battle, but we can still win the war.” The FCC and C-Band Alliance machinations have been the primary focus for the satellite industry for the best part of 3 years. The rationale for a major ‘win-win-win’ for the US-focused satellite sector is […]

March 5, 2020

FCC/CBA: Further detail emerges

Analyst Sami Kassab at investment bank Exane/BNPP has reported more details on the FCC’s March 3rd Order regarding the reallocation of C-band frequencies over the US. Kassab has ploughed through the 220 pages, plus endless footnotes, and says there are other benefits for the key satellite operators. As this is written, however, there remains uncertainty […]

March 5, 2020By Chris Forrester

Intelsat facing potential shareholder action over C-band

A report in the New York Post alleges that two important investors in Intelsat “partly escaped” the devastating collapse in Intelsat’s share price. The newspaper states that BC Partners and Silver Lake Partners, the two largest holders of Intelsat stock, “managed to sell a big chunk of Intelsat shares before the company’s hopes began to […]

March 5, 2020By Chris Forrester

GSMA: Big gender gap in mobile internet access

A GSMA study shows that despite progress, the gender gap in mobile internet usage remains substantial, with over 300 million fewer women than men accessing the internet from a mobile device in low- and middle-income countries. Affordability remains the critical barrier to mobile ownership, while lower awareness, as well as a lack of literacy and […]

March 5, 2020

FCC issues C-band order

The FCC issued its formal Order and Public Notices on March 3rd as to how the C-band auction will be managed and the implications for the affected satellite operators. The 406-item Order is crammed full with legal precedents, but little appears to have changed from the Draft Order issued in February. The proposed ‘incentive’ payments […]

March 4, 2020By Chris Forrester

Research: 2019 US pay-TV subs loss nears 5m

Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group suggest that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 4,915,000 net video subscribers in 2019, compared to a pro forma loss of about 1,585,000 subscribers in 2018. The top pay-TV providers account for 86.2 million subscribers […]

March 4, 2020

Kirkby to lead Telia from May

Allison Kirkby will  assume the position of President and CEO of Telia Company, Swedish-Finnish multinational telco, in May. Telia Company’s Board of Directors appointed Kirkby as the next President and CEO of Telia Company on October 24th 2019, with the expectancy that she would start the role in Q2 2020. “I remain super excited about […]

March 4, 2020