Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won an order to build a new communications satellite for Israel. Named Dror-1, the craft will have a design life of 15 years. Details are vague as to the coverage or orbital location. IAI is a state-backed business and local reports say that the satellite will cost the Israeli government […]
Just in time for next week’s CES show where every major TV manufacturer will be showcasing their very latest models, including 8K displays, the ITU has approved the use of the world’s first IP-based digital broadcasting standard, dubbed ATSC 3.0. January 2nd saw Sinclair Broadcast Group, a major US station grouping “applaud” the ITU’s decision. […]
The Board of Directors at Swiss telco Sunrise has announced that Olaf Swantee has decided to resign as CEO of Sunrise after almost four years with the company. André Krause, up to now CFO at Sunrise, succeeds Olaf as CEO, effective immediately. Krause joined Sunrise in 2011 and has been instrumental in its transformation. As […]
Satellite telephony and data provider Iridium, which reportedly successfully has already de-orbited 65 of its old first-generation satellites, is looking to fund a space debris removal company to remove another 30 failed craft. Trade publication Space News says Iridium started de-orbiting its old satellites back in 2017 and replaced them with new craft supplied by […]
In a move designed to help global and regional streaming services create next generation user experiences and bridge OTT and broadcast content for seamless viewing, Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is leveraging its expertise powering linear broadcast Electronic Programme Guides (EPGs) to help on-demand video streaming services, Smart TV makers and traditional cable and satellite operators […]
An additional 60 ‘Starlink’ satellites are due for launch on January 6th, a few days later than originally planned date of December 30th. These 60 will join another 130 or so already in orbit and form another link in Elon Musk’s plan to circle the planet with broadband capacity from his satellites. The “or so” […]
Elon Musk already has a small fleet of ocean-going landing drones and also uses vessels in his attempt to collect his Falcon rocket fairings. Now Jeff Bezos is doing the same, and has bought a cargo vessel which will act as a landing stage for his Blue Origin rockets. Currently based at the port of […]
Reports from Russia state that OneWeb’s next batch of satellites, expected to launch at the end of January, has been postponed. The launch will now happen in February according to news agency Sputnik. The launch has now been postponed three times, from December 19th to January 23rd, from January 23rd to January 30th and again […]
The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in South Korea is expected to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.3 per cent in between 2019 and 2024. Growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV segments’ revenues will however fail to offset steady decline in revenues from mobile voice, messaging and fixed […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service, has entered into a partnership with Asiacell – a provider of mobile telecommunications and data services with a subscriber base of over 14 million customers in Iraq. StarzPlay’s streaming service will be available to all Asiacell’s ‘Unlimited’ monthly package subscribers. Asiacell reaches some 99 per cent of the Iraqi population with […]