An FCC commissioner, Jessica Rosenworcel, has confirmed that Intelsat and SES (and by implication Telesat of Canada and Eutelsat) will be compensated for releasing their C-band spectrum to auction. “They’re going to be compensated in some way,” Rosenworcel, one of five FCC commissioners, said in an interview with Bloomberg News. “It has to be an […]
Verimatrix, a global provider of security and business intelligence solutions, has announced that Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores, has selected the Verimatrix Multi-DRM solution to provide a complete multi-screen security solution for its new OTT service. Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores is a new company created by the main players of the legacy cable industry in Spain […]
Local TV and smaller cable operators have partnered to launch a new OTT platform, Zapi, aimed at becoming the fourth such service in Spain. The OTT service is backed by Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores, integrated by local TV Associations Acutel and Aotec, Opencable and PYV Telecom. The platform has an agreement with software provider Mirada […]
The UK’s Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) – the voice of the UK Internet industry to policy makers, the media and the public – has responded to the launch of the Labour Party’s General Election manifesto which has formalised its previously—announced policy of renationalising parts of the UK industry, including BT’s infrastructure subsidiary Openreach, […]
If Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have their way the planet’s heavens will soon be populated with tens of thousands of new Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites. Musk is due to launch 60 of his ‘Starlink’ satellites in the next day or two. The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) World Radio Communication Conference-19 (WRC-19) in Sharm […]
There’s no shortage of public interest in the growth of new ‘mega-constellations’ of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites from the likes of Elon Musk (Starlink), Jeff Bezos (Kuiper) and Telesat of Canada. However, there’s plenty of other aerial activity taking place somewhat closer to the ground in the shape of high-altitude balloons and airships. These, […]
Airbus, ESA and Eutelsat have presented the new multibeam active antenna payload at Airbus in Madrid. Airbus’ ELSA+ (ELectronically Steerable Antenna+) is a first for commercial satellite communications in Europe. The versatility of its performance represents a step change for communications satellites with a spacecraft able for the first time to adapt to the customers’ […]
Research from Viavi Solutions indicates that gigabit Internet is now available to an estimated 354 million people across 51 countries, accounting for five per cent of the global population. The US is the global gigabit leader, with gigabit Internet available to 68.5 million people, an additional 4 million since August 2018. Yet, China is not […]
In its latest research, Euroconsult shows that 11 new FSS (fixed-satellite service) providers have emerged over the last five years including two in 2018. Many of these companies are state-owned national operators, which will mostly serve national interests. Twelve new satellite operators are planning to enter the FSS geostationary (GEO) market by the early to […]
Giles Thorne, an equity analyst at investment bank Jefferies, says that the FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in deciding to favour an in-house FCC controlled auction of 300 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US, has engineered a “Gordian knot: a public auction that has political and legal legitimacy but a roadmap of relentless disruption by […]