Australian pay-TV operator Fox Sports’ 2019 cricket coverage in 4K is being delivered by Telstra Broadcast Services’ 4K fibre contribution transmission, making it the first Australian telco to offer 4K delivery capability in the country. Telstra Broadcast Services utilises mature third generation dedicated 4K hardware encoding. For Fox Sports, Telstra is supplying a full suite […]
at800 – the organisation responsible for ensuring people continue to receive free-to-air television when 4G mobile services operating at 800 MHz are launched – has confirmed that it will offer help to people whose TV is affected by new mobile masts until at least the end of 2020. The decision has been taken as the […]
Various equity analysts have reported in some detail on how they see the C-band restructuring evolving over the US. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) closed its timetable for comments on December 11th on its ‘Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’ last week. The FCC is not likely to make a decision until mid-2019, but a consortium of […]
Ericsson and Panasonic Avionics have announced that Ericsson’s Core Network as a Service solution is now live, supporting connectivity services across multiple markets served by Panasonic. Ericsson’s Core Network as a Service solution will help Panasonic and its subsidiary AeroMobile, a global GSMA telecoms operator, provide data, voice and messaging services to the millions of airline passengers that use these services […]
Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, has set a new record for peak traffic on its global content delivery network (CDN). On December 11th, the volume of data being delivered across the Akamai network exceeded 72 Tbps, surpassing the 70 Tbps threshold for the first time in the company’s 20-year […]
Thales Alenia Space says it is finalising tests on the last batch of satellites for SES-owned O3b. The four satellites will help O3b increase connectivity to its clients, which include some of the world’s largest cruise ships including vessels operated by Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean. The satellites are having their final tests carried […]
Basque-country-based telco Euskaltel has started its national expansion, breaking into Catalonia and shortly into other Spanish regions including Leon, La Rioja and Cantabria. The company has allied with RACC to create RACCtel+, a convergent package (broadband, mobile & fixed telephony and TV) aimed at 600,000 RACC homes. Euskaltel has also entered into an alliance with […]
Mobile and broadband coverage are improving in the UK, but too many rural areas still get a poor signal – according to Ofcom’s major study of the UK’s communications networks. Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report shows that mobile coverage continues to increase. Almost all homes and offices can get a good, indoor 4G signal from […]
A Swedish company, Ovzon, which in October booked a satellite launch contract from SpaceX, has now confirmed it has ordered a geostationary satellite from Space Systems/Loral. But there are conditions. Ovzon says that the craft will provide broadband services, but first it has to raise the cash to fund the purchase. Ovzon says it has […]
Alticast, an end-to-end media solutions provider, has announced that Kbro, one of Taiwan’s largest broadband and cable TV service providers, has selected Alticast’s AltiPlatform as the middleware solution to seamlessly integrate Kbro’s existing service infrastructure with Android TV. This upgrade will deliver the operator’s traditional cable services as well as give subscribers access to numerous […]