OneWeb, the massive satellite constellation being planned by Greg Wyler and in which Intelsat has a modest shareholding, will be open to other satellite users of its capacity. The news, outlined by Japan media conglomerate SoftBank’s Alex Clavel at the giant Washington Satellite 2018 show, saying that notwithstanding the financial link between OneWeb and Intelsat, […]
Canada’s publicly traded television service providers combined lost almost 20 per cent fewer TV subscribers in 2017 compared to 2016, bucking the trend of accelerating TV cord-cutting in recent years, according to research from Ottawa-based research and consulting firm Boon Dog Professional Services. However, Boon Dog predicts
Washington-based would-be satellite operator LeoSat is in the process of building (in conjunction with Thales Alenia Space) and launching up to 108 Ka-band craft into a low-earth orbiting (LEO) constellation. It used the 2018 Washington Satellite Show to announce it had signed a “milestone strategic agreement” with speciality antenna business Phasor to develop a broad […]
According to findings from Leichtman Research Group, the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 1,495,000 net video subscribers in 2017, compared to a pro forma loss of about 760,000 subscribers in 2016. The top pay-TV providers account for 92.2 million subscribers – with […]
Netflix has released February data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Hong Kong’s iCable enjoyed the biggest speed increase in February, with a gain of 0.58 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed up to 3.92 Mbps, up […]
Spanish telco Telefónica aims to replicate Spain’s Movistar model in Brazil through its massive deployment of optic fibre. The company intends to invest €6.6 billion in the country between this year and 2020, out of which €622 million will be dedicated to extending optic fibre. The president of Telefónica Brazil, Eduardo Navarro, said that optic […]
Six of the world’s leading satellite industry associations have established the Global Satellite Coalition (GSC), an international group through which targeted initiatives will be coordinated and implemented with the combined support of hundreds of member companies based in every world region. The coalition will drive industry priorities with one voice, unlocking opportunities for industry growth […]
Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group, a global player in the delivery of alternative super-fast broadband services, has announces that Quickline Communications (QL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SSW, has been awarded 5G and TV whitespace field trials funded by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, responsible for delivering […]
French telco Iliad missed market forecasts for its 2017 profit increase due to losses related to its planned launch in Italy. The company, majority-owned by its billionaire founder Xavier Niel, said annual sales rose 5.6 per cent from last year to around €4.9 billion in line with forecasts. However, its 2017 consolidated core earnings of […]
US pay-TV revenues peaked in 2015, at $101.71 billion (€82.51bn), according to the eighth edition of the North America Pay TV Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. A $26.58 billion decline (26 per cent) is forecast between 2015 and 2023 to take the total down to $75.13 billion. Cable TV revenues peaked in 2010 at […]