A Russian rocket lofted four satellites owned by Jersey-based O3b during the evening of July 10th. These four communications satellites will help provide satellite-based broadband to the ‘other 3 billion’ people who have either no Internet or inadequate service. The satellites will also provide connectivity to smaller, more isolated national networks as well as serving […]
Mexico’s IFT Federal Telecoms Institute is finalising the publication of its auction terms which cover the sale of two valuable satellite orbital positions allocated to the country. The two locations, at 113 degrees West and 116.8 degrees West, offer complete coverage of Mexico as well as the potential to reach millions of other homes North […]
Arianespace’s workers staged a brief ‘token’ strike on July 8, and said to show their anxieties over the company’s future. In particular the workers, who walked out for just 30 minutes, said the walkout was not intended to be critical of management but an expression of extreme disquiet over the future strategy of the European […]
Intelsat has ordered one of its largest-ever satellites, and has chosen Boeing as its lead contractor. Boeing will build Intelsat 35e, one of Intelsat’s EPIC-branded next-generation craft. This particular EPIC is being built on one of Boeing’s 702MP platforms, and Intelsat has specified that the satellite must be able to be launched on any of […]
Freesat, the UK FTA satellite TV platform, is suing Amazon for trade mark infringement over the ‘freetime’ brand for its programme guide. Amazon uses Kindle FreeTime to market the parental controls for its Kindle Fire tablet and its Fire TV media streaming box. Freesat, which is jointly owned by the BBC and ITV, launched its […]
European satellite operators have underlined the crucial role that satellite plays in the roll-out of future digital infrastructures. The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA), represented by its Secretary General, Aarti Holla, and by the CEO of SES, Karim Michel Sabbagh, participated in a high-level meeting between leading EU political and business representatives in Venice. Sabbagh, […]
Intelsat has held onto its spot as the world’s top fixed satellite service operator, a table based on revenues and size of fleet. However, the annual ‘Space News’ survey says that this position although held for many years by Intelsat is not likely to be maintained. The Number 2 position is held by Luxembourg-based SES, […]
The growth of pay television continues, as providers embrace multiscreen services to offer subscribers more viewing options, according to the July 2014 Multiscreen Index published by informitv. The report shows a 1.4 per cent increase in digital television subscriber numbers across 100 leading pay-television services around the world in the first quarter of 2014. They […]
Only a day after rivals Videocon d2h announced it would be launching an Ultra-HD/4K service before the end of this year, TataSky also said that 4K was high in their sights for subscribers. The giant Indian pay-TV operator used a demonstration event in Mumbai on July 4th to showcase the FIFA World Cup quarter-final (France […]
NSR’s Nano and Microsatellite Markets report finds increasing reliability and capabilities driving uptake of 1-50 kg satellites across all applications, operators, and regions. In 2013 this nascent market surged into view with a trebling of total launches compared to 2012, and this higher launch rate will be sustained through the remainder of the decade and […]