The first DTT switch-on for the new frequencies will start on July 24th in Baleares Islands and Cáceres in the western part of Spain. The General Director of Telecommunications, Roberto Sánchez, said that around 36,000 buildings in those areas will have to readjust their antennas. In September, other provinces will commence the DTT migration, such […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received a 28-page filing on July 18th from the C-Band Association (CBA) in regard to the Association’s re-working of C-band frequencies over the US to help 5G take-up. The document was accompanied by a strongly worded statement on responses to the FCC’s invitation for public comments. The CBA reminded any […]
The European Commission has given its final approval of the sale of Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic to Vodafone Group. The transaction, announced May 9th 2018, has a total enterprise value of approximately €19 billion. All regulatory conditions now are met in alignment with the original terms and the […]
The US House Sub-committee on Communications & Technology held a hearing in Washington DC on July 16th. High on the agenda was the proposal from the C-Band Alliance on restructuring of C-band over the US for 5G. Committee chairman Michael Doyle told witnesses that in the past government-held spectrum had been successfully transitioned to the […]
Dailymotion has been ordered to pay out over €5.5 million to Italian broadcaster Mediaset as compensation for 995 copyrighted videos uploaded to its site since 2006 without authorisation. A Rome Court also condemned the French video portal to the payment of almost €100,000 in legal costs. In his ruling, the judge stated that “Dailymotion is […]
Deutsche Telekom has lost its legal battle over its zero-rated mobile video offering, StreamOn, following a court ruling that the service violates EU rules on roaming and net neutrality. An appeals court in the city of Muenster said that because the video streaming offer – which currently has around 2 million users – was only […]
With the 2019/20 English Premier League set to kick off in the coming weeks, a court order means that Irish people will find it much harder to locate illegal TV streams of live games. Football Association Premier League Ltd has been granted Ireland’s first order which compels Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block live streaming […]
Pakistan has not been high on the world’s list of countries free of media censorship. It is currently Number 142 out of 180 of Reports Without Borders (RWB) World Press Freedom Index. But recent events have annoyed media-watchers even more. RWB says that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s latest intervention, to ban three TV channels, shows […]
Indonesia holds certain orbital rights to the 113 degrees East slot, but it must occupy the position with a working satellite by August 2019. The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) rules oblige satellite operators to “bring into use” their approved schemes by certain key dates. For Indonesia it is next month. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications & […]
Some readers might wonder how different satellites manage to operate almost alongside one another in space but avoiding transmission interference. The answer is in the – usually – pre-agreed harmonisation of frequencies and their target audiences. A perfect case in point is a major dispute between Arabsat, and its satellites operating from 30.5 degrees East, […]