Mobile telco EE, part of the BT Group, has switched on its first live 5G trial site in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, London. This will be the UK’s first live 5G trial, and is a major milestone in the roll-out of the next generation of mobile networks. With 150,000 people coming to the Canary Wharf […]
A recent 5G Summit meeting in the US saw the Federal Communications Commission’s chairman Ajit Pai update and outline the FCC’s thoughts on the proposed C-band restructuring by the new Consortium of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat. Chairman Pai reminded delegates of the FCC’s recent work, saying: “The FCC has been extremely aggressive in making […]
In a keynote address delivered to leaders from multiple countries at the Austrian EU Presidency Conference hosted by the Federal Chancellery of Austria, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has highlighted how greater online accountability is fundamental to a safe, thriving digital ecosystem that supports creativity and innovation. “The Internet […]
The Isle of Man’s Department for Enterprise has released a National Telecommunications Strategy which will be presented to the island’s legislative body Tynwald later in October 2018. The strategy, based over six key themes and 22 actions, sets to position the Isle of Man at the forefront of telecoms innovation, with a telecommunications infrastructure that […]
Earlier this week the European Parliament’s laid out new rules for audiovisual services. Equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP say that the important 30 per cent oquota rule will impact all broadcasters including OTT players. The bank says: “Designed to support the diversity of the European audiovisual sector, the new regulation will apply to both […]
US trade bodies CTIA, USTelecom, NCTA and ACA – representing America’s broadband providers – have filed a joint lawsuit in federal court challenging the State of California’s Internet Bill (SB 822), which was intended to restore the protections put in place by a (now-rescinded) 2015 FCC Order, as well as closing ‘loopholes’ that its backers […]
The Italian C-band spectrum auction wrapped with record prices achieved, and higher than forecast. The result significantly impacts the likely prices to be charged for a similar auction of satellite C-band assets in the US. Italy auctioned 200 MHz of C-band spectrum and achieved $0.42 per MHz ‘pop’*. Equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP said […]
A plenary session of the European Parliament has approved the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). Part of the Digital Single Market strategy, the new rules pave the way for a fairer regulatory environment for the entire audiovisual sector, including on-demand services and video sharing platforms. They promote European audiovisual productions and guarantee the independence […]
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has denied an application from FairPlay Canada – a coalition of Canadian artists, content creators, unions, guilds, producers, performers, broadcasters, distributors, and exhibitors – to implement a proposed website-blocking regime to address copyright piracy because it does not have the jurisdiction under the Telecommunications Act. As such, the […]
Global sports and entertainment media group, beIN Corporation (beIN), has launched an international investment arbitration against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for damages totalling more than $1 billion (€0.87bn), claiming it has unlawfully been driven out of the Saudi market and subjected to what has been described as the most widespread piracy of sports broadcasting […]