News Analysis

Over 500 Million Multichannel TV Homes in Asia Pacific

Hong Kong, December 1, 2014–According to CASBAA’s recently updated Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 book, the Asia Pacific now boasts 500,639,000 multichannel homes across the region. An annual compendium of regional facts and figures and advertising research culled from a variety of sources, the Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 is updated every year to provide essential data for the region’s broadcasting industry.

Need for High Throughput Connectivity in Defence Drives Satcom Applications Globally

London, UK, November 25, 2014 – The demand for high throughput military satcom applications is growing as the use of unmanned aerial systems and implementation of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance of C4ISR systems increase. High throughput satcom applications can support imagery streaming and seamless connectivity across tactical and strategic networks – capabilities which have become vital in the military space.

ITU Releases Annual Global ICT Data & ICT Development Index Country Rankings

Geneva, Switzerland, November 24, 2014 – Over three billion people are now online and information and communication technology (ICT) growth remains buoyant in just about every country worldwide, according to ITU’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report.

Foxcom Acquired by Global Invacom Group

Beit Shemesh, Israel, November 21, 2014--Foxcom, a  provider of RF over Fiber solutions announced that it has been acquired by the Global Invacom Group Limited, a fully integrated satellite equipment provider headquartered in Singapore.

Gary Hatch, Advantech Wireless and Integrasys Win the 3nd Annual Vision Awards Presented During SATCON 2014

November 13, 2014, New York City—At an awards ceremony held on the first day of the SATCON Conference and Exhibition in New York City, the Third Annual Vision Awards announced winners in three categories:   Gary Hatch, Co-founder and CEO of ATCi Communications won the Visionary Executive of the Year; Integrasys’ Satmotion Pocket won the Innovative Product of the Year and Advantech Wireless won the Most Promising Company of the Year. 

The November 2014 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine

The November 2014  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by ABS  is now available.  Featuring:

Scaling OTT and TV Everywhere Distribution  by Dan Freyer

HTS and VSATs by Elisabeth Tweedie

 Coming Soon: A Day without Satellites by Lou Zacharilla 

From Oil and Gas to Wider Reaching Applications for a Mobile World  by Martin Jarrold

Case Study on IF Switching Solution for NOAA by Virgil Labrador

CASBAA Convention  2014 Conference Report  

plus Product and Services MarketPlace Guide to SATCON and Africacom 2014, News Analysis, Market Briefs, Executive Moves, Product Spotlight, Vital Statistics and Satellite Markets and Research 25TM Stock Index  and many more.  Click here to read or download the file

Asia Pacific to Lead Multiscreen Boom

Singapore, October 30, 2014-- People will watch TV and video content on more and more devices as TV everywhere takes off. For the 51 countries covered in Digital TV Research’s Multiscreen TV & Video Forecasts report, the gross number of viewers will climb from 5.60 billion in 2010 to 11.32 billion by 2020. 

RSCC's Express-AM6 Satellite Successfully Launched

Baikonour, Kazakhstan, October 21, 2014--the Russian communications and broadcasting satellite Express-AM6 was launched into orbit today by a  Proton-M rocket booster  from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 19.09 (Moscow time). The new Express-AM6 heavy-class space vehicle will be deployed into geostationary orbit at 53 ° East, from where it will provide coverage of European Russia, the Urals and Western Siberia as well as the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

PCCW Global Acquires Crypteia Networks

Hong Kong, October 20, 2014–PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, has acquired Crypteia Networks, a European company offering innovative security-as-a-service solutions. Using patent-pending technology and a non-intrusive approach, Crypteia helps organisations of any size detect and respond to the new breed of cyber threats.

New Study Suggests Bandwidth-Hungry Mobile Industry is Wasting One-Third of its Existing Spectrum

New York City, October 8, 2014 – A new report from LS Telecom reveals a mobile and wireless industry that is driving hard to gain access to C-Band and other satellite frequencies for expansion of its services while leaving 30% of its existing allocated spectrum unused in most regions of the world.