Korean cellco SK Telecom, together with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Harman International Industries, has successfully demonstrated next-generation TV broadcasting by combining ATSC 3.0-based broadcast network and SK Telecom’s 5G network. ATSC 3.0 is a suite of new broadcast TV transmission standards that deliver not only UHD video and improved audio, but also enables targeted advertising […]
Three broadband equipment vendors – Emtelle, HellermannTyton and Senko Advanced Components — have revealed the fruits of a collaborative project and launched a brand-new solution into the Fibre-to-the-X (FTTX) market. Unveiled at the Emtelle booth on the first day of ANGA COM in Cologne, the three companies explained the collaboration and the benefits of FibreTap, […]
BT has signed a five-year deal with The FA, worth around £50 million (€56.3m) to become the exclusive lead partner for all England representative teams and home of the national game, Wembley Stadium. The partnership will see the BT logo appear on all training kit worn by the England senior men’s and women’s squads and […]
BT is aiming to create a single, cloud-based technology platform to bring various lines of business together and enable a more flexible, virtualised network infrastructure. It will use the platform for new converged services, combining mobile, Wi-Fi and fixed networks. Neil McRae, Chief Architect at BT, said: “With growing demand from our ultrafast broadband services […]
SSIMWAVE, a specialist in the science of perceptual video quality measurement, has confirmed the availability of SSIMPLUS VOD Inspector, which it says is the first tool that enables the media industry to optimise video processing and delivery using the human visual system. The new cloud-based tool combines frame-by-frame and pixel-by-pixel analysis of video content with […]
Italian newspaper Il Messagero has reported that Italian media conglomerate Mediaset is investigating a ‘superholding’ company based in the Netherlands or Belgium, where it will house Mediaset assets and stakes in other groups like ProSiebenSat1. Deutsche Bank, in a note for clients, say “the ‘deal’ was reported as a merger of both broadcasting groups. This […]
Broadband access solutions provider Iskratel is claiming that an important milestone in enabling operators to deploy carrier-grade, virtualised PON solutions has been reached with its launched of a complete, integrated Software-Defined PON (SD-PON) solution, leveraging Radisys’s SD-PON framework for broadband access disaggregation. Based on open-community initiatives and the Open Networking Foundation’s (ONF) CORD architecture, the […]
Harmonic has announced a suite of new capabilities that are being added to its field-proven CableOS virtualised cable access solution. “The next generation of CableOS software solidifies our market leadership position, leveraging our powerful cloud-native architecture to enable smarter, more flexible and more scalable multi-gigabit broadband services,” said Asaf Matatyaou, vice president, solutions and product […]
In 2018, marketers spent $479 million to advertise on podcasts in the US, an uptick of 53 per cent from $314 million in 2017, according to the latest IAB/PwC Podcast Advertising Revenue Study. The report, conducted by IAB and PwC US, forecasts that
During its General Assembly, the FTTH Council Europe formally adopted its working programme and announced the results of the annual election of its President, Board members and Working Committee Chairs. As the European elections just took place, with a new Parliament soon entering into office and a new College of European Commissioners to be appointed […]