Iliad has entered into a series of agreements with Cellnex to form a strategic partnership with respect to the Group’s passive mobile telecom infrastructure in France and Italy. In France, Iliad has entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of 70 per cent of the company that manages its mobile telecom infrastructure equivalent to 5,700 […]
Chinese cellular giant Huawei, which last week was widely reported to planning to enter the TV market with displays equipped to operate on 5G and be capable of receiving 8K signals, has declared the reports were wrong. “We don’t do TV’s,” said an unnamed source quoted by CGTN Digital. But then came the potential contradiction, […]
Japan’s giant SoftBank conglomerate is contemplating an IPO for a portion of its $100 billion Vision Fund according to Reuters. The fund was launched in 2017 by Masayoshi Son with – mostly – Saudi Arabian cash and in the process created the world’s largest private technology-based equity fund. Other funding comes from Qualcomm, Apple, Foxconn, […]
A crucial stage has been completed in the production of Eutelsat Communications’ high-power broadcast satellite, Eutelsat 7C, serving markets across Africa, Europe, Middle East and Turkey. As part of the environmental testing completed in early February 2019, the all-electric Eutelsat 7C, manufactured by Maxar Technologies, was subjected to conditions simulating the launch and harsh space […]
Indonesia has contracted with Thales Alenia Space to build its Satelit Republik Indonesia ‘Satria’ satellite which will serve almost 150,000 sites throughout the archipelago and which the government says is the most efficient way of providing high-speed connectivity to the nation. The satellite will orbit with both Ku and Ka-band functionality and the craft will […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that Studio Canal, a subsidiary of CANAL+ Group and one of Europe’s leading companies in the co-production, acquisition, distribution and sales of international feature films and TV series, has deployed its NexGuard forensic watermarking technology to protect the […]
Eutelsat Communications has chosen high-performance ground infrastructure providers to operate its future KONNECT satellite and associated broadband services: General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies has been selected to offer and deploy seven antennas, while Hughes Network Systems will provide its Jupiter ground network system. With 75 Gbps of capacity, KONNECT is a new generation multi-beam satellite scheduled […]
OpenVault, a global provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators, has strengthened its Americas presence with the appointment of Max Padro as Director of Sales for Latin America and the Caribbean. Padro, whose 20-plus year career includes extensive work in building successful sales and support teams throughout the CALA region, will be […]
SYFY UK – NBCUniversal International Networks’ multiplatform media brand that gives science fiction fans of all kinds a universe to call home– will showcase its science fiction experience, Eleven Eleven, at MCM London Comic Con from May 24th to May 26th at Excel London. The virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) project will launch on May […]
Four weeks before its start, ANGA COM 2019 has reached the record level of the previous year with more than 500 exhibitors. The exhibition area will also increase again compared to last year. A total of 35 nations will be represented. The Exhibition and Conference for Broadband, Television & Online will take place in Cologne […]