Dataxis has published its latest report on the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) civil communications market. After years of significant growth, the decline in traditional video activity in the most developed countries is being sustained, resulting in a limited but steady decline in the turnover of FSS operators. The outlook for the future is equally becoming […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed revisions to its rules for spectrum sharing among non-geostationary satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) systems. The proposed revisions would seek to facilitate the deployment of the new generation of low-Earth orbit satellite systems, including new competitors. According to the FCC, the new generation low-Earth orbit satellite systems […]
India’s telecoms regulator TRAI has extended its timetable deadlines for would-be satellite operators to establish – and license – their Earth station gateways. December 13th was the original closing date for submissions but this has been extended to December 20th. Counter-comments can now be submitted with a January 3rd closing date. TRAI, as part of […]
OneWeb has signed up Alberta-based Network Innovations as a distribution partner to serve Canada “and across the globe” to benefit essential government and enterprise customers. OneWeb’s partnership with Network Innovations will focus on expanding bandwidth for government and enterprise markets. Utilising the power of OneWeb’s network, Network Innovations can augment its engineered solutions by adding […]
VidMob, the platform for Intelligent Creative, has released research that shows how the direction of model’s eye gaze in the first few seconds of a video ad can significantly impact performance metrics, but can differ greatly based on context. VidMob applied proprietary AI technology to detect the specific direction of eye gaze and its relationship […]
The European Commission has selected a second consortium to supply potential ideas for a future Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) system for Europe. Last week it named New Symphonie, which is led by Euroconsult and Unseenlabs, to present its ideas. It received €1.4 million in funding for a 6-month study. The second consortium has now been […]
SES’s satellite-based trunking services will enable leading Colombian fibre optic networks service provider Integra Multisolutions (IMS) to extend and enhance fibre-like connectivity for Colombian municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants located out of the reach of terrestrial infrastructure. The new service will begin on SES’s O3b medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation and later migrate onto […]
FreeCast has announced an agreement with WildEarth, bringing the interactive wildlife channel to SelectTV’s SmartGuide in the US. WildEarth is a 24-hour nature channel, offering authentic and interactive wildlife experiences. The channel delivers seven hours of live safaris each day, hosted by authentic local guides, with viewers able to ask questions via social media. The […]
Video streaming and ad tech supplier Velocix has launched a carrier-grade open caching platform which it says enables broadband providers to monetise further the delivery of Internet-based content over their last-mile data networks. The new product, Velocix Open Caching, offers fixed and mobile Internet service providers (ISPs) a way to profit from rising market interest […]
Polaris, the black-owned television, digital and social media platform, has announced the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming TV channel (FAST), that has debuted on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform. Created by digital media pioneer and legendary journalist, Rahman J. Dukes, Polaris promises to uncover and share stories created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color […]