A research report predicts online traffic 2010-2015 will grow 50 per cent a year to 1.26 million petabytes with video by far the biggest factor. Informa’s ‘Congestion up ahead?’ report says that in 2010 online video generated more traffic than P2P for the first time and it predicts the proportion of P2P will now decline. […]
Buyers of Japan’s high-tech consumer electronics kit and gadgets are about to find supplies drying up. Factory shutdowns because of the earthquake are beginning to impact the production of flat-panel TVs, iPads, tablets, games consoles, certain cameras and some ‘smart’ phones. The problems are compounded because of the mandatory electricity black-outs affecting much of the […]
Australian telco Optus has confirmed the commissioning of a brand new satellite, Optus 10, to be deployed for Australia and New Zealand – expanding the fleet to become the largest in the company’s and Australia’s history. Vicki Brady, Managing Director, Optus Wholesale and Satellite, said that satellite continued to make sense for Australia. “Optus 10 […]
US communications giant AT&T has moved to protect itself from future problems of spectrum exhaust resulting from burgeoning demand for mobile broadband by acquiring rival mobile operator T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock deal currently valued at approximately $39 billion. The pair say the transaction enhances network capacity, output and quality in near […]
A slew of reports over the weekend suggest that any formal objections to the News Corp bid to buy the 61 per cent of BSkyB that it does not already own see little prospects of success. Any objections to the bid need to be submitted by midday March 21st. According to the Financial Times, the […]
The BBC World Service is to receive a “significant” sum of money from the US government to help combat the blocking of TV and Internet services in countries including Iran and China. In what the BBC said is the first deal of its kind, an agreement is expected to be signed later this month that […]
Samsung Electronics has revealed that its Smart TVs will soon offer immediate access to more than 1,400 titles of HBO programming through an upcoming HBO GO app to be offered via Samsung Apps later this year. The app, which can be installed onto a Samsung Smart TV or Smart Blu-ray player, will be available at […]
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has announced a new composition and responsibilities for its Executive Committee. Andrew Rybicki will continue as Chairman and Group CEO. Krysztof Bilinski, EVP, will be heading a new Broadcast Division. Francesco Schiavinato, EVP, will head the new Broadband Division. Both divisions combine business activities from all product ranges of the Group. […]
Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has announced that Sun TV Network has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C-band capacity on the recently launched Intelsat 17 satellite (IS-17) at the 66º E orbital location. The agreement marks the second major programmer to join the line-up at Intelsat’s newly expanded video neighborhood […]
Accedo Broadband, provider of IPTV and Connected TV applications, and Ekioh, provider of browsers and SVG engines have confirmed the availability of casual games in 3D using Ekioh’s latest SVG software. Accedo’s Funspot game service is the most widely deployed IPTV game service in the world and contains more than 100 casual games in various […]