The World Teleport Association (WTA) has revealed its annual rankings for Top teleport Operator of 2021. SES, headquartered in Luxembourg but with other important teleports in Europe and the US, takes the Number 1 spot. WTA says its annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the […]
UK communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva has welcomed the government’s decision to allow regulator Ofcom to renew two essential national commercial digital radio multiplex licenses, following consultation. Digital One Ltd Multiplex and Sound Digital Ltd Multiplex were set to expire in 2023 and 2028 respectively, but will now be extended for a further […]
Media technology and services specialist MediaKind and broadcast and utilities services provider Arqiva have formed what they describe as a “pioneering” partnership to introduce a media service proposition that will address the core challenges that broadcasters and operators face in migrating broadcast and streaming services to the cloud. The new strategic partnership will deliver a […]
Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services provider, has announced the renewal of its contract with A+E Networks EMEA for a further two years. This renewal includes the delivery of VoD services to around 35 European head end affiliate platforms. The contract extension will see Arqiva implement a completely cloud-based solution that will allow […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite team is reportedly in discussions with UK cellular telco Vodafone and the “advanced talks” are looking to share spectrum which would help Starlink to deliver broadband services to rural and other underserved areas within the UK. Vodafone has previously confirmed that they are in talks with “multiple operators” and “close to […]
A report from Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, states that 1740 of SpaceX’s broadband satellites have been launched. However, 98 have already re-entered the atmosphere and he says another 50 “are on their way down”. This still means there are some 1600 working satellites in orbit. McDowell talks specifically about […]
British broadcast distribution business, Arqiva, has been awarded the UK contract to provide ground station gateways for Elon Musk’s upcoming Starlink broadband by satellite service. Arqiva will collect and send the Starlink traffic through its fibre network according to reports. However, Arqiva is declining to comment on the news. There is more potential good news […]
UK communications infrastructure and media services company, Arqiva, has confirmed the appointment of Adrian Twyning as Chief of Operations, effective immediately. Twyning is appointed to Arqiva’s Executive Committee, reporting to CEO Paul Donovan. Having recently undertaken a significant period of system transformation and platform consolidation,Twyning will be accountable for building an integrated function that enables […]
Skyline Communications, a global supplier of end-to-end digital transformation software solutions for the ICT media and broadband industry, has teamed up with Arqiva, the UK’s communications infrastructure and media services company, and Irdeto, a world leader in digital platform security and a managed services provider via its Irdeto Managed Services business unit. Together, they’ll provide […]
Amdocs Media, a division of Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has appointed Piers Godden as Commercial Director for EMEA. Based in London, Godden will be responsible for developing new and existing partnerships with some of the world’s leading digital services providers, helping to expand Amdocs Media’s footprint across […]