Long Beach and New Zealand-based Rocket Lab, backed by Sir Peter Beck, has secured a “multi-launch” contract from China’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS). The agreement calls for three launches on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket. This contract is the third multi-launch booking on Electron by iQPS announced in the past 12 months and […]
Global recorded-music retail sales are predicted to reach $48.3 billion (€42.2bn) this year, surpass the $50 billion mark in 2027, and hit $56.8 billion by 2030, according to forecasts from Omdia. The latest forecasts point to sustained growth in the recorded-music retail market, with 2026 marking the industry’s twelfth consecutive year of annual sales growth. […]
China is echoing SpaceX in managing to achieve the perfect relanding of one of its rockets. The landing on July 10th was handled on a floating platform using a mesh of nets contained withing a strong frame. The aim is to break the US dominance as far as rocket reusability is concerned. The flight was […]
Gravity Media, a specialist in production, content, media services and facilities, and the production team of the World Economic Forum once again provided critical broadcast, streaming and content distribution services for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China. The event brings together global leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to discuss innovation, technology, and […]
Chinese commercial satellite operator Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies is seeking to raise as much as 15 billion yuan (€1.94bn) to fund its satellite megaconstellation project. SpaceSail, widely viewed as a leading domestic challenger to Elon Musk’s Starlink network, has launched a new fundraising round to support its ambitious expansion plans. According to a report by Securities […]
Utopai Studios and Huace Film & TV have announced a co-production deal for Journey to the West: The Lost Five Hundred Years, a fully AI-generated animated series created using PAI, Utopai Studios’ cinematic storytelling AI system, and the opening chapter in a planned global animated and theatrical franchise inspired by one of China’s most influential […]
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is always suspicious of what it calls “paper satellites”, where an operator files for certain orbital spectrum in order to secure transmission rights to the frequencies. The ITU sets strict term limits on such filings and where the applicant has very tight deadlines to meet. However, a filing by China […]
According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market reached $4.4 billion (€3.8bn) in Q1 2026, up 2 per cent year-over-year (Y/Y) but down 8 per cent from Q4 2025. Major North American cable […]
Sky has more than doubled its global roaming destinations from 55 to 120 across EU/EEA, the US, Australia and more. Sky’s Roaming Passport Plus lets customers use their UK data, calls and text allowances as if they were still in the UK while in one of the destinations for £2 a day. Sky Mobile customers […]
A study from global tech strategists Juniper Research projects that the first 6G connections will arrive in 2029, with the global number of 6G connections reaching 4.1 million that same year. The report identified the US and South Korea as the countries expected to lead early 6G commercialisation in late 2029, with 6G network launches […]