Dr Ogbonnaya Anicho, a scientist at Liverpool Hope University, in the northwest of England, has called for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) to form part of all future pandemic strategic planning. According to UNESCO, around 45 per cent of the world’s population still has no access to the Internet. In recent weeks, the World Economic […]

IBM has joined the SCTE•ISBE Explorer Initiative as a member of the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) working group. IBM is the first company from outside the cable telecommunications industry to join Explorer. IBM will collaborate with subject matter experts from across industries to develop AI and ML standards and best practices. By […]

Broadcaster Lorraine Keane and Oxfam Ireland have ‘pivoted to virtual’ for their annual Fashion Relief campaign, in response to COVID-19 restrictions that put paid to a string of highly anticipated fashion events scheduled to take place around Ireland. The team partnered with Axonista, an Irish technology firm providing cutting edge solutions in interactive and shoppable […]

UK commercial PSB Channel 5 has grown its peak time share of viewing more than any other UK commercial terrestrial channel since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown. Since lockdown began on March 23rd, the channel was up 17 per cent YOY during peak time hours, taking it from a 3.64 per cent to a […]

A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts an eventual recovery for the satellite communications (satcom) market from the Covid-19 virus, but it is going to take time and investment to get back to normality. NSR says that the Covid-19 challenges will have a “deep impact” in the short to medium terms, which it expresses […]