Category: Tech

....for Spectrum Repurposing in the U.S. to Support Nationwide 5G Deployment photo caption: C-Band Alliance Increases to 200 MHz Its FCC Proposal for Spectrum Repurposing in the U.S. to Support Nationwide 5G Deployment (Photo: Business Wire)   Assuming full adoption of the Alliance’s FCC proposal, spectrum could be cleared within 18 to 36 months of Read More

Colombians and visitors to the island will enjoy fibre-like broadband services delivered via O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites Local subscribers, businesses, and civil government entities on the Colombian island of San Andrés will benefit from an enhanced user experience with a new broadband service that supports data-intensive and cloud applications with the same performance Read More

Through the IBM Cloud Direct Link Service Provider Program, SES Networks is enabling high-performance, fibre-like connectivity to IBM Cloud customers globally. SES Networks is using satellite-based connectivity to deliver an improved digital experience in customer segments such as governments, global telecommunications, maritime, aerospace, energy and other markets with remote or mobile end points, SES announced Read More

“PREMIUM.FREE” launches a new bouquet of 13 compelling and high picture-quality channels supplied by AfricaXP and delivered using SES satellites at 28.2 degrees East Local television broadcast audiences will now have access to 13 new free-to-air (FTA) channels delivered as a multi-channel bouquet branded ‘PREMIUM.FREE’. The bouquet’s launch channels will be supplied by AfricaXP and Read More

QVC audiences in the UK and Ireland to benefit from the extension of direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast of its retail channels provided by SES and MX1   British and Irish viewers will continue to receive QVC’s range of retail channels as the result of a multi-year renewal agreement signed with SES, including services from MX1. The Read More

Marlink adds fibre-like MEO-enabled connectivity to enterprise portfolio Satellite services and solutions provider Marlink has contracted SES Networks’ fibre-like connectivity to enable new low-latency services in its enterprise portfolio, SES announced today. With a highly differentiated range of satellite-based solutions, Marlink is expanding the options and value it offers to meet the evolving demands of Read More

Viewers receive Insight TV’s full line-up of 4K UHD adventure and extreme sports content in English, Spanish and Portuguese   Insight TV the world’s leading 4K UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, today announced its foray into Latin America through SES’ Latin American Ultra HD platform. Read More

Building on its growing viewership, the DTH (Direct-to-Home) platform launched earlier this year for the Caribbean brings 60 new channels to offer targeted TV packages and expand reach Kiwisat Subscribers to Enjoy Augmented Channel Bouquet via SES (Photo: Business Wire) Aiming to enhance the variety of its TV package with Spanish-speaking content and new English-speaking Read More

New service will extend local LTE services onsite to event spectators for an enhanced viewing experience SES announced today that Broadcasters and event organisers will be able to make use of a new service providing reliable onsite LTE network and dedicated Wi-Fi hotspots, regardless of the location of their event. This is due to Munich-based Read More

The global market for Satellite Transponders is projected to exceed 10 thousand 36-MHz Transponder Equivalents by 2024, driven by satellites' increased capacity to accommodate more transponders, rising mobile phone penetration and expanding internet user base, technological innovations, and emerging demand for Ku and Ka-band satellite transponders for broadcasting. Satellites play significant role in the current Read More