Events

The Game Change in Satellite Service Provision

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK,  November 7, 2012--Broadband is the hot topic around the world. Demand for spectrum never abates. Profound statements indeed! Over the years, satellite systems have responded to the increasing demand for more-and-more spectrum, at lower-and-lower cost, in order to facilitate expanded broadband access, by developing ever more efficient, powerful, and cost-effective space and ground segments.

Broadband World Forum Enters New Era

London, UK, October 25, 2012-- the Broadband World Forum, took the broadband industry into a new era of connectivity and services, as thousands of visitors filled Amsterdam’s RAI Exhibition Centre last week. The new venue and fresh new programme reflected the evolving nature of the industry, specifically focussing on the power of broadband to transform lives and the possibilities and opportunities with innovation. It debates the challenges for broadband networks, the policy that governs them and the applications and services that drive demand.

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ITU Telecom World 2012 Highlights Wealth of Opportunities in Transformed ICT Market

Dubai, UAE, October 18, 2012--ITU Telecom World 2012 brought together industry representatives and government leaders at the highest level to engage in five days of critical dialogue on networking, knowledge-sharing and the challenges defining the information and communication technology (ICT) sector as well as the opportunities arising from it.

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ITU Telecom World 2012 Explores Challenges and Opportunities from the Radical Transformation of ICT sector

Stage set for critical debates in Dubai, 14-18 October 2012

Geneva, October 8, 2012 – With under one week to go until ITU Telecom World 2012 kicks off five days of critical debate in Dubai from 14 to 18 October, leading names from across the global ICT ecosystem are set to share knowledge and build consensus on the current profound transformation of the ICT sector, and its implications for the industry, for other vertical sectors and for the world in which we live.

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Build, Buy or Partner: OTTtv World Summit Helps Telcos Respond to the Rise of OTT

London, UK, October 4, 2012– With the number of people viewing online video via connected devices predicted to leap to 380 million globally by 2015*, OTTtv is at the forefront of connected entertainment and is undoubtedly an industry with huge potential. This provides the setting for this year’s OTTtv World Summit, where industry heavyweights Gerry O’Sullivan, SVP of Global TV and Entertainment at Deutsche Telekom, and Terry Denson, VP of Content and Acquisition at Verizon, will explore and debate whether telcos should build, buy or partner, in order to respond to this rapidly growing industry.

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The Satellite Industry in Transition

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Paris, France, October 1, 2012--Compared to the ebullience of the last few years the mood was relatively subdued in Paris this September at Euroconsult’s Satellite Business Week conference. Ka-Band is no longer new and at the present time the results from the broadband services already launched are too new to be pronounced outstanding successes or dismal failures.  Some would argue that Electric Propulsion (EP) is new, certainly it hasn’t been used to get to an orbital location before but in spite of the fact that recent innovations mean that delivery in-orbit is now possible in 30 days it failed to generate the excitement that Ka has been doing.

ITU Telecom World 2012 to Bring Together Global ICT Leaders

CEOs, Ministers, Regulators, academics to meet in Dubai, 14-18 October 2012

Geneva, September 3, 2012--ITU Telecom World 2012 is set to open in Dubai, 14-18 October 2012, bringing together a uniquely inclusive list of international speakers for five days of constructive dialogue and debate that will centre on “the radical transformation of the ICT industry and the crucial importance of ensuring that connectivity in a transformed world is universal, fair, open and secure”.

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IRG and GVF Tackle Interference at IBC 2012

Amsterdam, September 1, 2012--The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) and Global VSAT Forum (GVF) announced a number of meetings and initiatives relating to satellite interference at IBC. On Thursday 6th September, IRG and GVF are organising a Eutelsat-sponsored meeting to discuss value-added services, that may be enabled by the Space Data Assocation. The meeting will be hosted in the Holiday Inn, Amsterdam from 1-5pm.

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Key Players in OTT to Meet at TV Connect EurAsia East Europe as TV Delivery in Eastern Europe Explodes

London,UK,  23 August 23, 2012– Key players in the OTT landscape are set to congregate at TV Connect EurAsia East Europe 2012 as activity in the online-video sector explodes and a flurry of new services continue to come to market in Eastern Europe. With growing penetration of OTT services in the region, and with Turkey at the epicentre of the growth opportunity, Istanbul is the perfect location for the 2012 event.

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Untapped Middle East and North Africa Region of Promise for IPTV and OTTtv Delivery

London, August 22, 2012–With IPTV subscriber numbers predicted to undergo a huge ten-fold increase, reaching 1.6 million by 2014, the Middle East and North Africa is undoubtedly a region rich with promise for those within the TV delivery ecosystem. The untapped territory provides the backdrop for this year’s TV Connect Middle East and North Africa, which is set to focus on IPTV, OTTtv, and multiplatform services, and provides the perfect platform to explore the growth opportunity within TV delivery.

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