Companies from across the globe continue to leverage CommunicAsia2013 and EnterpriseIT2013 as Asia’s most established infocomm technology (ICT) platform and meeting point for industry leaders to present their latest products and solutions.

Asia-Pacific’s premier multichannel TV industry association turned the spotlight on the “land of smiles” with CASBAA Thailand in View 2013, recently held on 30 May at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld.

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will be adopting  8K broadcasts, which is 16 times the resolution of current HDTV, by 2016, two years ahead of schedule. Japanese broadcaster  NHK said it already has plans to conduct trials 8K Super Hi-Vision TV in 2016. Reports say NHK is preparing to build a compact, more-easily managed camera that can capture in the double 4K resolution.

In the meantime, Japan has announced it will use 4K broadcast in July 2014 during the final match of the 2014 World Cup.

CASBAA  organised its ninth TV Upfronts in the region and the second in Malaysia on May 28, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. The Upfronts promote multichannel TV as an ideal platform for marketers to reach their target demographics and the KL event attracted over 100 guests representing advertising agencies, clients, broadcasters and media.

The new edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals thatmobile-data traffic will continue to grow significantly in the coming years, a trend driven mainly by video. Overall data traffic is expected to grow 12-fold by the end of 2018. Increasing usage is driven by continual growth in the amount of content available as well as the improved network speeds that come with HSPA and LTE development.

IDATE  has published the 13th edition of its DigiWorld Yearbook with its theme "Embrace innovation: Evolve or die!  IDATE experts provide a concise and easy to read reference manual of the digital world, including key figures and a look at the latest innovations and key events that marked telecom, internet and media markets during 2012.

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (ST), Southeast Asia’s biggest telco, is seeking more than US$1.93 billion (Au$2 billion) starting bid for the sale of its Australian satellite unit, according to various media reports.

Among those companies that have reportedly shown interest for Optus Satellite are Eutelsat of Paris and private equity investors KKR, Carlyle Group, Blackstone Grp and Providence Equity Partners.

Under the royal patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society, the 10th Convergence Summit, will take place in Amman on the 3rd and 4th of June 2013 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Her Royal highness will be addressing the summit at the opening ceremony.

Come 18 – 21 June this year, BroadcastAsia, Asia’s largest integrated trade show for the Film and TV industries will return with an impressive international line-up of exhibitors yet. The show has attracted more than 80 new exhibitors, in addition to repeat participation from top-notch companies from the industry, making up a total of more than 700 exhibitors from 45 countries and regions. The new exhibitors are Autodesk, Ericsson, Hybrid, Ikegami, Jebsen & Co, Orad, PCCW, RGB Networks, Siemens Convergence Creators GmbH, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Tsushinki, Yamaha Music (Asia) and more.

Thailand-based satellite operator Thaicom posted a net income of US$11.08 million (THB 330 million) in the first quarter, up from US$1.41 million (THB 42 million) in the year-ago period equivalent to an increase by almost 300 percent.

Total revenues were US$64.18 million (THB 1.91 billion) versus US$61.15 million (THB 1.82 billion) a year earlier but sales and services income slipped to THB 1.77 billion from US$59.47 million (THB 1.78 billion). Gross profit totalled US$23.55 million (THB 701 million), up from US$20.23 million (THB 602 million) in the year-ago quarter.