Events

Satellite Market Focus Feature Returns for CABSAT 2019 : CABSAT Again Featuring GVF “Hub” Summit as Visitor Value-Added Exhibition Experience

Dubai, UAE, January 23, 2019 – In 2019 the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia's largest broadcast digital media and satellite exposition, CABSAT, an event which attracts more than 900 exhibitors and 20,000 expected visitors, returns to its traditional March calendar slot.

Cathy Hughes to be Inducted into NAB Broadcsting Hall of Fame

Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2019 — Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc. Cathy Hughes will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2019 NAB Show. The induction will occur during the Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner on Monday, April 8 at the Encore in Las Vegas.

 

The Satellite Value-Add in Geneva & Dubai: Symposium Precursor to World Radiocommunication Summit & Satellite Hub Summit at CABSAT

by Martin Jarrold
Chief of International Program Development
GVF

martin.jarrold@gvf.org

London, UK, January 15, 2019--A brief retrospective of the GVF’s calendar for the closing weeks of 2018 together with a summary of a major regional event taking place towards the close of the first quarter of 2019 together provide ample illustration of GVF’s creative innovation in evolving and promoting mission-critical partnerships which facilitate debate on development and growth of the global satellite industry.

Parks Associates Addresses Key Trends and Growth in the Smart Home at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

Addison, Tex., January 7, 2019--Parks Associates today announced leading smart home and consumer IoT industry executives will participate at CONNECTIONS™ Summit on January 8, the first day of CES® 2019, featuring multiple sessions addressing key trends, challenges, and opportunities within these industries.

Developments in the 5G Ecosystem

By Elisabeth Tweedie

Washington, D.C., December 15, 2018-The second DC5G held in Washington DC last November 2018, was not specifically targeted at the satellite industry, and representatives were in the minority, at the conference.  It is however a subject that we cannot afford to ignore.  Plenty has been written and said about the spectrum requirements, which seem destined to have a major impact on C-Band customers in the US and probably around the world.  And Ka-Band customers may well see a similar impact.   

A Full House Pre-Registered for GVF-EMP London ‘HTS Roundtable 2018’

London, UK, Nov. 17, 2018 – The GVF-EMP Partnership ‘HTS Roundtable 2018 - GEOs... MEOs... LEOs: Enabling a Brave New World’ (www.uk-emp.co.uk/current-events/hts-roundtable-2018/), has declared a pre-registration full house for the 4th December programme at London’s Strand Palace Hotel.

December’s Innovative Agenda and Year-end Plaudits

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, November 2, 2018--In my previous column I referenced the GVF’s contribution to the forthcoming International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Seminar 2018 (WRS2018), December 3rd to 7th, which will take the form of a pre-Seminar Workshop Symposium, November 29th to 30th, focused on capacity building amongst the world’s regulators. A number of organizations will be supporting and contributing to the Workshop Symposium, including (at the time of writing) Hughes and SES, together with other GVF members currently finalizing their inputs.

The GEO… MEO… LEO Themes of a Brave New Satellite World in GVF-EMP London ‘HTS Roundtable 2018’

London, UK, , Nov. 1, 2018 — The latest program in the GVF-EMP Partnership portfolio, the HTS Roundtable 2018 - GEOs… MEOs… LEOs: Enabling a Brave New World, has been released. The program, which will offer an in-depth exploration of the drivers and trends behind the continuing massive growth potential in the market for satellite-based broadband solutions, and which is supported by – Comtech EF Data, Hughes, and Newtec – and Guest Sponsors – SES Networks, C-COM Satellite Systems and Integrasys – will take place at London’s Strand Palace Hotel on 4th December 2018, the day following the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) Better Satellite World Awards dinner.

All the World’s a Stage at AfricaCom 2018

London, UK, October 25, 2018 ­– ­The 21st edition of AfricaCom is shaping up to be an impressive event.  The number of speakers, visitors and exhibitors grow year on year, mirroring the expanding influence that technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) is having on the world at large.

NAB Show New York Attracts 15,000 Attendees

New York, NY, Oct. 20, 2018 — Total registered attendance reached 15,097 for the 2018 NAB Show New York, held October 17 and 18 at the Javits Convention Center. This represents a 6.1% increase over attendance from the 2017 event, organizers said.