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.
Douglas, Isle of Man, August 21, 2012--The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) today announced that its annual conference will be held in Dubai from 18th - 20th November 2012.The annual IRG conference brings together experts from all areas of the industry, including broadcasters, satellite operators, and equipment manufacturers. It provides a forum to discuss recent developments, as well as looking forward to the next steps.
Norwalk, Conn. August 8, 2012--The conference program at Video World Conference & Expo continues to grow, as additional speakers and sessions have been added to the agenda October 3-5 in Austin, Texas, TMC announced. Video World will assemble the best and brightest minds in the video and broadband industry to provide a depth-and-breadth educational agenda on all the latest trends in video. The show is collocated with ITEXPO, the world’s largest and best-attended communications and technology trade show.
Hauppage, New York, August 8, 2012--The annual Techforum event organized by Globecomm focused on “The Innovators’ Edge” and did not disappoint. Held at its facility in Long Island, New York from August 6-7, 2012 attracted over 100 participants representing a broad cross-section of companies from both the wireless and broadcast sectors. T his year’s event included keynotes from David Kline, CTO, Viacom Media Networks and Bradley Blanken, Vice President, Rural Cellular Association as well as networking functions.
Washington, D.C., August 1, 2012--Broadband is the hot topic all around the world and the global satellite industry is responding to accelerating demand for frequency spectrum to satisfy the requirements for increasing Internet bandwidth from a wide range of end-users. Key end-users include the Corporate, Enterprise, Government, NGO, and Internet Service Provision sectors, as well as the satellite news gathering (SNG) segment, and the consumer sector. As of November 2011, new satellites with ‘High Throughput’ capability already numbered around 30 in geosynchronous (GEO) orbit alone, and satellite operators have announced plans for additional ‘High Throughput’ systems that will see around 40 more satellites in GEO, together with constellations of other systems in medium earth orbit (MEO) and low earth orbit (LEO).
ICTs declared “engines of economic prosperity and sustainable development”
Panama City, July 23, 2012 – The ITU Connect Americas Summit wrapped up last week with a declaration from Heads of State and Government from Latin America and the Caribbean aimed at mobilizing “the human, financial and technical resources needed to connect the unconnected and to strengthen the role of ICT as the engine of economic prosperity and sustainable development, as well as poverty reduction in the Americas region.”
July 20, 2012--Globecomm Systems will be holding its annual Techforum event at the company’s sprawling facility in Long Island, New York from August 6-7, 2012. This year’s event will include keynotes from David Kline, CTO, Viacom Media Networks and Bradley Blanken, Vice President, Rural Cellular Association as well as unique networking opportunities.
Key announcements slated for rollout of ICT and broadband
Panama City, Panama, July 16, 2012--The Connect Americas Summit is set to open its doors on July 18 to push broadband connectivity in the region, enlisting the support of Heads of State and Government and Ministers along with Chief Executives and top-level management from the ICT industry, heads of United Nations and international development bodies, financial institutions as well as academics, media and industry analysts.
New exhibit area to showcase companies delivering a "connected consumer" experience
Washington, DC, July 13, 2012--NAB Show, in partnership with BPL Broadcast Ltd, will debut Connected Media World, an exhibit area set to launch at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 6-11, 2013.The new exhibit area will showcase technologies and services that are advancing how consumers connect with media and entertainment.
London, UK, June 4, 2012--Seventy per cent of Earth is covered by the oceans, but, although only very few of us occupy this part of Earth’s surface except on a temporary basis, we increasingly look to the seas as a resource for industry, commerce and leisure. Thus, the comparative hostility of the seas, in contrast to our populated land masses, does not diminish their vital, and increasing, importance as a means of transport for our globalised trade goods, as an important source of food supplies and of vital energy resources, as well as an environment for our entertainment pursuits. Indeed, it is a combination of its hostility and the increasing importance of the sea which now renders our ability to communicate effectively whilst on its surface of paramount importance.