Events

Growing CDN Market Prompts Hopes of a "better" Internet – and Fears it will be "less neutral"

London, UK, October 2, 2012- According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media released at the CDN Summit, revenue generated from the sale of content delivery network (CDN) services will grow threefold in the five years to 2017 to reach US$4.63 billion. This is on the back of a fivefold rise in global CDN traffic.

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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.

TV Upfronts Take Centre Stage in Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, September 18, 2012--The power of multichannel TV for advertisers continues to be a focus for CASBAA as the Association traveled to Thailand. Presented in association with Campaign Asia-Pacific and local operator TrueVisions, The Bangkok Screenings attracted 160 attendees representing advertising agencies, clients and networks.

“Multichannel TV has never been a better proposition for advertisers in Thailand than it is today,” said Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, CASBAA. “As viewership increases and penetration grows in the Asia Pacific, multichannel TV is the intelligent choice for marketers to reach audiences and maximize return on investment.”

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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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Telco Growth Opportunities Surround CDN at CDN World Summit

London, UK, August 28, 2012--Increasing numbers of operators are launching CDN initiatives and are paving the way for new developing trends as ‘cloudified’ CDNs and federations enter the market - increasing market share and stimulating continued growth. CDN has never been more vibrant and as such 2012’s CDN World Summit will explore how these technologies can work together to improve the speed of content delivery in virtualised networks.

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Satellite IRG to Host Annual Conference in Dubai

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.

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Content is King at Video World Conference & Expo

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.

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Techforum 2012 Focus on Innovation

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

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.

International Discussion Forum on HTS Satellites to be Organised by GVF-EMP

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).