International research firm Parks Associates finds the churn rate among all OTT services was 35% in 2019, an increase of 25% from 2018. The firm will examine strategies for OTT services to counter churn and attract new viewers during the complimentary webcast “Driving Engagement and Reducing Churn in OTT,” cohosted with Swrve on Tuesday, March 17, 1 p.m. CT.
In its latest research titled, “High Throughput Satellites: Vertical Market Analysis & Forecasts,” Euroconsult projects that High Throughput Satellite (HTS) revenue will reach $15 billion by 2028 with aggregate capacity leasing revenue over the 10 year period reaching $85 billion by 2028. Demand will be driven by nine vertical markets for a 26 percent annual growth rate over the ten-year period covered in the report. Supply is expected to grow by 12 times between 2019 and 2024.
This month Satellite Executive Briefing welcomes the views of Krasimir Terziev, Head of International Sales for Satellite services at VIVACOM--Bulgaria’s largest telecommunications company. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Trakia University where is spearheading innovative training and educational initiatives in the telecommunications and satellite field. Follows are his insights:
ST Engineering iDirect, a company of ST Engineering North America, has introduced its Mx-DMA MRC (multi-resolution coding) technology which unites SCPC (single carrier per channel) efficiency and TDMA (time-division multiple access) scalability in an innovative way, adding ground-breaking new dimensions of adaptivity.
Radeus Labs today announced the closure of its acquisition of the company product line of SSC, formerly Satellite Systems Corporation. “This acquisition supports the strategic expansion of our product line and further strengthens our ability to deliver comprehensive control system solutions for our business partners and customers,” said Radeus Labs’ CEO, Juliet Correnti.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today, that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, has introduced three new industry-leading GaN SSPA product lines:
CABSAT, the Middle East & Africa’s leading event for content creation, production & broadcast and satellite & distribution is postponed from 31 March – 2 April to 26 – 28 October 2020 due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) is introducing new Ka-band high power products at the SATELLITE 2020 industry event in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

In light of global concerns due to the on-going Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Informa Markets, organiser of ConnecTechAsia, which incorpoates CommunicAsia, is postponing the 2020 edition to 29 September – 1 October 2020 at the Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria. The event was originally scheduled for 9 - 11 June 2020 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Viasat today announced the expansion of its global leadership team with the addition of Jim Dodd, as president, Global Mobile Solutions; Peter Langkilde, as vice president and Head of Broadband Services for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Dr. Krishna Nathan, as chief information officer (CIO).
