According to the latest statistics from Cloudflare, global internet traffic increased by 25% in 2023, and there are no signs that this growth is about to slow down.  Data from Cisco indicates that 82% of this traffic is video, a reflection, at least in part, of the continuing shift in consumer viewing habits.  The move to Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming video started many years ago in developed countries. In the US the crossover occurred in 2016 when the number of subscribers to streaming services surpassed the number of subscribers to traditional pay TV. This year will see the revenue crossover point, when both streaming services and traditional pay TV in the US will earn around US$17 billion.
Creonic GmbH, the leading provider of cutting-edge communications IP cores, proudly announces the release of its (inverse) Fast Fourier Transform (FFT/IFFT) IP core with Error Correction Code (ECC) memory support. Designed to meet the growing demand for efficient, error-tolerant signal processing solutions.

The South American country of Peru is home to 34.5 million people. It’s a country of diverse geography, featuring coastal deserts, rainforests and mountain ranges. Around a third of Peru’s population have settled along the desert coastal belt and around the capital city of Lima, and roughly half live in the Andean highlands. The remainder live on the slopes of the Andes and rainforest, though this is sparsely populated.

The market for Flat Panel Satellite Antennas (FPA) has been experiencing growing in the last five years and existing and companies are planning to compete for the multi-orbital antenna market. As we observed during the Satellite 2024 Exhibition and conference  in Washington, D.C.  held last month, we found more than 20 companies showing flat panel satellite antennas in the show floor for the major markets that include aeronautical, terrestrial and maritime & broadband for mobility/fix applications and focus in the end user market, enterprise and government and military. 

Tyto Athene, LLC, a federal systems integrator of mission-focused digital transformation solutions, has completed its acquisition of Microtel LLC , a software development and systems engineering firm deeply embedded in long-term, space missions for NASA and international space programs. Tyto is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners , a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries.

The teleport business is nothing if not adaptable. Four decades ago, operators offered bare-bones uplink and downlink services for a small handful of geostationary (GEO) satellite operators.  Today, they are increasingly providing multipath, multi-orbit connectivity to a variety of enterprise and government customers, from maritime, energy and mobility to ISPs and military customers. 
 It would appear that whichever way you look, the outlook for traditional consumer Pay TV, is pretty bad.  According to Ampere Analysis, in the US, this year is predicted to be the crossover year. The year in which streaming revenue (from subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) and hybrid subscription/advertising services) finally overtakes revenue from traditional pay TV subscriptions.  In terms of actual numbers of subscribers, the crossover occurred in 2016, but since the average revenue per user (ARPU) for streaming services is so much lower than that for satellite or cable bundles, it has taken longer for the revenue crossover to occur.  Ampere is projecting the crossover will happen in the second quarter of this year, with revenues of around US$17 billion for both streaming and traditional services.