The satellite world is buzzing with the emergence of new HTS players in Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and mega constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). As users of technology, we all want more. More data, ubiquitous connectivity, and high reliability, so satellite operators are meeting our hunger for bandwidth by building…

Tata Sky and Dish TV India (Dish TV) are two of the world’s biggest success stories when it comes to global satellite pay-TV over the last few years. We talk to two of the biggest influencers in Indian pay-TV and broadcasting: Harit Nagpal, CEO of Tata Sky, and Anil Dua, group CEO of Dish TV…

Fighting piracy is a carrot-and-stick game. The carrot is that you have to provide great services and great content — and the stick is to hit the organizations that are trying to make money off of your business model. The threats to broadcast are evolving. Previously, threats were based around smart card hacking of pay-TV…

Russia’s national airline Aeroflot has close to 240 aircraft and one of the youngest fleets of any major airline, with an average age of just more than four years. Consequently, with a young fleet, the airline is looking to have a progressive In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) strategy to offer the next generation of services to passengers.…