Focus: Broadcasting
July 2, 2020
Sky Perfect JSAT (JSAT) is considering a long-term play in several new markets, including the Earth Observation (EO) and data analytics markets, JSAT Executive Officer and Group President of Global Business Mitsutoshi Akao told Via Satellite. JSAT, Asia's largest satellite operator based in Japan, is working closely with U.S.-based imagery analytics companies Planet and Orbital…
June 22, 2020
Intelsat and SES both filed their C-band spectrum transition plans with the FCC last week on June 19. The operators are working to meet the FCC’s accelerated clearing timeline to clear 100 megahertz of mid-band spectrum for commercial 5G deployment by the end of 2021, and another 180 megahertz two years later. The operators will…
May 22, 2020
Eutelsat has inked a multi-year contract with Travel Africa Network to broadcast its first African travel channel in HD from the HOTBIRD video hotspot, the operator announced May 22. Operating at the 13 degrees East orbital slot, Eutelsat's HOTBIRD satellites will broadcast the content to "more than 135 million TV homes" throughout Europe and the…
May 21, 2020
In the second of our two-part interview with Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer, we look at some of the key verticals outside of broadcast. Mobility remains a key driver for most satellite players and Belmer talks in detail about the market and the impact that COVID-19 could have on Eutelsat’s operations in this area. We also…