The World Teleport Association (WTA) has released Sizing the Teleport Market 2018. In this report, WTA has conducted a new market sizing study, updating information last published in 2010, to present a financial and statistical picture of the industry as it exists in 2018.
At the 2018 NAB Show, The Switch, a global video solutions service provider, announced the launch of The Switch Access, an extension of its global fiber and satellite network. The feature allows customers easy access to The Switch’s extensive network of customers, connected venues, studios and production facilities, utilizing a broadband internet connection, from anywhere in the world.
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Etisalat has achieved provisional certification of its Tawi Al Saman, Sharjah (UAE) teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.
Globecast Asia has installed the Skyline Communications’ DataMiner to automatically check subtitles as well as to monitor uplinks and multiple satellite transponders.
A highlight of Dejero’s NAB 2018 booth will be demos of blended connectivity solutions offering reliability for live feeds over IP networks, and connectivity for crews working in the field. It will also showcase new encoding/decoding equipment with HEVC technology in support of live and file-based media.
With just a handful of UHD channel launches worldwide, and with broadcasters still absorbing the cost of moving to HD, we thought it timely to seek an informed view on adoption and the pace of development. Satellite services provider SES Video give us its overview. The responses are from the company’s Thomas Wrede, VP, New Technology & Standards Media Platforms.