Asia-Pacific Markets - Latest Developments


​​​​​​​The October 2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine sponsored by iKO Media Group is now available.  Featuring: The Satellite Industry in Transition by Elisabeth Tweedie SNG and Flyaway Antennas for the Broadcast Market by Bernardo Schneiderman Satellite Earth Observation Market by Prateek Yadav Clouds on the Ground by Robert Bell A National Space Strategy for the UK by Martin Jarrold Company Spotlight: iKO Media Group Featured Event: CABSAT 2021 PLUS Products and Services Spotlight @CABSAT 2021, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets Stock Index and many more.
Geneva, Switzerland, October 25, 2021

​The next World Radiocommunication Conference, WRC-23, will take place between 20 November and 15 December 2023, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) confirmed today following a consultation with the ITU Member States around the world.

The conference, where governments, regulators and industry gather to update the ITU Radio Regulations, will take place in one of the main cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), either Abu Dhabi or Dubai.

Hong Kong, October 19,  2021

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), Asia’s premier satellite solutions provider, has acquired a strategic stake in One Click Go Live Limited (formerly known as HERMES Live Technology Limited), a company incorporated in Hong Kong and specialised in video live streaming services and solutions.

New York City, NY, October 11, 2021 by Robert Bell

Satellite operator SES recently announced that it was seeing strong uptake for its Cloud Playout service, as customers embraced it for management and playout of linear TV channels over satellite.  Creating the service was a shrewd move for a satellite operator that generates 60% of total sales from its video business.  After initial resistance, US and European broadcasters have been shifting media management and playout to the cloud to take advantage of its robust content management and scheduling applications and the scalability of the cloud.  In its press release, SES cited an Ethiopian b

Dubai, UAE, October 10, 2021

 cabsat-logo.jpgThe world’s most pivotal names in satellite, me edia, production, entertainment and technology are set to reconnect, live, in-person at  CABSAT 2021 this month in Dubai, UAE.

The September 2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  is now available. Featuring: The Satellite Industry in a Post-Pandemic World by Virgil Labrador The Military Satellite Market by Omkar Nikam TechBrief: Reliable Battlefield Network Automation by Juan Manuel Martinez Prospects in the Satellite Data Services Market by Lalit Katare Interview with Cynthia Harty, Vice-President-Strategic Business Development, ST Engineering iDirect Company Spotlight: AVEALTO's High Altitude Platform Show Report: Space Symposium 2021 National Harbor Your Way: In-person or Virtual by Martin Jarrold PLUS Products and Services Spotlight @SATELLITE 2021, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets Stock Index and many more.
London, UK, October 1, 2021

IBC, the world's most inspiring content and technology event, announces a comprehensive content programme for IBC Show 2021 which for the first time in IBC’s history will be free for all to access. Attendees can watch the sessions in person in Amsterdam or online via IBC Digital, which will launch on 21st October.

London, U.K., September 22, 2021

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Texas-based TrustComm Inc., a provider of managed satellite communications and professional services to commercial and governments organizations. OneWeb announced the planned acquisition of TrustComm in May 2021 and received all necessary regulatory approvals enabling the transaction to close.

Following consummation of this transaction, TrustComm will become known as OneWeb Technologies Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of OneWeb.

Kaliningrad, Russia, September 17, 2021

Registration is in full swing for the SATCOMRUS, an international conference of operators and users of Russia’s satellite communication network. This year the event will be held on October 7-8 in hybrid format: offline in Kaliningrad with live streaming on the satcomrus.com  website. The event will be focused on the role of satellite communications in the digital transformation of the economy and society.

Washington, D.C., September 15, 2021

The National Association of Broadcasters, the organizers of the annual NAB show in Las Vegas announced today that it is canceling the live event scheduled to be held from October 10-13.  While the live event will no longer be held, the NAB kept open options for virtual content through  NAB Amplify.

The NAB issued the follwing statement today: