Singapore – CommunicAsia2014, EnterpriseIT2014 and BroadcastAsia2014 Asia’s most established ICT, broadcast and digital multimedia trade events took attendees on a revolutionary journey with the most hi-tech technologies that will power the future in a smarter and more connected living environment, while also providing a glimpse into the latest state-of-the-art solutions in digital entertainment. The more than 50,000 attendees at the four-day event at Marina Bay Sands, … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia2014, EnterpriseIT2014 and BroadcastAsia2014 concluded
Deepak Mathur
CommunicAsia: SES increases its reach in Asia-Pacific to over 41 million
Singapore – SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced on June 17 at CommunicAsia 2014 that it has increased its reach in Asia-Pacific to over 41 million in 2013 from 36 million a year before – resulting in strong relative growth of 15 percent. These are the results of SES’s annual market research. SES maintained its position as the region’s leading satellite operator, carrying the highest number of Direct-to-Home (DTH) channels in … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia: SES increases its reach in Asia-Pacific to over 41 million
CommunicAsia: SES on the feasibility of Ultra High Definition
With the advent of Ultra High Definition (UHD), questions have been raised about the imminent increase in bandwidth consumption. In a presentation at CommunicAsia, Deepak Mathur, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at SES, explained how bandwidth efficiency can be improved by Highly Efficient Video Coding (HEVC). HEVC allows UHD to be transmitted at 20 Mbits/s, as compared to MPEG-2 coding, which requires more bandwidth at 80 Mbits/s. SES' satellite service, … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia: SES on the feasibility of Ultra High Definition
CommunicAsia: Pakistan’s Supernet signs multi-year contract with SES for GSM backhaul
Singapore – SES have announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract renewal with Supernet, Pakistan's satellite network service provider. The deal will see Supernet contract C-band capacity on the SES NSS-12 satellite at the prime orbital location of 57 degrees East. This satellite capacity, coupled with Supernet’s system integration capabilities, provides a high quality GSM backhaul services to Pakistan’s mobile operators. … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia: Pakistan’s Supernet signs multi-year contract with SES for GSM backhaul
CommunicAsia: SES extends partnership in Thailand and the Philippines
From left: Manop Tokarnka, CEO of IPMTV, Anie P. Naval, COO & Managing Director of MediaScape, Kriengkrai Sriananraksa, COO of IPMTV with Deepak Mathur, Senior Vice President Commercial, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East at SES. Singapore - At CommunicAsia 2013, SES has announced that it has signed two deals in Asia Pacific. SES announced for a new multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Philippines’ Mediascape Inc for Cignal Digital TV on SES-7 at 108.2 degrees East. Additionally, … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia: SES extends partnership in Thailand and the Philippines
CASBAA India Forum 2013 ends on a good note
Hong Kong – CASBAA’s annual India Forum, held on March 7 in New Delhi, attracted a host of government and industry professionals weighing in on the multichannel TV market in India. “The timing for this year’s CASBAA India Forum 2013 could not have been better with the Phase II digitisation deadline looming at the end of the month,” said Christopher Slaughter, CEO, CASBAA. During his opening keynote, Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Information & … [Read more...] about CASBAA India Forum 2013 ends on a good note