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APAC b’band roll outs charge

May 15, 2012 – Malaysia’s high speed broadband (HSBB) fiber network is well ahead of Asia-Pacific’s other state-led NBN projects in terms of reach and subscriber base, research shows.

Informa Telecoms and Media estimates that the HSBB had 310,000 subscribers and passed 1.2 million premises by the end of April.

This reach is just behind the 1.3 million households scheduled to be passed by the end of the year, and at the current rate of growth the network should be rolled out on time and under budget, Informa said.

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Thaicom moves into profit

May 14, 2012 – Thailand’s satellite operator Thaicom, formerly known as Shin Satellite, has moved from loss into profit helped by revenues from its iPSTAR-1 and Thaicom 5 satellites.

Thaicom on May 14th said it had posted a net profit in Q1 (to March 31st) of Thai Bhat 42 million helped by a gain on foreign exchange of THB 12 million, while the company reported a loss a year ago of THB 166.4 million a year earlier. Revenues were THB 1.95 billion, up 23 per cent from THB 1.58 billion a year earlier on increased revenues from satellite services.

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Eutelsat revenues increase

May 11, 2012 – Eutelsat’s quarterly and 9-month financials show that its revenue growth remains firmly upward, although there are signs that its important ‘multi-usage’ segment is slowing in growth terms.

Overall revenues are up 4.6 per cent for the quarter-year (to March 31st) and a matching 4.6 per cent for the 9 months to the same date. Video-based clients helped drive revenues up 6.3 per cent for the quarter (although just 4 per cent for the 9 months). Eutelsat’s Data & Value-Added service revenues were stagnant (quarterly down 1.6 per cent, 9 months absolutely flat).

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SES “continues on growth track”

May 11, 2012 – Luxembourg-based SES reported that it was continuing on its growth track in reporting its first quarter-year results early on May 11. Its y-o-y revenues grew 5.1 per cent (to €450 million), generating EBITDA of €337.3 million (up 4.9 per cent) and a margin of 74.9 per cent. Its contract backlog rose some €260 million from €6.83 billion to €6.59 billion.

CEO Romain Bausch reported that its major operational changes, implemented during 2011, where its sales operations were consolidated into regions (and not via the legacies inherited from SES New Skies, SES Americom, etc.) had now wrapped.

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Pinoy kids outpace AsPac counterparts in terms of connectivity, mobile phone ownership

MANILA, Philippines (May 14, 2012) – Cartoon Network (CN) Philippines is significantly improving the digital content of its website to include interactive applications and “sophisticated games” after its 2012 New Generations Survey showed that Filipino children outpace their counterparts in the Asia Pacific region in terms of Internet connectivity and mobile phone ownership.

During the presentation of the survey results, Turner International Asia Pacific Ltd. vice president for research and market development Duncan Morris said connectivity and mobile phone ownership among Filipino children has changed significantly since the survey was first conducted in the country in 2003.

Back then, Internet connectivity existed but television was still the primary medium for media consumption among children because smart phones did not exist. The trend began to dramatically change in 2009 with the increase in Internet connectivity as well as ownership of digital cameras, flat screen television and sophisticated mobile phones.

To view the complete article, please visit http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=806764&publicationSubCategoryId=78

Rahul Khullar to be the new Trai chairman

New Delhi (May 13, 2012): Commerce secretary Rahul Khullar has been appointed as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for a three-year term.

Khullar, a 1975 batch IAS officer of Delhi cadre, will succeed J. S. Sarma, whose tenure ended on Sunday. The tenure of Khullar, who was due to retire in April next year, will be till May, 2015.

“I will be joining from tomorrow,” Khullar told the news agency. Khullar, 59, will head Trai at a time when the regulator is in the line of fire of telecom operators for its recommendations on spectrum auction in which it has proposed steep high base price for radio waves.

To view the complete article, please visit http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/13184928/Rahul-Khullar-to-be-the-new-Tr.html

CASBAA signs Olswang and SMIT

Hong Kong, 11 May 2012 – CASBAA this week confirmed two new Corporate Memberships of the Association, law firm Olswang Asia in Singapore and China-based CA vendor SMIT.

With a focus on its Technology, Media and Telecoms practice, Singapore-based Olswang Asia is a full service law firm providing corporate, commercial, IP and dispute resolution advice.

http://www.olswang.com/around-the-world/offices/singapore/

SMIT (Shenzhen State Micro Technology) enables secure digital content delivery for the pay-TV industry allowing authorized subscribers access to protected content on any device, any place, anytime. Specialising in the design and development of conditional access modules (CAMs), SMIT enables delivery of premium content to digital TVs without the need for a set-top-box (STB).

http://www.smit.com.cn/index.php?lang=en

London Calls On BBC India

India (May 11, 2012) – BBC Entertainment is creating 100 hours of fresh programming in a bid to woo Indian audiences and advertises ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.

After finding success with the live streaming of the Royal Wedding in India last year, the channel is exploring more options.

To be housed under the “London Calling” umbrella, the fresh content, packaged into a season, will be aired 19 May onwards.

Showcasing the spirit of London, the content line-up will include royal documentaries like The House of Windsor: A Royal Dynasty and The Diamond Queen, and fictional programming such as Sherlock and Luther.

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No extension for TRAI’s Sarma

alt Names of Rahul Khullar and Indu Liberhan doing rounds as possible successor of Sarma

May 9, 2012 – It had been a point of debate for the last few weeks. Today, the suspense ended when an extension was denied to current Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman, JS Sarma. Till date no Trai chairman has been given an extension. To do that would have meant amending the Trai Act.

Till quite recently it was believed that Sarma would get an extension for anything between two to six months since he had just announced the reserve price for the auction of spectrum. But, the furore over the recommendations on spectrum pricing has apparently been so great that the government decided not to extend his term.

As things stand, Sarma, who took over as chairman on 14 May 2009, will now sign off on Friday 11 May.

To view the complete article, please visit http://www.businessworld.in/businessworld/businessworld/content/No-Extension-Trais-Sarma.html

Cisco: “Q3 is solid”

May 10, 2012 – Cisco, the world’s largest maker of computer networking equipment, has reported its third quarter results for the period ended April 28, 2012. Cisco reported third quarter net sales of $11.6 billion and net income of $2.6 billion.

“We delivered solid results this quarter with record revenue,” said John Chambers, Cisco chairman and CEO. “We are successfully executing against our long-term strategic plan of growing profit faster than revenue, and in a cautious IT spending environment, we continue to outperform our competitors.”

To view the complete article, please visit http://advanced-television.com/index.php/2012/05/10/cisco-q3-is-solid/

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