Thursday, July 06, 2017

Telecommunications Regional Meetings: Hybrid solutions as a response of operators to the impact of OTTs

In his presentation last week at the Regional Meetings of Telecommunications in Rosario, Sebastian Rossi, Commercial Director for Latin America of Network Broadcast, stated that the future of television is in the evolution towards the hybrid. Linear television (a standard programming schedule plus a focus from news broadcasts) should be complemented by Video On Demand (from platforms such as Netflix, YouTube, FoxPlay, blim or HBO GO) and applications (unification of third party apps through the provider) to make up a "Smart Pipe".

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MORE ANALYSIS

There are already 24 agreements between satellite and mobile operators to provide sat-to-phone service

This was reported by the GSA in a recent report. Of these agreements, 2 are operational in island nations located in the Pacific: Palau and the Cook Islands. In 4 other countries, the technology is being tested, and there are 18 projects in the planning stage.

Sites earned US$28 million in the first quarter and added 1,040 towers in a year

The tower arm of América Móvil maintained its tower lease ratio at a level of 1.21, similar to the previous quarter. The loss of agreements in Brazil and Panama was offset by new agreements in other countries in the region.

Panama begins 5G era with Más Móvil pilots and plan to allocate more spectrum

Meta loses almost US$200 billion in market value in 24 hours due to forecasts of lower income and higher expenses

Marck Zuckerberg, CEO of big tech, asked Wall Street for "patience" so that it does not abandon its actions, although he reaffirmed that the firm will continue with its advanced technological initiatives that consume a lot of Capex, in a turnaround from the 2023 decision to limit those expenses.

Government promotes investments in Hondutel to enter triple play market

It provides more than US$40 million, together with the UNDP, to deploy fiber optics, whose laying will be available at the beginning of the second half of this year. It also bets on the corporate market.

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