Telenor’s Thor gets
ready to rumble
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is about to launch a satellite that will enter service with a near-75% fill rate. Chris Forrester talks to MD Cato Halsaa about how the company plans to adjust to growing demand in capacity in the years ahead

Cable's new frontier
Goran Nastic examines the market opportunity for cable to act as a transport mechanism for backhauling cellular traffic and the network architecture options open to cable operators wanting to engage in this space. With North America leading the way, what can Europe learn?

When will personalised broadcasting save the advertising industry?
With developments such as the PVR breaking down the captive audience for commercials, Rob Leishman assesses the options available to broadcasters

Combating satellite interference
Will satellite uplink manufacturers adopt a new open standard to include satellite user identification into the MPEG transport stream, asks Roger Davies