Airbus seeks extra satellite business from US
Airbus Space & Defence is already involved in an $85 million joint-venture with would-be satellite operator OneWeb to build a satellite manufacturing factory at Port Canaveral, in Florida. The plan...
View ArticleIndia wants 10 new giant satellites
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says that it wants to build and launch 40 rockets into space over the next four years, and of that 40, around 10 will carry geostationary satellites for TV...
View ArticleVirgin TV adds BT Sport in 4K
From July 30th, UK multiplay operator Virgin Media will be adding the BT Sport 4K UHD channel to its top TV bundles at no extra cost. The move follows Virgin Media reaching a new multi-year agreement...
View ArticleSpanish telcos rally against RTVE tax
Spanish telco operators are once again up in arms over the RTVE tax, which they claim is an unfair toll. At a conference, the CEO of Vodafone, Antonio Coimbra, described the 0.9 per cent tax on...
View ArticleEutelsat joins SES, Intel, Intelsat C-band proposal
Leading global satellite operators Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat are joining forces on a market-based proposal for the future use of the lower C-band spectrum in the US. Eutelsat has agreed to join the...
View ArticleFCC opens C-band for 5G
The FCC is advancing (by a 4-0 vote) to move forward with a proposal by Intelsat and SES (with Intel) to see a restructuring of C-band spectrum over the US to help develop 5G. The plan would see...
View ArticleFirst 5G auction in Spain
Spain will launch its first 5G auction next week to award licences and kickstart 5G deployment, with the first services scheduled for June 2020 when DTT migration is completed. The main telco operators...
View ArticleFCC on C-band: “We need a framework”
Last week, the FCC said that the proposal from Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Intel for a restructuring of their C-band capacity over the US can proceed to the next stage. But reading the small print in...
View ArticleGoogle spins off Project Loon/Wing
Two of Google X’s futuristic development projects, its Project Loon and Project Wing have been spun off by Google’s parent company (Alphabet) as standalone businesses although remaining as part of the...
View ArticleTelco: ‘Fibre ads misleading’
Research from UK alternative digital infrastructure provider CityFibre suggests that millions of broadband customers across the UK may have been misled about their broadband service. Now that almost...
View ArticlePay-TV in LatAm at 71.4m subs in Q1
According to Dataxis, as at Q1 2018 pay-TV in Latin America reached 71.4 million subscribers, which represents a drop of around 0.1 per cent compared to the end of 2017. Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico...
View ArticleAkamai streams 29.3bn minutes of World Cup
The 2018 World Cup was the most-streamed sporting event ever, by volume of data, on the Akamai platform. France not only took home the trophy in Russia, they also won the most-streamed game. The...
View ArticleVirgin customers can track technician
Virgin Media customers will soon be able to keep track of exactly when technicians are due to arrive through real-time updates on their smartphone, tablet or computer. The new service will provide...
View ArticleIntelsat joins the Seamless Air Alliance
Intelsat has joined the Seamless Air Alliance, a consortium dedicated to the development and promotion of standards to facilitate a better, more seamless, inflight connectivity experience for...
View ArticleIndia wireless broadband expansion gathers pace
India’s broadband audience grew 2.01 per cent in May, and well ahead of April’s 1.73 per cent. According to India’s TRAI regulator, this equates to 10.2 million extra connections (compared to 7.19...
View ArticleOrange extends 5G tests to Greater Paris region
Paris, Châtillon and Linas-Montlhéry are the next zones confirmed for 5G tests by Orange. The announcement comes following the ARCEP agreement on the allocation of frequencies in the 3400-3800 MHz band...
View ArticleOfcom: TalkTalk, BT TV most complaints in Q1
TalkTalk is the most complained-about broadband provider, and BT tops the table for pay-TV complaints, according to Q1 date compiled by media regulator Ofcom. TalkTalk drew 29 complaints per 100,000...
View ArticleBT: Independent Openreach nearing completion
The creation of a more independent Openreach Limited is nearing completion, after BT Group announced significant progress by starting formal consultation on the transfer of around 31,000 employees to...
View Article5G spectrum value worries for Intelsat, SES
The world’s two largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, have enjoyed remarkable valuations of their US-focused C-band spectrum, and the prospects of the FCC permitting a restructuring of that...
View ArticleAnalyst: Prosperous future for satellite players
Analysts at research specialist Frost & Sullivan, in a study of the prospects for satellite-based connectivity services, say that downstream digital transformation, increased usage of...
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