Cruise ships demanding high satellite bandwidth
It cannot be denied that if you put three or four thousand passengers, and a near-similar number of crew, aboard a cruise ship they are going to want connectivity. A report from Northern Sky Research...
View ArticleUS outpacing Europe in key broadband metrics
Average broadband usage in Europe is growing at a significantly slower pace than in the US, according to year-over-year comparisons of Q2 2018 data by OpenVault, a leading provider of industry...
View ArticleResearch: UK £9bn superfast broadband boost
Local businesses in areas covered by the UK Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion (€10.05bn) increase in turnover since the boost to their broadband speed, new...
View ArticleReport: China spearheads APAC online video rev growth
Online video revenue, comprising net ad spend and subscription fees, will grow at an 18 per cent CAGR across Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2023, climbing from ~US$21 billion (€18.33bn in 2018 to US$48...
View ArticleIreland broadband: Two-thirds still getting 30Mbps or less
Research from independent price comparison and switching service Switcher.ie shows that three in five consumers (60 per cent) are satisfied with their home broadband speeds, a significant increase on...
View ArticleIHS: 5G trials in full swing
Eighty-two per cent of mobile operators participating in a 5G study conducted by business information provider IHS Markit are busy trialling and testing the technology, mainly in North America and...
View ArticleOneWeb “unlikely to be a success” says Russia
A senior official at Russia’s Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) says that the proposed OneWeb satellite mega-constellation is unlikely to be commercially successful. Yevgeny Buidinov, deputy...
View ArticleMPAA’s Rivkin calls for platform accountability
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has urged the dominant Internet platforms to take action to confront a growing list of online problems, including election...
View ArticleAs DAZN buffers it demands TIM provide better broadband
Newly launched video streaming platform DAZN has contacted telecom operator TIM with a request to provide infrastructure support to meet increased demand by subscribers. This follows reception problems...
View ArticleHuawei and ZTE banned from Australia 5G
China’s Huawei and ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology with the Australian government citing national security concerns. “This is a extremely disappointing result for consumers,” Huawei...
View ArticleBroadband to drive China’s telco & pay-TV market
Fast growing mobile data and fixed broadband subscriptions, supported by government initiatives to expand wireless and fixed broadband services, are expected to drive the Chinese telecom and pay-TV...
View ArticleOneWeb launch date slips
OneWeb, which is building a mega-constellation of 900 satellites, and had planned to launch its first batch of craft later this year, has reportedly slipped dates. OneWeb is working with satellite...
View ArticleNokia: €500m EU 5G research financing
Communications technologist Nokia has signed a €500 million loan transaction with the European Investment Bank (EIB), supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), a key element of...
View Article71% of US consumers plan to keep cord
While cord cutting and shaving may be challenges for pay-TV providers, the vast majority of US consumers still say they are not ready to give up on these proven and deeply established sources of...
View ArticleTele2 reveals leadership team
Tele2 has appointed a number of Leadership Team (LT) positions in the merged company of Tele2 and Com Hem. Additional LT positions will be announced before the closing of the merger. In January 2018,...
View ArticleTelenor scores highest speed mobile
Telenor Norway has been named the world’s fastest mobile network, with consumers able to download with speeds of 72.05MBps. Research from testing agency Ookla found the top three operators for...
View ArticleKepler wants initial 15 IoT satellites
Toronto-based new satellite start-up Kepler Communications is seeking a launch provider to place up to 15 of its small mini-satellites into orbit by 2020. These 15 initial satellites are intended to...
View ArticleDT’s EntertainTV goes OTT; tests smart speaker
Deutsche Telekom says it is “revolutionising Germany’s TV market” by making its EntertainTV service available as an OTT package this autumn for TV viewers to enjoy even if they are with another...
View ArticleSprint, Ericsson partner on IoT network
Sprint and Ericsson have announced a global relationship to build a distributed and virtualised core network dedicated specifically to IoT (Internet of Things), in addition to a IoT operating system....
View ArticleIntelsat not targeting Asia with 5G C-band restructuring
Intelsat’s share price is riding high (at about $22 per share) helped by optimism over a financial windfall flowing from the restructuring of some of its C-band capacity over the US. However, Intelsat...
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