EE, Virgin Media fined for overcharging customers
UK comms regulator Ofcom has fined telcos EE £6.3 million (€7.1m) and Virgin Media £7 million for overcharging phone and broadband customers who wished to leave their contracts early. The penalties are...
View ArticleNokia, AT&T, Jaunt team for 5G demo
On November 18th, Nokia, AT&T and Jaunt will show fans of American Football what they claim is the future of mobile content and immersive experiences with a 5G demonstration and ‘tailgate’...
View ArticleLeoSat wins US approvals
LeoSat, which is planning to supply a constellation of 108 low-earth-orbiting and very high-tech satellites, has won permission from the FCC to provide services over the US. LeoSat is very much...
View ArticleIHS: Cable growth continues
Latest figures published by IHS Markit and Cable Europe show the number of cable homes in Europe once again grew year on year in 2017, reaching 69.2 million and comprising 36.3 per cent of all...
View ArticleFibre grows pay-TV subs in Portugal
FTTH has become the main access technology for pay-TV services in Portugal at the end of the first half of 2018, accounting for 38.2 per cent of total subscribers. The data from the National...
View ArticlePanasonic Avionics to provide TRT World live broadcast
TRT World, the international news platform headquartered in Istanbul, has signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics that will extend its reach to passengers on airlines around the world. Panasonic...
View ArticleSenators warn over C-band protections
Two US senators, from each side of the aisle, have written to the FCC’s chairman Ajit Pai asking that it exercises caution as to how the proposed C-band restructuring is handled. The letters came from...
View ArticleWyler: “OneWeb on track”
The past few weeks has seen more than a few commentators suggest that OneWeb, the proposed ‘mega-constellation’ of an initial 648 satellites, is in trouble. They have suggested the cash needed to...
View ArticleFCC approves 7859 new satellites
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a cluster of planned satellite constellations. The total of satellites which received the FCC stamp of approval is a staggering 7859. It is...
View ArticleAirbus confirms HOTBIRD replacement deal
Confirming the news that UK interests are to play a significant role in their construction, aeronautics specialist Airbus has been selected by satellite operator Eutelsat to build two HOTBIRD...
View ArticleUK secures multimillion satellite investment deal
A multi-million-pound deal by satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and aerospace manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space for two new communication satellites will see components and major parts...
View ArticleAvanti signs up Afrique Telecom
Avanti Communications has successfully signed up a couple of major resellers of capacity. A Master Service Agreement (MSA) has been concluded with Afrique Telecom, the France headquartered operator of...
View ArticleT-Mobile wants “holistic” approach to C-band
T-Mobile in the US is lobbying the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to think again in how the FCC approaches the potential restructuring of C-band spectrum over the US in order to push adoption...
View ArticleWi-Fi 6 chipset shipments to break 1bn unit barrier by 2022
Wi-Fi 6 chipsets are forecasted to break the 1 billion annual shipments barrier by 2022 just three years after the first commercial deployments expected for 2019, according to ABI Research. Although it...
View ArticleCBA promises speedy build for C-band
Intelsat and SES, and their partners Eutelsat and Telesat in the C-Band Alliance (CBA), are pressing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to wrap up consideration of its plan “as soon as...
View Article5G predicted to double Internet speeds for UK homes
5G wireless home broadband will provide UK households with a cheaper, more flexible alternative to fibre connections, offering customers double the current average download speed. According to an...
View ArticleBT Sport, EE demo live 5G broadcast
BT Group’s EE and BT Sport have demonstrated the first live broadcast with remote production over 5G – an approach BT Sport will use to increase the coverage available to viewers with more matches and...
View ArticleFCC extends CBA timeline by 2 weeks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended the closing date for comments and objections to the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) plan to restructure 200 MHz of C-band capacity. The FCC says the new...
View ArticleSpain: Telcos support consolidation for 5G
Spain’s largest telco operators – Movistar, Orange and Vodafone – have given their support to consolidation moves in the market for the development of 5G. At a meeting organised by trade union UGT, the...
View ArticleHuber+Suhner boosts railway broadband
With consumer needs for on-board connectivity changing the landscape of rail across the world, Huber+Suhner has developed its five-port antenna to aid passenger experience and enable them to work, play...
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