TKS deploys Openvault solutions
Industry analytics and technology solutions provider OpenVault has confirmed that TKS – a Vodafone company that provides American TV programming, telephone, Internet and wireless services to US...
View ArticleKonnect Africa high-speed satellite Internet for Ivorian market
Konnect Africa, an initiative of the satellite operator Eutelsat dedicated to satellite broadband on the African continent, has announced the launch of its Internet access offers in Côte d’Ivoire....
View ArticleLiberty Latin America eyes Millicom
Liberty Latin America, a wireless and cable operator in South America and the Caribbean, has approached Millicom International Cellular with an acquisition bid, according to a Reuters report. Liberty...
View ArticleSpain: Euskaltel seeks to increase revenues by 30%
Soon after UK’s Zegona had announced a capital enlargement of over €100 million to become the largest shareholder in the company, Basque Country-based telco operator Euskaltel has unveiled plans to...
View ArticleHelios to invest $100m in South Africa
Helios Towers, an infrastructure player already present in Tanzania, the Congo, and Ghana, says it is ready to invest $100 million providing new telecoms connectivity in South Africa over the next 3-4...
View ArticleAstranis, Pacific Dataport to ‘bridge Alaska’s digital divide’
Astranis Space Technologies, building the next generation of telecommunications satellites to bring the world online, and Pacific Dataport (PDI), a company created for Alaskans by Alaskans to bridge...
View ArticleVodafone, PNSol lead Broadband Forum QED project
Broadband Forum has launched a new project – Broadband Quality Experience Delivered (Broadband QED) – which will be led by Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions (PNSol). The initiative brings...
View ArticleOptimism at Arianespace over launch rate improvement
Stéphane Israël, CEO at rocket company Arianespace, says that his Ariane 5 rockets will launch at least 5 missions this year, with each launch carrying two satellites. Israël stresses that the overall...
View ArticleSpain: Orange considers bid for Euskaltel
Orange has reportedly hired investment bank Credit Suisse as an adviser to look at acquiring Euskaltel, based in northern Spain, with a market value of €1.3 billion. A merger would allow Orange greater...
View ArticleOneWeb cuts back on satellite launches
OneWeb, the proposed super-constellation of 600 satellites, has surprised the market by dramatically cutting back on its planned launch of 10 satellites next month. Founder Greg Wyler now says that...
View ArticleOrange ‘denies’ full takeover of Euskaltel
Orange Spain has denied press reports the group is considering taking a 100 per cent stake in the Basque-country-based telco operator Euskaltel. In a statement to the Spanish stock market regulator,...
View ArticleOneWeb has shipped first satellites
OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, has announced the delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation. The satellites were manufactured at the OneWeb Satellites...
View ArticleData: Broadband usage continued acceleration
Broadband usage in Europe and the United States continued to accelerate at similar paces throughout 2018 and Amazon made substantial year-end inroads into consumers’ device ecosystems, according to...
View ArticleWhich? highlights broadband black spots
Parts of central London, Stroud, Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury were among the more surprising areas suffering from the worst broadband in the UK, according to Which? analysis of customer speed tests....
View ArticleBank advises “stay focussed” despite C-band fatigue
The proposed realignment of some C-band frequencies over the US in order to boost 5G take-up has seemingly “lost lustre” these past few months as investors saw the FCC withdrawing into its ivory tower...
View ArticleUkraine: 4G subs base set to grow at 70% CAGR
Ukraine was one of the last countries in Europe to introduce 4G technology as it was rolled out only in March 2018. However, 4G coverage has since expanded and can now cover more than half of the...
View ArticleVodafone Spain: Revenues down, subs flat
The football TV war is the main factor in Vodafone Spain announcing a 7.3 per cent fall in revenues – to €1.16 billion – in its third fiscal quarter (October-December). The previous quarter ‘s revenues...
View ArticleNokia, Open Fiber bridge Italy’s digital divide
Open Fiber, the sole wholesale-only player in the Italian broadband market, has selected Nokia for a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout that will bring ultra-broadband services to the small towns and...
View ArticleOpenreach full fibre jobs boost
The UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Amber Rudd MP, has welcomed news that Openreach, the UK’s digital network business, will hire 3,000 new trainees – of which around 1,600 are newly...
View ArticleSatellite sector bemoans EU’s “digital divide” structure
A European Space Policy conference, organised by Business Bridge Europe, created something of a stir last week when the European Digital Economy Commissioner Mariya Gabriel said the commission was...
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