OneWeb raises extra $1.25bn for next stage
Mega-satellite constellation OneWeb has raised $1.25 billion (€1.1bn) in fresh funding as part of its plan to launch an initial 648 satellites to provide a global broadband service. OneWeb has started...
View ArticleSalisbury Openreach full fibre first
Salisbury will become the first entire city in the UK to gain access to Openreach’s new, future-proof Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband technology, in what is expected to be the fastest city-wide...
View ArticleC-Band “positive” for major satellite players
There’s positive feedback from Deutsche Bank following a series on US media and broadcasting interviews over the past few days, and including a Regulatory Panel which included Andrew Lipman, a partner...
View ArticleSpain: Government’s €150m aid to extend FTTH
The Spanish Administration has approved a €150 million in grants to extend FTTH to rural areas over the next three years. The funds will come from the national budget (€25 million) and the European...
View ArticleKudelski Security partners with Hosho
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division of the Kudelski Group, has announced a strategic partnership with Hosho, a global player in blockchain security and smart contract auditing, to extend the...
View ArticleCongressional hurdle for C-band proposal
Specialist financial news publication CTFN is reporting that Doris Matsui (Democrat/California) is expected to commence formal legislation in the US House of Representatives which would have the effect...
View ArticleArianespace confirms OneWeb launch structure
In late 2020, the improved Ariane 6 rocket will become available for use by customers. Arianespace says that its launch service agreement specifies the use of the qualification launch of the Ariane 62...
View ArticleFrance : OTT viewing increasing despite streaming issues
Time spent watching OTT content in France has risen from 3 hours (per viewer) a week in 2016 to 5 hours a week in 2018 according to a study from audiovisual regulator CSA. However, the body also...
View ArticleEU yellow card for Vodafone’s Liberty deal
Vodafone is set to receive a warning from EU regulators on possible anti-competitive effects from its $22 billion (€19.3bn) buy of Liberty Global’s German and eastern European assets. The warning – a...
View ArticleBT licenses cyber analytics to QiO Technologies
BT has announced the licensing of the company’s cyber security visual analytics technology, SATURN, to QiO Technologies, an advanced analytics and artificial intelligence software company. BT developed...
View ArticleXfinity Flex for net-only Comcast subs
Comcast has launched Xfinity Flex, a new service that provides Xfinity Internet-only customers the ability to use their television and voice control to manage all of the connected devices in their...
View ArticleOpenreach consults on ‘full-fibre’ broadband
UK broadband infrastructure provider Openreach has launched a consultation for the country’s leading broadband and telephone providers asking for their views on how it can upgrade consumers and...
View ArticleHispasat, GetSAT partner for SoTM services
Hispasat, the Spanish satellite-based telecommunications operator, and GetSAT, the manufacturer of satellite terminals for aerial, maritime and land-based applications, have signed an agreement to...
View ArticleFCC to US cable: “C-band Concerns will be addressed”
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has told US cable operators that their concerns over the potential reallocation of C-band satellite spectrum over the US are being listened to. However, he also...
View ArticleC-band anxieties affect SES, Intelsat
No sooner than one of the FCC’s Commissioners makes (slightly) positive noises about the possible reallocation of some satellite C-band frequencies over the US than the FCC’s chairman Ajit Pai tells a...
View ArticleSurvey: UK ISPs still failing to connect with customers
The latest Which? broadband satisfaction survey reveals that customers with the UK’s largest providers are the most likely to be getting a bad deal. BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media supply almost...
View ArticlePlume reveals AI-driven security product
Self-optimising Wi-Fi specialist Plume, whose smart home platform serving millions of members around the world, is continuing its rapid growth by announcing its direct-to-consumer debut in the United...
View ArticleOneWeb and Musk spat gets legal
A bitter war of words between two would-be ‘mega-constellation’ satellite operators is getting extremely legal. The spat became highly public back on February 21st when Elon Musk’s SpaceX “Starlink”...
View ArticleApple TV, hard core at last?
Apple finally puts some flesh on the bones, or fruit on the vine, of Apple TV. But is it really hard core about its TV proposition? Tuning in live to its launch, it was frustrating for us media...
View ArticleVirgin Media, Vodafone top UK broadband speed chart
Virgin Media has been named fastest broadband provider in the UK for the seventh year in a row. Analysis from UK broadband comparison website Broadband Genie recorded an average download of 71.5Mb for...
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