Report: Tech sector supports 18m US jobs
Every job created in the US consumer technology sector supports almost three non-tech jobs throughout the rest of the American economy – an employment multiplier of 3.59 – according to findings from...
View ArticleOfcom: BT replaces Virgin as the most complained-about pay TV
Ofcom has published the latest data on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to...
View ArticleIntelsat’s extra $4bn target
Intelsat’s CEO Steve Spengler, talking to analysts following on from the company’s Q1 results, said that newly introduced managed services are expected to provide $4 billion of increased revenue...
View ArticleSpain: Orange revenues flat; pay-TV subs up 10%
Orange Spain has reported flat revenues for the first quarter, reaching €1.32 billion, up just 0.4 per cent year on year. Orange ended the quarter with a total of 20.3 million customers – out of which...
View ArticleTelenor Satellite selects Newtec Dialog
Telenor Satellite aims to satisfy rising demand from its customers for higher throughput maritime services on its THOR 7 Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) with a new collaboration with Newtec on...
View ArticleAnalysis: 5G unlikely for some of rural UK?
Analysis by Compare My Mobile, a mobile comparison and recycling website, reveals that Yorkshire and Humber lags behind the rest of the UK when it comes to 4G download speed despite it being one of the...
View ArticleTelefónica and Vodafone picked for 5G pilots
The Spanish Administration has selected Telefónica and Vodafone to implement 5Gs pilot projects throughout Spain. Vodafone will carry out a project in Andalusia, along with Huawei with an investment of...
View ArticleOfcom: Ultrafast broadband available to 53% of UK
More than half of UK properties can now access ultrafast broadband, according to Ofcom’s latest data on broadband and mobile availability. This interim update to Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report...
View ArticleInmarsat approves GetSAT Terminal for Global Xpress
GetSAT, a manufacturer of portable terminals that offer high data-rate communications for ground, air and maritime applications, and Inmarsat, the global player in global, mobile satellite...
View ArticleLiberty delivers modest Q1; Virgin stands out
Liberty Global has reported revenues of $2.86 billion (€2.55bn), down 0.6 per cent on a year-on-on year basis annual basis while operating income was down 10.3 per cent on the same period last year to...
View ArticleThaicom revenues slide
Thaicom, Thailand’s first satellite operator, has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31st. Thaicom’s revenue decreased compared to the previous quarter and the same...
View ArticleC-Band a hot topic at Satellite 2019
Analysts from investment bank Jefferies held a 7-hour series of VIP meetings with key industry executives at the giant Satellite 2019 show, and the bank’s subsequent comments from analysts Giles Thorne...
View ArticleEricsson report busts 5G consumer myths
Consumers see a near-term benefit from 5G, as they look forward to the technology providing relief from urban network congestion, and to bring more home broadband choices, according to a new...
View ArticleOfcom: UK broadband speeds up 20% in last year
UK households are benefiting from faster, more reliable internet as Ofcom research reveals average broadband speeds have jumped nearly 20 per cent in the last year. Ofcom’s annual home broadband...
View ArticleFirst Starlink satellites to launch on May 15
SpaceX says it will start launching the first cluster of its Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites next week on May 15th. SpaceX’s president Gwynne Shotwell told delegates to the Satellite 2019 event in...
View ArticleZegona breaks into Euskaltel’s board of directors
Following its recent takeover of the company, Zegona has made its first move into Spanish telco Euskaltel by appointing José Miguel García, former CEO of Jazztel, as a member of the board of directors...
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom Q1 up 3.5%; MagentaTV gains
Deutsche Telekom saw growth in all areas in the first quarter of 2019, continuing the Group’s success from its record year of 2018. In organic terms, i.e., adjusted for exchange rate effects and...
View ArticleBT raises FTTP targets
UK telco BT has raised its build targets for Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) from 3 million to 4 million premises passed by March 2021, with the ambition increased from 10 million to 15 million by the...
View ArticleSpain: Cellnex pitches Vodafone and Orange alliance
Spain’s broadcasting agency Cellnex is seeking an alliance with Vodafone and Orange and their shared networks. Cellnex has offered to manage the operators’ towers and networks to “monetise” the shared...
View ArticleEurofins exclusive CI Plus 2.0 test partner
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, will serve as the official test partner for the CI Plus 2.0 standard. As appointed by CI Plus LLP,...
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