Boeing offers ‘small-sat’ to Geo market
Aerospace giant Boeing used the opening of the Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week in Paris to outline its plans for a new range of satellites. The new versions are Boeing 702X, a direct...
View ArticleSurvey: 18% of Brits don’t go online
Almost a fifth of British people are not using the Internet. An in-home survey of almost 2,000 Brits found that 18 per cent described themselves as non-users. The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), which...
View ArticleBrexit debates cause 300% spike in streaming traffic
Last week saw moments of high drama in the UK House of Commons as Parliament returned from its summer recess. According to data analysis from Limelight Networks, the extraordinary political events...
View ArticleSpaceX asks to modify its broadband satellite orbits
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in an application filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is asking if it can dramatically modify its previously approved orbital plans. Musk wants the SpaceX’s fleet...
View ArticleWho controls crucial LEO broadband spectrum?
The answer to the question is: the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), stupid! Which technically is correct except to say that the FCC tries to act according to a set of rules, key to which is...
View ArticleReport: $33bn ‘connected airline’ opportunity
Airlines that have successfully installed connected cabins have an immediate opportunity to win $33 billion (€29.88bn) in market share from competitors. That is the conclusion of new economic modelling...
View ArticleTurkey climbs Netflix Speed Index; India, Greece fall
August brought declines across India on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Three...
View ArticleGogo signs Apstar-6D for China coverage
In Flight Entertainment and connectivity operator Gogo has signed a contract with Shenzhen-based APT’s Apstar-6D for coverage over China and the Asia-Pacific region. Gogo is partnering with APT’s...
View ArticleSurvey: Connected car buyers expect high-tech spec
According to the second annual survey on connected automobile technologies from mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions provider Metova, Technology/Infotainment now outpaces Power,...
View ArticleAnalyst: Pay-TV subs up, revenues down
Analyst firm Digital TV Research forecasts 60 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 to take the global total to 1.08 billion. China will provide 19 million additional subs and...
View ArticleEutelsat CEO: CBA wasn’t listening to us
Eutelsat CEO Rodophe Belmer sat alongside the CEOs of his former partners in the C-Band Alliance (SES, Intelsat and Telesat) on a conference panel and his comments were blunt as he told delegates to...
View ArticleSyntelix chooses Hispasat
Syntelix, the satellite telecommunications solutions provider, specialised in remote environments and mobility communications, has chosen Hispasat, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, to...
View ArticleCuban sells cable channels
Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team and Shark Tank judge, was an early and enthusiastic adopter of HD television broadcasting. He has now sold his stake in his HDNet...
View ArticleOneWeb to seek more funding
OneWeb wants to place an initial 650 low-orbiting broadband satellites into space. It has already raised $3.4 billion (€3bn) in funding – but needs more. OneWeb reportedly needs some $5 billion to get...
View ArticleCollins Aerospace, SES, Vista Global to launch LuxStream
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies, is teaming with satellite operator SES to bring business aviation customers the fastest broadband speeds available within the US. The two...
View ArticleCommScope, Altice France Smart Media Device
Communications and media technology provider ARRIS (now part of CommScope via acquisition) has confirmed that multiplay operator Altice France is collaborating with CommScope to bring a personalised...
View ArticleReport: Netflix 12%+ of entire downstream traffic
Sandvine, a provider of network intelligence solutions, has released its 2019 Global Internet Phenomena Report. The report provides insights how applications are consuming the world’s internet...
View ArticleSpaceX wants 24 ‘Starlink’ launches in 2020
SpaceX’s president Gwynn Shotwell told delegates at the Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week in Paris that SpaceX is planning for 24 launch missions for its proposed Starlink...
View ArticleGogo equips 1500 aircraft with IFC
In-Flight Entertainment & Connectivity specialists Gogo says it has now installed more than 1500 aircraft with its Satellite-based In-Flight technology. The specifics are that: • 1,262 aircraft...
View ArticleMovistar removes tie-in for Fusión subs
Movistar has become the first Spanish telco to eliminate the obligation for new subscribers to stay with the company when subscribing to its Fusión service. The clause will be removed for new and...
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