SES: “At forefront of new wave of connectivity”
Executives at satellite operator SES consider the company well-placed to respond to the changing needs of its customers. Steve Collar, CEO, speaking at a press briefing at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, said...
View ArticleFTTH boosts pay-TV subs in Portugal
Portugal reached nearly 4 million pay-TV subscribers at the end of the first half of 2019, a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year and accounting for a 86 per cent penetration rate. Data published by the...
View ArticleBotswana Telecom doubles capacity on AMOS-7 Communication Satellite
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) has announced that BTC is doubling its capacity on AMOS-7 communication satellite KU-beams....
View ArticleCommScope unveils Wi-Fi 6 SMD & IP Client platforms
CommScope has showcassd two next-generation additions to its RDK Video Accelerator portfolio at IBC: a Smart Media Device (SMD) platform 7852 featuring Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, as well as an IP Client...
View ArticleVodafone Spain triples losses
Vodafone Spain more than tripled its losses in its last fiscal year, April 2018-March 2019, to €601 million from €180 million in the previous year. Total revenues fell to €4.6 billion, a 5.5 per cent...
View ArticleIridium wins US military contract
Specialist satellite operator Iridium has received a $738 million (€669.3m) contract from the US military to provide telephone and broadband services to its army, air force and navy. The contract will...
View ArticleSES wins Mediterranean ferry broadband contracts
SES Networks has won a contract to supply satellite broadband connectivity to Mediterranean ferry ships. The contract is with Dataset to bring cutting-edge, end-to-end connectivity to a ferry fleet in...
View ArticleReport: Full-fibre up from 7 to 8% of UK homes
Nearly 2.5 million UK homes and businesses can now access full-fibre broadband, Ofcom’s latest data on broadband and mobile availability reveals. This interim update to the regulator’s annual Connected...
View ArticleSatellite and rocket insurances to rise
A couple of major insurance losses on rocket and satellite failures will send insurance rates up. A presentation last week at Euroconsult’s World Space Business Week by a group of insurance executives...
View ArticleSurvey: High cable pricing fuels US cord cutting
When US consumer advice body Consumer Reports asked its members for feedback on their pay-TV, home Internet, and bundled plans, most companies got poor marks for value and many for customer service. A...
View ArticleSky, BUUK full fibre partnership
UK multiplay operator Sky and last-mile multiutility networks provider BUUK Infrastructure have formed a strategic partnership that will see Sky obtain wholesale access to BUUK’s full fibre networks...
View ArticleSpaceX offers to buy homes close to launch site
Rocket business SpaceX is offering three-times a fair market value for some homes adjacent to its Boca Chica Village launch site. The South Texas area, near the town of Brownsville in Cameron County,...
View ArticleUK MPs criticise rural digital divide
A Report – An Update on Rural Connectivity – from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament has highlighted the continuing digital divide between urban and rural areas,...
View ArticleOneWeb/Iridium to collaborate
Iridium has 66 satellites in orbit, while OneWeb plans to populate space with at least 650 satellites. At Iridium’s partner conference in California, the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding to...
View ArticleIntelsat alleges fraud at OneWeb/SoftBank
A potentially devastating dispute has broken out between two former “cooperation” joint-venture partners: Intelsat has filed a lawsuit against OneWeb and its financial backer Japan’s SoftBank. The writ...
View ArticleEuskaltel extends coverage to all Catalonia
Euskaltel has extended its coverage to all Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, adding 2.4 million homes. Through its subsidiary RACCtel, Euskaltel has launched a convergent package with 500...
View ArticleDAZN launches on Comcast
Marking its first distribution deal with a major US video and Internet provider, sports streaming service DAZN is now available to Comcast customers on Xfinity Flex and will be available over the...
View ArticleRussians to build 11 Proton rockets
Russia’s TASS news site says that rocket manufacturer Khrunichev has built 4 of the popular Proton-M rockets and will build another 7 before shutting down the production line and switching to a new...
View ArticleThaicom, RSCC enter partnership agreement
Thaicom has announced the signature of an Agreement of Intention with Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), the Russian satellite operator, to collaborate on the joint development of a...
View ArticleIntelsat “close” to ordering next-gen satellites
Intelsat is already drifting an orbiting satellite in order to replace the lost IS-29e which failed in April. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference, CEO Steve Spengler said Intelsat expected...
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