iPlayer ‘complete revamp’ in face of SVoDs
The BBC is preparing a complete revamp of iPlayer as it prepares for more global SVoD competition. The BBC now says it expects iPlayer to eventually become the main way people view its programmes....
View ArticleBT partners all Home Nations football teams
BT has signed a series of deals to become the exclusive lead training sponsor of all Home Nations football teams until 2024. The partnership with all four nations will see the BT logo appear on...
View ArticleSpaceX reduces launch costs
Reportedly, SpaceX has further trimmed the cost of launching satellites using one of its rockets. Using data from NASA (which uses the USA’s Government Accountability Office research), Space Intel...
View ArticleSpacecom suffers potential problem with AMOS 3
Spacecom’s AMOS-3 has lost its backup ‘star tracker’ device, which helps keep the satellite correctly oriented. However, all is well for the moment because its primary tracker is fully functioning and...
View ArticleEutelsat pushes for greater share of CBA ‘windfall’
More information has emerged of a recent meeting between Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer and the Chairman and two Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and at which Belmer told...
View ArticleEutelsat ‘Quantum’ delayed for a year
New satellites often slip with their launch dates a month or two and such delays are more usually because of the availability – or non-availability – of their rocket launch. However, Eutelsat’s latest...
View ArticleOrange new 5G experimentation in 26 GHz band
Orange France will start testing in Châtillon and Rennes following ARCEP’s approval to assign experimentation frequencies in the 26 GHz band. For Orange, this call for projects is an opportunity to...
View ArticleVodafone: “5G to revolutionise sport”
Research by Vodafone reveals that more than three quarters of business leaders from sports organisations see improving fan engagement – and delivering new and innovative fan experiences – as key to...
View ArticleAirTies introduces Smart Wi-Fi 6 portfolio
AirTies, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally, has unveiled its portfolio of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) devices powered by AirTies Smart Wi-Fi software. The company also...
View ArticleEuskaltel’s FTTH network on sale to finance expansion
Zegona-controlled telco operator Euskaltel plans to sell its FTTH network to finance its national expansion throughout Spain. This plan, however, is being opposed by Euskaltel’s workers who regard the...
View ArticleBank backs CBA proposals
Investment bank Morgan Stanley says it expects the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish its Final Report and Order on the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) proposals in November. The CBA wants to...
View ArticlePentagon wants 250 new satellites
The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency (SDA) is seeking to win a budget of more than $11 billion (€10bn) in order to fund a mega-constellation of around 250 – but it could be 1200 – satellites for...
View ArticleSurvey: Developers gear up for rapid adoption of 5G
Seventy per cent of developers worldwide expect 5G to dominate in their countries within the next 2 years, according to Evans Data’s Global Development Survey. The survey, conducted in 6 languages...
View ArticleAltice Labs offers portfolio of RDK broadband gateways
Altice Labs has unveiled a portfolio of next-generation broadband gateways, powered by RDK software, that will be available for service providers around the globe. Many broadband service providers now...
View ArticleStudy: Brits prefer WiFi for online on the move
UK mobile phone users are more likely to use WiFi to get online than mobile data, according to communications regulator Ofcom’s Mobile Matters report, which analyses how around 150,000 people used...
View ArticleVirgin Media Ireland launches Smart Home packages
Virgin Media Ireland has launched its Smart Home packages, offering customers ultimate flexibility of devices in the home. Partnering with Google and TP-Link, Virgin Media are offering customers a...
View ArticleBroadband boost for UK flat-dwellers
A new law will ensure the nine million people in the UK living in blocks of flats aren’t left behind in the Government’s nationwide upgrade to gigabit speed broadband, Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan...
View ArticleReport: £60bn full fibre UK economy boost
Connecting the UK to Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband by 2025 would deliver almost a £60 billion (€68bn) boost to UK productivity – an average of more than £1,700 per worker – by unlocking...
View ArticleSpain: Pay-TV revenues and subs increase in Q1
Pay-TV take-up continues to grow in Spain to the detriment of FTA TV. In the first quarter of 2019, pay-TV revenues increased by 2.6 per cent to €563.6 million, whereas FTA saw its numbers fall by 1.1...
View ArticleCujo AI, AirTies extend alliance
Cujo AI, a global player in the development and application of Artificial Intelligence to improve the security, control, and privacy of connected devices, and AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi...
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