DNA to close terrestrial TV network
Finnish telco DNA is to close its VHF frequency-based terrestrial network in 2020. At the same time, it will also relinquish its terrestrial network licence to focus on cable and broadband...
View ArticleSES “very focussed” on CBA plans
Barely a year ago the family of C-Band Alliance members (Intelsat, SES, Telesat, Eutelsat) were firm and repeatedly stated that they were prepared only to free up (in other words, sell) 180 MHz of...
View ArticleEutelsat expands Gogo connectivity
Eutelsat has extended its capacity agreement with in-flight entertainment company Gogo. As part of the new multi-year agreement, Gogo has leased HTS bandwidth on Eutelsat 10B satellite, to be leveraged...
View ArticleGogo tops 1000 Avance systems in flight
In-flight communications specialists Gogo now has more than 1000 of its Avance systems installed, almost totally in business and executive jet aircraft. The company says the systems have flown more...
View ArticleMusk “years ahead” of Bezos in satellite race
There are almost a dozen rivals looking to capitalise on satellite-to-broadband services including existing players Viasat, O3b, Eutelsat Konnect, Charlie Ergen’s Hughes/Echostar. Two extremely...
View ArticleC-Band Alliance: Now it’s 300 MHz
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has moved decisively towards the FCC preferred release of 300 MHz of spectrum over the US. The CBA had previously insisted that it could only manage to clear 200 MHz (180 MHz...
View ArticleEuskaltel appoints Iturbe
The Euskaltel Group’s Board of Directors have unanimously appointed Xabier Iturbe Otaegi to the position of non-executive chairperson of the Group, as proposed by the Appointments and Remunerations...
View ArticleIntelsat: “Airlines moving towards free WiFi”
Most leading airlines are now offering, or plan to offer, WiFi and broadband connectivity onto their aircraft. Intelsat, along with the world’s other major satellite operators, are already benefitting...
View ArticleCBA: “Satellite industry lacking unity”
The US Congress Energy & Commerce Committee held a formal hearing into the C-Band Alliance’s plan for spectrum reallocation over the US on October 29th. The meeting did not go well for the...
View ArticleCBA sets C-band auction principles
The FCC has yet to make its mind up on whether to grant the C-Band Alliance its permission to auction of 300 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US. But the CBA is very much ready to proceed with its...
View ArticleDSA joins Gigabit broadband with Harmonic
Harmonic has announced that DSA, a non-profit antenna association that offers cable services in Denmark, will power its new Gigabit internet services with Harmonic’s CableOS virtualised cable access...
View ArticleEutelsat hammered by profits warning
Eutelsat’s poor Q1 trading numbers announced after the close of the market on October 30th and a downward revision to its expected revenues over the next nine months resulted in a severe fall in its...
View ArticleOfcom: Customers switching ISPs due to poor communication
An Ofcom report monitoring UK consumer supplier switching in the communications market reveals that in the last 12 months: 12 per cent have switched broadband provider 12 per cent have switched mobile...
View ArticleOneWeb wants another $1bn
Satellite mega-constellation OneWeb is looking to raise another $1 billion (€0.9bn) as it starts work on orbiting 30 satellites per month in a few weeks. OneWeb is backed in part by Japanese media...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Nokia partner to accelerate digital transformation
Microsoft and Nokia have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate transformation and innovation across industries with cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). By...
View ArticleC-Band wait will soon be over
Giles Thorne, media analyst at investment bank Jefferies, speaking about the eventual C-Band decision for the reallocation of spectrum over the US for 5G usage, sums up the position perfectly, saying...
View ArticleRugby World Cup drives EE spikes
EE’s data team looked into how fans used their mobiles to follow the home nations during the Rugby World Cup tournament. The early morning schedules, with games kicking off at 08:15, 09:00 and 11:00...
View ArticleMaxar wins GEO order
Satellite builder Maxar Technologies reported that it had won an important order for a geostationary communications satellite. It did not name the customer but the order comes after a difficult period...
View ArticleMásMóvil sells FTTH network
The fourth largest telco operator in Spain, MásMóvil, has signed a deal with Funds Macquarie Capital and Aberdeen Standard Investments to sell them 940,000 building units FTTH network in the country...
View ArticleReport: Gigabit broadband to transform European lives
A new report by economist firm Oxera has revealed how widespread access to Internet speeds of at least 1 Gigabit per second will lead to transformative changes in the way people across Europe interact,...
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