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Brexit 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 caused significant Internet traffic spikes as people streamed the major moments of the day. On September 3rd, Limelight saw 343 per cent increase in […]

September 9, 2019

SES selects SpaceX to launch MEO satellites

Satellite operator SES used the Paris Space Business Week event to announce it had selected SpaceX to launch its seven Medium Earth Orbit craft for its O3b division in 2021. The satellites are under construction at Boeing. While not confirmed as yet, it is possible that the satellites could be launched in batches of three […]

September 9, 2019By Chris Forrester

Survey: 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 carried out the research, said people falling into the category tended to be older and poorer than frequent net users.  The size […]

September 9, 2019

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 follow-on from its well-established Boeing 702 variants which have flowed out of its El Segundo facility since 1997. Boeing 702X is based […]

September 9, 2019By Chris Forrester

Putin open to foreign investment in satellite launch site

Russia’s President Putin says he is interested in allowing foreign investment in the country’s new rocket and satellite launch site at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia. Bloomberg reported that Putin, speaking at an Economic Forum in Vladivostok, told delegates that he was ready to invite foreign partners to help develop the […]

September 9, 2019

SES extends reach of Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute

SES has announced it will provide dedicated, private network connectivity from any vessel, airplane, enterprise, energy or government site in the world to Microsoft Azure via its unique multi-orbit satellite systems. As a partner of Azure ExpressRoute, SES will provide global reach and fibre-like high-performance to Azure customers via its complete portfolio of Geostationary Earth […]

September 9, 2019

FCC to submit CBA thinking on 5G to Congress

Investment bank Exane/BNPP says that the FCC has to submit a report to the US Congress on its thinking in regard to the proposed reversioning of some 180 MHz of satellite C-band by September 23rd. Exane says that “While this report may not contain the full details of (or be published before) its Final Order, […]

September 5, 2019By Chris Forrester

US hits Iran’s satellite plans

The US State Department has placed new sanctions on Iran’s space and satellite agency. The US alleges that Iran’s plans to launch satellites are simply surreptitious methods to launch dangerous ballistic missiles. Iran says it is working to launch satellites, including for communications purposes, but its tests have resulted in explosions several times, including a […]

September 5, 2019

Thales Group to reorganise Space division?

Thales Group is a major builder and supplier to the world’s satellite operators, but it is suffering from the marked downturn in new satellite orders. Thales told investors on September 4th that unless its order book started winning new business then it would have to restructure its space division. There is much speculation in the […]

September 5, 2019By Chris Forrester

SES to enhance O3b mPOWER system capabilities

SES has announced that Adaptive Resource Control (ARC), a dynamic software solution under development in partnership with Kythera Space Solutions. This system will further enhance the flexibility and efficiency of O3b mPOWER, SES’s next-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) communications system. ARC will enable the dynamic control and optimisation of power, throughput, beams and frequency allocation […]

September 5, 2019