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Globecast unveils Virtual Networking

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced Globecast Virtual Networking (GCVN), a new service offering that brings two-way, high bandwidth, IP-over-satellite connectivity to the enterprise market. It provides fast, reliable IP connectivity anywhere and anytime where terrestrial networks fail or are inconsistent. With GCVN, media event producers and content creators in the B2B […]

June 26, 2019

Wi-Fi Alliance introduces Wi-Fi Certified Data Elements

Wi-Fi Alliance has introduced Wi-Fi Certified Data Elements, bringing a standardised approach to Wi-Fi network diagnostic data collection that enables service providers better visibility into Wi-Fi networks to enhance the quality of service delivered to customers. The certification programme captures and delivers key data on Wi-Fi network performance that assists service provider diagnostic capabilities, enabling […]

June 26, 2019

SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom to co-develop 5G services

SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have met to discuss diverse 5G business strategies, with around 100 executives from both companies in attendance, including Park Jung-ho, President and Chief Executive Officer of SK Telecom, and Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Telekom. At the meeting, SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom agreed to establish a joint […]

June 25, 2019

Aircraft industry anxious about CBA 5G plan

A new filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and commenting on the C-Band Alliance’s plan to sell off 180 MHz of satellite spectrum for 5G, has thrown up some important concerns about the scheme. In particular, the letter expresses concerns about potential extremely harmful interference from new commercial wireless applications in the 3.7-4.2 GHz […]

June 25, 2019

Musk’s Starlink on a hiring spree

Elon Musk’s plan to girdle the planet with an eventual mega-constellation of almost 12,000 satellites is moving ahead with increased speed. New data from tech journalist Joshua Fruhlinger and the statistics site Thinknum indicated that the number of job listings which mention ‘Starlink’ has increased rapidly over the past six months and in particular since […]

June 24, 2019By Chris Forrester

Facebook seeks more satellite partnerships

Facebook already has tangible partnership and trading relationships with Hughes Network Systems, Viasat and Hispasat. It also tried to strike a deal with Spacecom, and might still sign Eutelsat to its roster of bandwidth suppliers. But it wants more. Wesley Wong, head of connectivity, partnership & business development at Facebook, and reported by Space Intel […]

June 19, 2019By Chris Forrester

Openreach trials to boost broadband upgrade

UK telecoms infrastructure provider Openreach has kicked off a proposal to conduct two trials – in Salisbury and Mildenhall – to prepare the UK for the future nationwide upgrade to full fibre and ‘All-IP’ technologies. The move is part of its ongoing work with the UK’s Communications Providers (CPs) to withdraw ageing telephone and broadband […]

June 18, 2019By Colin Mann

Verizon encouragement for CBA plan

“Prompt access to [C-band] is now critical” for 5G over the US, says Verizon’s CEO Hans Vestberg. He met with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai last week and in a follow-up letter to the FCC, stated that he had encouraged the FCC to “move forward quickly to make spectrum in the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz band […]

June 17, 2019By Chris Forrester

OneWeb expands London operation

Mega-satellite operator OneWeb is creating 150 new jobs at its London offices. The jobs are based at OneWeb’s Global Operations Centre in White City, a few miles West of central London but near the BBC and other broadcasters. OneWeb is looking to launch its global broadband service by 2021. OneWeb is tapping into some backing […]

June 17, 2019By Chris Forrester

Truespeed to offer 10Gbps-capable FTTH

Claiming a UK first, full fibre infrastructure provider and ISP Truespeed will start offering residential customers a future-proof, Active Ethernet 10Gbps-capable full fibre service later in 2019. Unlike 10Gbps PON-based networks where the fibre-optic beam is split between customers on a segment of the network causing contention, Truespeed’s Active Ethernet network delivers a dedicated 10Gbps […]

June 17, 2019