Following the May 2019 launch in six UK cities of 5G by its EE 5G network, UK telco BT is launching 5G this autumn. BT Plus customers will be the first BT mobile customers to benefit from the option to upgrade to 5G, making BT the first provider to offer 5G as part of a […]
US cable giant Charter Communications, which is 23 per cent backed by Liberty Media and now owns Time-Warner Cable amongst other key assets, has proposed a new variation on how the C-Band Alliance’s spectrum should be re-allocated. Charter, which serves around 25 million viewers across 48 US states, has linked with two trade organisations, the […]
Thales Alenia Space confirmed July 1st that it had secured an order to build ‘Satria’, a large satellite capable of delivering 150 Gb/s of capacity. The order comes from Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) and is scheduled to launch during 2022. Once operational, Satria is expected to beam internet connectivity to 149,000 public buildings around the […]
Rural areas across Colombia will benefit from free community Wi-Fi zones delivered via high-speed satellite-enabled broadband network, courtesy of SES. The deal has been struck with the Colombian Ministry of Telecommunications (Mintic) which selected local services provider INRED to install, operate and maintain 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in rural areas around the country as part of […]
Jonathan Hofeller, SpaceX’s VP/Commercial Sales, told conference delegates in Jakarta, Indonesia that the first commercial flight for SpaceX’s giant ‘Starship’ Super-heavyweight rocket’s “full stack” (complete configuration) will probably happen in 2021. The new rocket is capable of placing a massive 20 tonnes into a geo-stationary transfer orbit, or more than 100 tonnes to a Low […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications says it has signed a three-year Master Distributor Agreement with South Africa’s Vox Telecom. The deal covers potential capacity usage on Hylas 4 and Hylas 2 satellites. The partnership enables Vox to use Avanti’s satellite fleet, which provides full coverage across sub-Saharan Africa, to deliver broadband services to the […]
Mobile and connected devices security solutions specialist Inside Secure has officially changed its corporate name to Verimatrix and is trading on the Euronext Paris exchange under the ticker symbol ‘VMX’, effective immediately. The move follows the December 2018 $125 million (€110m) acquisition by Inside Secure of the network-connected devices revenue security and enhancement specialist. The […]
Congresswoman Doris Matsui has introduced her Draft Bill on C-band (the proposed WIN 5G Act) and is seen as being in line with general expectations that the FCC would adopt a modified version of the C-Band Alliance’s proposals. Sami Kassab, satellite analyst at investment bank Exane/BNPP, said he is sceptical that this legislation will be […]
Orange has confirmed that it has sold its 2.5 per cent residual participation in BT Group plc (the Share Placement) for a net amount of £486 million. Of the total sold shares, around 41 million shares have been acquired by BT Group. The settlement of the Share Placement is expected on July 2nd. Orange ended […]
Geo-stationary satellites are usually very large, and weigh anything between 3 – 7 tonnes. They are expensive to build, launch and insure. And when a satellite fails or suffers a problem it is a major nightmare for the operator impacting services and revenues. There are a handful of would-be satellite rescue plans under consideration, including […]