Liberty Global has confirmed the launch of gigabit broadband services from its Virgin Media quadplay operation to almost 1 million homes in the UK cities of Glasgow, Leeds and Bradford. Following the addition of the cities and their surrounding areas to Liberty Global’s gigabit capable footprint, a total of more than 12 million homes across […]
Investment bank Exane/BNPP followed up Eutelsat’s end-of-year results with a note to clients praising the satellite operator’s “solid Q4 revenue performance”. The bank’s satellite analyst Sami Kassab welcomed Eutelsat’s improving volume trends in Fixed Data and Maritime as well as one-off benefits in Government. “The bread and butter Video business was in line,” said Kassab. […]
The planned flight of an Arianespace rocket from French Guiana carrying three important communications satellites has been further postponed until next week. “The progress of operations currently underway at the Final Assembly Building has enabled August 14th to be envisioned as the launch date for Ariane Flight 253 (VA253), with the possibility of an optimisation […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Amazon’s plan for its Project Kuiper scheme to launch 3236 satellites into orbit for a global ‘broadband by satellite’ Ka-band system. The FCC approval is an important regulatory step for Jeff Bezos who has earmarked $10 billion for Kuiper. In previous comments Jeff Bezos has said that he […]
Ottawa-based Telesat’s revenues for the quarter-year to June 30th were down 10 per cent at C$208 million (€131.8m). The company, the world’s fourth-largest satellite operator, said: “Revenue decreases were primarily due to a reduction of service for one of Telesat’s North American DTH customers and lower revenue due to the completion of the term for […]
A planned July 31st launch of an Ariane 5 rocket carrying three important communication satellites was cancelled with less than two minutes to launch. The launch should have happened at 5.29pm French Guiana time. The problem was related to “unexpected behaviour” in the rocket’s main cryogenic stage and efforts to restart the countdown within the […]
A few days ago in-flight entertainment (IFE) supplier Global Eagle Entertainment entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Now, rival IFE operator Gogo is laying off staff as the Covid-19 virus continues to impact air travel and a slump in demand. Gogo says it will eliminate 143 full-time staff “predominantly from the Company’s Commercial Aviation business”. “As […]
Global home networking unit shipments are only expected to decline by 1 per cent in 2020, dipping from 193.9 million worldwide to 192.1 million, according to forecasts from Dell’Oro Group. Included devices are residential access points, residential WiFi routers, including mesh routers, as well as broadband CPE with integrated WiFi capabilities. Supply chain constraints and […]
Dasan Zhone Solutions (DZS), an enabler of the emerging hyper-connected, hyper-broadband world, has appointed Charlie Vogt as president, CEO and director effective immediately. Vogt, an information technology and communications executive, joins DZS from ATX Networks, where he remains a member of the board. He succeeds Yung Kim, who has retired after a successful 40-year international […]
BT has reported Q1 revenue of £5.24 billion (€5.8bn), down 7 per cent primarily due to the impact of Covid-19, including reduced BT Sport revenue and a reduction in business activity in its enterprise units. Adjusted EBITDA was £1.81 billion, down 7 per cent, driven by the fall in revenue and continued investment in customer […]