Amidst technical problems and project delays evidently, Elon Musk has been asking why more progress isn’t being made on his ambitious Starship ‘rocket-to-Mars’ concept. Technology publication Ars Technica, in a fascinating report (‘Welcome to Muskville‘) talks about Musk instructing his existing staff working on the Starship prototypes to hire more people. From February 23rd at […]
Japanese technology conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric Corp has completed work on an all-new satellite production factory in Kamakura, Japan. Mitsubishi says the new floor space will permit it to increase production to about 18 satellites annually, up from about 10 currently. The company says the increased output will satisfy local demand and commercial communications craft fort […]
A Virgin Media UK database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible for 10 months, the company has admitted. The data was accessed “on at least one occasion” by an unknown user. The database, which was for marketing purposes, contained phone numbers, home and email addresses. It did not include […]
Intelsat has yet to confirm its intentions as far as the FCC’s Order is concerned over the FCC’s accelerated clearing plan. Indeed, Intelsat is silent on whether it wants to proceed at all, and only a week or so ago, the market was awash with reports that it was being urged to consider a Chapter […]
CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has revealed 36 additional locations to benefit from full fibre as part of its up to £4 billion (€4.6bn) Gigabit City Investment Programme, targeting up to 8 million premises. In parallel, CityFibre has also accelerated the mobilisation of its network build capabilities, with a process underway to […]
Suggesting it is starting the decade off with a bang, Singapore multiplay operator StarHub has teamed up with Netflix to deliver what it says is the best of entertainment and superb connectivity. The HomeHub Plus bundle is a first in Singapore, featuring all-in-one broadband, TV entertainment and Netflix subscription, offering top-class entertainment at home and […]
As part of the strategy to grow the core Media Networks business, media networks and resource optimisation Net Insight has acquired Aperi Corporation’s product portfolio. The acquisition will complement and strengthen Net Insight’s media offering. Over the last few years, the Aperi products have been deployed at some Tier1 customers globally. The acquisition of Aperi’s […]
The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has launched an inquiry into the challenges facing full-fibre and 5G roll-out, examining Government’s pledge to ensure every home and business in the UK has gigabit-capable broadband by 2025. The Committee monitors the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and […]
“OK,” you might say if you were a satellite operator. “We’ve lost this battle, but we can still win the war.” The FCC and C-Band Alliance machinations have been the primary focus for the satellite industry for the best part of 3 years. The rationale for a major ‘win-win-win’ for the US-focused satellite sector is […]
Analyst Sami Kassab at investment bank Exane/BNPP has reported more details on the FCC’s March 3rd Order regarding the reallocation of C-band frequencies over the US. Kassab has ploughed through the 220 pages, plus endless footnotes, and says there are other benefits for the key satellite operators. As this is written, however, there remains uncertainty […]