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OneWeb to pause launches for redesign

Last week an Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched 34 satellites into orbit. OneWeb says its launch cadence will be a little slower this spring to allow for modifications to the satellites rolling off its Florida production line. Next month’s (March) launch will go ahead as planned and is expected to carry another 30+ satellites into orbit, […]

February 11, 2020By Chris Forrester

US Judge: T-Mobile-Sprint merger lawful

Judge Victor Marrero of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has rejected a lawsuit to block the merger of telcos T-Mobile and Sprint. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he was pleased with the district court’s decision. “The T-Mobile-Sprint merger will help close the digital divide and secure United […]

February 11, 2020By Colin Mann

Voneus bundles netgem.tv

Voneus, the superfast wireless broadband provider for the UK’s rural communities, is now offering its residential customers can access to netgem.tv’s free and paid TV offering The netgem.tv bundle provides Voneus customers with access to over 120 free channels, including 15 in HD, which they can also stream on any of their devices, using Voneus’s […]

February 11, 2020

Doubts remain over CBA deal

It has been a worrying month or two. The industry saw strong reports that Intelsat was considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that the C-Band Alliance’s members would simply walk away from handing over their long-held US spectrum, and that in the event of a negative response from the FCC, there would follow years of litigation. […]

February 10, 2020By Chris Forrester

Study: Rising satisfaction in UK T&M sector

There was good news for the telecommunications & media sector in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKSI). Although the average customer satisfaction (CSAT) score across all sectors dropped by 0.8 points YoY to 76.9 points, the T&M sector saw an average rise of 0.4 points – the only sector to see an increase. The media […]

February 10, 2020

SpaceX to mount IPO for Starlink

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will reportedly spin-off its Starlink broadband-by-satellite system with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). SpaceX is currently financing the development and launch of the Starlink system and has successfully placed 240 satellites into orbit. “Right now, we are a private company, but Starlink is the right kind of business that we can go […]

February 10, 2020By Chris Forrester

5G available to all BT customers

BT is making its 5G plans available for all customers. BT was one of the first UK mobile networks to launch 5G in November 2019, when it was exclusively available for those on its BT Halo converged plan. BT’s 5G service is available in 50 of the UK’s busiest places.Those opting for BT’s 5G service […]

February 10, 2020

FCC awards well above CBA expectations

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was generous in his treatment of the C-Band Alliance, and his decision has won approval from the Alliance, the 5G Action Now lobby group and a host of investment analysts. Chairman Pai’s plan would repurpose most of the C-band for 5G deployment while ensuring current users of the spectrum could continue […]

February 7, 2020By Chris Forrester

Launch success for OneWeb

An Arianespace Soyuz rocket has successfully placed 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb. In a complex mission, the Soyuz lifted off 02.42 am (local time) Friday morning from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and shortly afterwards started releasing its spacecraft in batches of 4 at 20-minute intervals. The satellites were deployed at a height of 450 kms.  They […]

February 7, 2020By Chris Forrester

Viasat, fuboTV in-flight partnership

Communications company and sports and news-focused live TV streaming service fuboTV have agreed a video streaming distribution and technology partnership that they say advances how content can be delivered and consumed in-flight. The partnership claims to be the first to leverage technology standards from the global technical association, the Streaming Video Alliance, and apply them […]

February 7, 2020