Social media giant Facebook is linking with Hughes Network Systems to provide its Community WiFi access to Facebook users in Colombia. The system uses Facebook’s Express WiFi platform, and transmitted via Hughes’ (VSAT) Very Small Aperture Terminals. “Express Wi-Fi supports the Facebook Connectivity mission to bring more people online with faster Internet,” said Paul Monte, […]
OneWeb, whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, has revealed details of its Arctic high-speed, low-latency Internet service. OneWeb will deliver 375 Gbps of capacity above the 60th parallel North. With service starting in 2020, there will be enough capacity to give fibre-like connectivity to hundreds of thousands of homes, planes, and boats, connecting millions […]
The CBA has implied ‘business as usual’ following Eutelsat’s decision to quit the Alliance – leaving Intelsat, SES and Telesat to argue with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the merits of their scheme to repurpose 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US. The CBA said: “The CBA remains committed to delivering its expeditious, market-based […]
The number of FTTH lines in Spain continues growing with almost 9.4 million as of June 30th – 1.8 million more than a year earlier, according to CNMC’s data. The monthly growth was 111,856 FTTH lines with the number of DSL lines falling by 1.3 million in the year to June 30th. Movistar is the market […]
Sky is offering its broadband customers reliable WiFi in every room, with the introduction of a new WiFi Guarantee as part of its Boost package. Customers are now guaranteed a strong, uninterrupted WiFi signal in every room of their home – strong enough to stream their favourite shows, for example via Sky Go or on […]
Satcube, a disruptive development company in the satellite communications arena that manufactures lightweight terminals enabling high-speed broadband access, has announced a new partnership with Newtec. Newtec delivers equipment and technologies for global satellite communications. From now on the Satcube Ku terminal can be delivered with the Newtec MDM2510 modem fully integrated. The Newtec – Satcube […]
Eutelsat, a minor player in the C-Band Alliance (CBA), has quit the grouping and in doing so has thrown into confusion the Alliance’s united front of dealing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The CBA had been dealing with the FCC over a scheme to re-allocate 180 MHz of C-band satellite spectrum over the US […]
Iliad Group and InfraVia, a French private equity firm specialised in infrastructure, have entered into exclusive talks to set up a partnership aimed at accelerating FTTH rollouts outside densely populated areas of France (representing around 26 million lines), via a specially created entity. As part of the operation, Iliad has set up a special entity […]
An orbiting Earth observation satellite has had its orbit shifted to avoid a space collision with a satellite operated by SpaceX’s Starlink fleet. Back on May 23rd SpaceX launched 60 satellites aboard one rocket, and it is this initial portion of Elon Musk’s massive eventual 11,800-craft fleet that has created the potential problem. The European […]
Sky is in talks over a potential investment in a new full fibre network to be built by Liberty Global that could substantially raise pressure on BT in the UK broadband market, according to FT. Liberty Global appointed LionTree, the investment bank, to find partners for a new joint venture company that will build a […]