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 […]
Vodafone UK and TalkTalk have lodged an appeal with the Competition Appeal Tribunal to try and overturn Ofcom’s regulation published on June 28th. Helen Lamprell, Vodafone UK’s General Counsel, said the company “had not taken the decision lightly.” The fundamental problem, argue Vodafone and TalkTalk is that BT/Openreach has significant market power and so regulated […]
The South East Asia fixed broadband market is expected to grow from 38 million subscribers in 2018 to around 52 million in 2023, according to forcasts from Dataxis. This represents a 37 per cent growth over the period. While it is a sizable number, it needs to be put in relation with the growing population […]
Vodafone Spain is reportedly seeking to sell its FTTH network to finance its operations in the country, accoridng to Expansion. The company would be looking at bids from investment funds and major operators for its network, which has a market value of around €1.2 billion. The move aims to refinance the company at a time […]
From Q1 2014 to Q1 2019, the total subscription revenues of the direct pay-TV market has increased by 19 per cent, reaching €8.9 billion, according to figures from Dataxis. DTH remains the leading technology for direct pay-TV, with its revenues still accounting for 39 per cent of the total, however it has been slowly decreasing […]
A report from analysts at New Street Research says that the FCC will rule in November on the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) proposal to reassign 180 MHz of C-band spectrum for use over the US in the thrust to boost 5G adoption. The report, however, says the FCC “will likely” vote to free up 300 MHz […]
A report from Podium, written by Tyler Cooper from BroadbandNow, suggests that US broadband users could save hundreds of dollars a year, thanks to increased competition from satellite mega-constellations, even if they do not subscribe to the new services. Cooper’s argument is sound. He suggests that in regions of the US where there is a […]