A comprehensive review of the US C-band segment and its restructuring prospects has been issued by Northern Sky Research (C-Band Repurposing for 5G: Impacts and Analysis). The NSR report suggests that the upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision on the proposed realignment of 180 MHz of spectrum will be mostly favourable. NSR says that following […]
While flying humans into space, and perhaps as far as Mars, might be Elon Musk’s ultimate goal – he is also saying to small satellite designers and operators to join his Falcon 9 club of clients. SpaceX says its new SmallSat Rideshare project will help get smallish satellites into Sun-Synchronous Orbits for ultra-low fees of […]
August 6th was a busy night both at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana and at Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Arianespace successfully launched Intelsat’s I-39 as well as the European Data Relay System’s satellite which has an additional payload in the form of bandwidth dubbed Hylas 3 for London-based Avanti Communications. The launch took place […]
UK operators have outlined their conditions to make PM Boris Johnson’s demand for full-fibre broadband “for all” by 2025 a reality. They say urgent action is required within 12 months in four key issues. In an open letter from the Internet Services Providers’ Association and the Federation of Communications Services and Independent Networks Cooperative Association […]
A BBC report that satellite mega-constellation operator OneWeb had been blocked by Russia from sending or receiving signals from its orbiting satellites, has been corrected and updated. The BBC quotes Mikhail Kaigorodov, OneWeb’s commercial director for Russia, saying: “OneWeb’s joint venture in Russia has withdrawn its application for landing rights in the Russian Federation. The […]
BT CEO Philip Jansen has visited the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, looking for assurance on ROI if it delivers on the PM’s promise of ‘full fibre broadband sprouting’ in every premises. The PM has declared he wants the UK’s 32 million premises to have full-fibre 1Gb access by 2025: more than double BT’s planned […]
SpaceX was due to launch Tel Aviv-based Spacecom’s Amos-17 satellite on August 3rd and has delayed the launch for several days due to a technical problem with the Falcon 9 launch rocket. The earliest date for launch is August 6th, probably during an early evening launch window from SpaceX’s Florida launch pad. Spacecom’s CEO David […]
BT internet traffic saw an 40 per cent increase in traffic in the space of an hour when Fortnite Season 10 was released in the UK at 9am on August 4th. Fortnite, played by 250 million gamers, recently
Thaicom, Thailand’s first satellite operator has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th 2019. Thaicom reported a net profit decrease compared to the previous quarter and the same quarter of last year due to the recognition of several extra expenses. Thaicom reported revenue from sales and services for Q2/2019 of THB […]
OneWeb wants to girdle the planet with around 650 satellites to provide global broadband coverage. To do this the company needs the permission of major countries to send and receive signals from the overhead satellites. Russia has refused to grant these rights to OneWeb. OneWeb had applied to the Russian State Commission for Radio Frequencies […]