Deutsche Telekom will build and operate the network of the future for the Stuttgart Region, laying the foundation for digitalisation of the area. The company is investing a total of up to €1.1 billion. The Region is providing a funding programme valued at up to €500 million to the commercial rollout. Deutsche Telekom and the […]
Dawn Harms, VP/Global sales at Boeing Satellite, told delegates to the CASBAA Industry Forum in Singapore that its plans to launch a massive satellite constellation had been paused. Boeing filed an application with the USA’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to build and launch between 1400-3000 small Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites for broadband […]
As smart functionality makes its way into homes and businesses, two devices are gaining a foothold into broader ecosystems to maximise growth and revenue opportunities: smart speakers and smart meters. No longer simply intelligent appliances in the home, these devices are becoming key entry points into the massive Internet of Things (IoT) value chain. According to […]
The fourth-generation (4G) LTE mobile service has had trouble penetrating some indoor office environments. Unfortunately, fifth-generation (5G) comes along with its own complications to this coverage challenge, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The challenges to good indoor cellular coverage are structural. Newer, more environmentally friendly window glass is hard for wireless signals to […]
Satellite operator ViaSat of Carlsberg, California, says it has introduced the USA’s fastest satellite internet business service, with download speeds available from 35 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s dependent on location. ViaSat’s ‘Inside ViaSat’ blog, issued June 26, stated: “The upgraded business service is made possible by our new ViaSat-2 satellite, the highest-capacity communications satellite in […]
Total pay-TV and telecom services revenue in Indonesia is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7 per cent over the period 2017-2022, mainly driven by growth in mobile data (4G) and fixed broadband revenues, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Mobile service subscriptions in Indonesia reached 426.6 million at […]
Virgin Media has officially passed 900,000 premises in Ireland with its ultrafast fibre broadband network. Over the past two years, Virgin Media has added 100,000 new homes and businesses to its network map in Ireland, and is on target to reach the 1 million milestone over the next 2 years. The announcement forms part of […]
A satellite-focussed panel at CASBAA in Singapore heard a slew of critics grumble at the Intelsat and SES joint proposal for the use of some C-band frequencies over the US. Roger Tong, CEO at AsiaSat, was highly critical, saying that the proposal was selling out the industry. Another vocal critic was Huang Baoshand EVP at […]
Riyadh-based Arabsat has signed a MoU with Cloud Constellation Corp of Los Angeles to use a proposed constellation of 12 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Cloud Constellation calls its patented scheme ‘Space Belt’ and Arabsat says it will use the LEO craft for a “space-based cloud service for securing high-value and highly sensitive data assets […]
Dataxis research shows that the European pay-TV market reached 185 million subscribers during the first quarter of 2018 and grew only by 0.3 per cent compared to Q4 2017. This is the lowest net add ever observed by Dataxis. Some 35 per cent of the pay-TV subscribers receive direct cable, 31 per cent satellite and […]