Paris, Châtillon and Linas-Montlhéry are the next zones confirmed for 5G tests by Orange. The announcement comes following the ARCEP agreement on the allocation of frequencies in the 3400-3800 MHz band for 5G tests. Starting this autumn, Orange will offer its partners the chance to test innovative products and services in a 5G laboratory at […]
India’s broadband audience grew 2.01 per cent in May, and well ahead of April’s 1.73 per cent. According to India’s TRAI regulator, this equates to 10.2 million extra connections (compared to 7.19 million in April). TRAI says that a major portion of new users signed up for wireless broadband, and its cell-phones and laptop ‘dongles’ […]
Intelsat has joined the Seamless Air Alliance, a consortium dedicated to the development and promotion of standards to facilitate a better, more seamless, inflight connectivity experience for passengers. The standards would eliminate the immense costs and hurdles commonly associated with acquisition, installation, and operation of data access infrastructure by streamlining system integration and certification, providing […]
Virgin Media customers will soon be able to keep track of exactly when technicians are due to arrive through real-time updates on their smartphone, tablet or computer. The new service will provide customers with important appointment details, starting with a reminder the day before, and continuing with live updates on the day of the appointment […]
The 2018 World Cup was the most-streamed sporting event ever, by volume of data, on the Akamai platform. France not only took home the trophy in Russia, they also won the most-streamed game. The highest traffic peak on the Akamai platform during a single game of the tournament was during the semi-final between France and […]
According to Dataxis, as at Q1 2018 pay-TV in Latin America reached 71.4 million subscribers, which represents a drop of around 0.1 per cent compared to the end of 2017. Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico were the markets that recorded the highest loss of subscribers. For the first quarter of 2018, América Móvil remained the main […]
Research from UK alternative digital infrastructure provider CityFibre suggests that millions of broadband customers across the UK may have been misled about their broadband service. Now that almost all broadband customers say a reliable Internet connection is important to them, clarity on which technology offers the best service is vital. The clear majority (86 per […]
Two of Google X’s futuristic development projects, its Project Loon and Project Wing have been spun off by Google’s parent company (Alphabet) as standalone businesses although remaining as part of the Alphabet family. Loon envisages a fleet of giant balloons floating in the stratosphere (at 18-25 kms high) to connect remote and underserved locations below […]
Last week, the FCC said that the proposal from Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Intel for a restructuring of their C-band capacity over the US can proceed to the next stage. But reading the small print in the form of comments from the four Commissioners, who voted 4-0 in favour of the scheme, throws up some […]
Spain will launch its first 5G auction next week to award licences and kickstart 5G deployment, with the first services scheduled for June 2020 when DTT migration is completed. The main telco operators -Telefónica, Orange, Vodafone and MasMovil- will bid for the licences valued at an initial price of €100 million. In the auction, 200 […]