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Eutelsat numbers: ‘Improving revenue trend’

Despite falls in overall revenues (down 1.9 per cent like-for-like) Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer says that the satellite operator is on the mend. “I would highlight the progressive improvement throughout the year for the five operating verticals. Moreover, in terms of financial discipline, we are ahead of plan on the LEAP cost savings programme. Elsewhere, […]

August 1, 2018By Chris Forrester

VIAVI: 90% of fibre deployments drive Gbit Internet globally

Gigabit Internet is now available to 301 million people across 49 countries, according to the latest data in the Gigabit Monitor from VIAVI Solutions. The volume of gigabit Internet deployments has increased by 38 per cent since May 2017. This means that 4.2 per cent of the global population now has gigabit internet available to […]

August 1, 2018

FCC to answer C-band consortium by “mid-2019”

A year from now and the FCC should have its answer for the consortium of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat (and Intel) in their quest to sell some of their C-band satellite spectrum over the US. The consortium is offering an initial 100 MHz of bandwidth, but some members of the FCC are saying 200-300 MHz of […]

August 1, 2018

Intelsat’s “great opportunity”

Satellite operator Intelsat’s CEO Steve Spengler spoke of the company’s “great opportunity” and cited the near-completion of the deployment of its new ‘Epic’ fleet of craft and the raising of $633 million in fresh capital. He was speaking during the release of Intelsat’s Q2 results. But Spengler’s main comments were focused on the FCC’s enthusiasm […]

July 31, 2018By Chris Forrester

SES supports 5G-VINNI project

SES is continuing its commitment to satellite-enabled 5G networks by providing satellite fleet capacity, ground infrastructure and end-to-end solutions to the 5G Verticals Innovation Infrastructure (5G-VINNI) project. These contributions will enable 5G demonstrations and validation of the target 5G Key Performance Indicators and use cases. The project will explore solutions in areas such as public […]

July 31, 2018

Telesat super-constellation decision close

Telesat has signed contracts with a consortium comprising Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies/SS-L to carry out the preliminary design for the proposed ‘super constellation’ of Telesat Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites. Telesat wants to operate an initial 120 LEO satellites, and have them in orbit by 2021. Ottawa-based Telesat, in its statement, said the […]

July 31, 2018

Vodafone Spain commences 5G deployment

Vodafone Spain has started its deployment of 5G NSA networks in major Spanish cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao and Malaga. Vodafone, along with Huawei, has installed 30 x 5G antennas in the different cities located in the centres, Universities and technological hubs to test the 5G services. The company has used the 3.7 […]

July 30, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Taqnia Space contracts additional capacity from Eutelsat

Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space (TSC) has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat including incremental multi-transponder wide-beam capacity on the Eutelsat 70B satellite as well as the fifth HTS spotbeam on Eutelsat 3B, on which it already operates the four others. This incremental capacity will enable Taqnia Space to add more space assets to its high-density […]

July 30, 2018

SES still under pressure; C-band a “win-win”

Half-yearly results from satellite operator SES showed video revenues – worth 67 per cent of group revenues – remain under pressure, with the company booking €650 million in H1 2018, but this was 2.3 per cent lower than H1 2017. At H1 2018, SES distributed 7,941 total TV channels globally, up 3 per cent compared […]

July 27, 2018By Chris Forrester

€437m for 5G spectrum in Spain

Spain’s dominant telcos – Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone – have taken all the 5G spectrum on auction in Spain for €437 million, four times more than the initial price. MásMóvil withdrew from the auction by acquiring directly 80 MHz from other operators. Vodafone has bought 90 MHz of the 5G spectrum for €198.1 million, followed […]

July 26, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid