Ofocm has published the latest figures for complaints received about the UK’s major broadband, mobile and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the final quarter of 2025, from October to December, and show an increase on the previous quarter for the first time since 2023. Complaints about broadband services decreased, while pay-TV complaints stayed the same. […]
On April 30th an Arianespace 64 rocket delivered 32 satellites for Amazon Leo’s mega-constellation. All 32 satellites were deployed over 12 separation events lasting roughly 25 minutes in total and thus helping put the satellites into ideal orbital positions between 450 and 470 kms altitude. That is too high, says SpaceX’s Starlink. The launch provided […]
FCC chairman Brendan Carr, talking on a panel session at the wireless CTIA event in Washington last week, said that the market for direct-to-phone (D2D) service needs more than one competitor to Starlink. “We think the market wants to be, should be, at least three facilities-based providers,” Carr told the CTIA’s recently appointed president/CEO Ajit […]
Canada-based MDA Space has opened a 185,000 square foot expansion of their existing manufacturing facilities in Montreal. The facility is specially designed to simultaneously and continuously assemble, integrate and test multiple MDA Aurora satellites, the company’s flagship line of digital satellite products. “Designed to meet the changing and highly competitive technical and business requirements of […]
Satellite imagery published by the open-source intelligence site Exilenova+ has confirmed a successful Ukrainian strike on the research and production branch of the NTC Radar scientific center in Rostov Oblast (on the Azov Sea) struck overnight between May 7th and 8th. According to Exilenova+, the main building was completely destroyed, while a second structure partially […]
Researchers at UK broadband comparison service, Broadband Genie, have analysed 144,509 broadband speed tests to find the best and worst locations where broadband speed drops at peak times. Broadband providers in the UK must advertise an estimated speed at the point of sale available to at least half of the customer base at peak times. […]
Starlink has lowered its introductory broadband pricing for the first three months of service. Specifically, the 100 Mb/s tier now costs $29 (€24.70) per month (down from $50), the 200 Mb/s tier $59 per month (down from $80) and Residential Max $99 per month (down from $120). This is not the first time that Starlink […]
Virgin Media O2 has recorded the biggest broadband traffic spike in its history, as millions tuned in to watch Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Prime Video on May 5th. Peak downstream traffic was up 17 per cent on an average Tuesday evening, making it the highest traffic event ever […]
Point Topic has released its regular update on fixed broadband availability in the UK, tracking the progress to the end of Q1 2026. The analysis is based on its broadband availability dataset which covers all 1.7 million UK postcodes. Key headlines include: At the end of Q1 2026, the overall FTTP coverage, including Openreach FTTP network, […]
Swiss semi-conductor and chipset manufacturer ST Microelectronics (STM) says it has delivered 7.5 billion integrated circuit chipsets to SpaceX’s Starlink since 2021. It added that its low Earth orbit-based revenues are now $600 million annually, and this segment will grow to $3 billion in 2030 with around 200 million user terminals deployed. Headquartered in Switzerland, […]