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Starlink ups UK fees in congested areas

UK consumers are facing a surcharge of almost £200 (€235) over and above the initial signing on fee because of Starlink network congestion in some parts of the country, according to a report from Fibre Compare, Geoff Pestell, CEO at comparison site Fibre Compare, has commented on Starlink’s new surcharge and its impact on new […]

April 28, 2025By Chris Forrester

Charter slows cord cutting

Charter Communications, the US telco and mass media company, has reported that it slowed losses of pay-TV customers in Q1. The company, led by president and CEO Chris Winfrey, shed another 167,000 residential video customers during the quarter, compared to a year-earlier decline of 392,000. Charter had 12.7 million pay TV subscribers at the end […]

April 25, 2025

Research: School’s out, screens on

Virgin Media O2 has released data that shows children are reaching for screens as soon as school finishes, with a clear spike in broadband traffic at 3:40pm every weekday. The surge is being driven by data-heavy TV streaming and families watching YouTube.   The weekday traffic jump comes from Virgin Media O2’s broadband network analysis, which […]

April 24, 2025

Orange Q1 boosted by MEA; Europe stable

Orange has reported that Q1 2025 revenues reached €9.9 billion, up 0.6 per cent year on year (+€62 million) attributed to growth in retail services (+2.4 per cent or +€181 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-3.1 per cent or -€44 million). Equipment sales were 5.7 per cent lower (-€38 million) and other […]

April 24, 2025

Rakuten makes historic satellite video call

AST SpaceMobile (AST) activated one of its first BlueBird satellites over Japan in order to make a video call with staff from cellular telco Rakuten, its partner operator in Japan. Abel Avellan, CEO at AST, commented: “Another historic first! We completed our initial activation of our first BlueBird satellites in Japan with Rakuten Mobile to […]

April 24, 2025

Iridium to start testing D2D

Iridium, already a popular satellite system and in favour with military and first responders, says it will begin testing its satellite direct-to-device (D2D) service this summer with Norway’s Nordic Semiconductor. How long it will take before Iridium’s L-band D2D narrowband solution – which starts with just texting – will be integrated into chipsets for mobile […]

April 24, 2025By Chris Forrester

Telia reports “encouraging” Q1

Telia, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported that Q1 revenue increased 3.5 per cent to SEK 20.03 billion (€1.83bn) and like for like, revenue increased 3.3 per cent. Service revenue increased 1.9 per cent to SEK 17.03 billion and like for like, service revenue increased 1.8 per cent. Operating income increased 36.4 per cent to […]

April 24, 2025

Viasat successful D2D demo

Satellite communications specialist Viasat has successfully performed what it say is the first successful direct-to-handset (D2H) communication test using direct-to-device (D2D) technology in L-band in Brazil. The demonstration showcased two smartphones connecting directly via satellite using 3GPP NTN standards without the involvement of other terrestrial infrastructure. According to Viasat, his signifies the start of a […]

April 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Tele2 Q1 boosted by Baltics

Tele2, the Sweden-based multinational telco, has published its consolidated results for the first quarter 2025. The telco reported end-user service revenue of SEK 5.4 billion (€0.49bn), up 1 per cent organically compared to Q1 2024 driven by the Baltics. Total revenue of SEK 7.2 billion remained unchanged organically compared to Q1 2024. Further Q1 highlights […]

April 23, 2025

Anuvu achieves IFC speed boost

High-speed inflight connectivity and worldwide entertainment solutions provider Anuvu has upgraded its Dedicated Space platform, saying it drives over a 35 per cent increase in peak speed. Introduced in 2022, Dedicated Space optimises network performance by dedicating satellite capacity to individual aircraft and passengers, enabling a low-latency and reliable Internet experience. Now, Dedicated Space is […]

April 23, 2025