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Forecast: Wireless capital intensity to approach 11% by 2029

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, worldwide telecom investments were stable in 2025. Initial estimates indicate that telecom capex for the approximately 50 service providers covered in the Telecom Capex Report – representing roughly 80 per cent of global capex—was […]

April 7, 2026

Thaicom signs Amazon Leo deal

Thaicom, the Asian satellite operator and SpaceTech company, has announced that its subsidiary, TC 142 Company Limited, has entered into an agreement with Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Under the agreement, Thaicom will serve as an authorised distributor and landing rights holder for Amazon Leo in Thailand. Thaicom will deliver fast, reliable […]

April 7, 2026

Greece: United Group completes new terrestrial cable

United Group, the telecommunications and media provider in Southeastern Europe, has announced the completion of a new terrestrial cable connecting Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece. Built by United Fiber, United Group’s subsidiary, the cable strengthens the Group’s regional fibre network and improves connectivity across Southeastern Europe. Spanning 600 km and connecting eight key Greek cities – […]

April 7, 2026

Starlink signs MoU with India’s Meghalaya region

Starlink has cemented another Indian region into its coverage map by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meghalaya, the region which borders Assam to the North of Bangladesh. It has a population (in 2014) of some 3.2 million. The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Gwynn Shotwell (SpaceX’s President & COO), LaurenDreyer (VP/Starlink […]

April 7, 2026By Chris Forrester

Japan: Starlink for SoftBank smartphones

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is the latest to adopt SpaceX’s broadband-to-satphone system, Starlink. SoftBank joins NTT Docomo and KDDI in supporting Starlink. These are three very large Japanese carriers and will – between them – supply coverage over mountainous regions, remote islands and during Japan’s ever-present natural disasters. The trio will compete against one remaining telco […]

April 6, 2026By Chris Forrester

Amazon eyes Globalstar

Amazon is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for about $9 billion (€7.8bn). A deal would advance Amazon Leo’s orbiting broadband scheme enabling it to better compete with Starlink. Globalstar’s shares surged on the news to an 18-year high, driven by its valuable L-band spectrum and existing infrastructure. However, the potential deal […]

April 2, 2026By Chris Forrester

Report: UK broadband market flat

The UK broadband market remained relatively flat in Q4 2025, adding 14,000 subscribers to make a total broadband base of 28.96 million connections, according to Point Topic. Full fibre (FTTP) adoption surged ahead at its fastest rate since nationwide rollouts began, climbin to 81.3 per cent of premises, with multi-network overbuild increasing sharply, and FTTP […]

April 2, 2026

Eutelsat seeks ISRO deal for launches

Eutelsat is talking to India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about future satellite launches as it seeks to diversify beyond SpaceX and Europe’s Ariane rockets. Jean-François Fallacher, CEO of France-based Eutelsat, told Reuters that negotiations with ISRO were ongoing, though no deal has yet been reached. Reuters explained that France and India have deepened ties in […]

April 2, 2026

Forecast: 22m video telematics systems in US, Europe by 2030

Berg Insight, the IoT market research provider, has released a market study covering the video telematics market. The integration of cameras to enable various video-based solutions in commercial vehicle environments is one of the strongest trends in the fleet telematics sector in recent years. Berg Insight’s definition of video telematics includes a broad range of […]

April 2, 2026

Data: SpaceX takes 97% of US launch activity

Analysts at Bryce Tech have examined launch activity around the planet during Q4 2025. Bryce says that during the three-month period SpaceX had a 97 per cent market share of the US market and 83 per cent globally. China came a very distant second with 8 per cent of global launches, and Russia took 4 […]

April 1, 2026By Chris Forrester