Teresa Cottam, founder and Chief Analyst at Omnisperience and author of Telecoms Customer 2035, has issued a ruthless wake-up call for the telecoms industry: if telcos want to thrive in 2035, they urgently need to rethink customer relationships. According to Cottam, the evidence is stark. Hundreds of billions spent on 5G networks, fibre-to-the-home, digital transformation […]
Rocket launch observer and acknowledged expert Eric Berger has compiled his annual Power Ranking of the US rocket companies for 2025, and listed in the ArsTechnica specialist publication. Berger has compiled the list since 2022 with the aim of “[sparking] debate, discussion, and appreciation for the challenge of operating a successful rocket company.” Top of […]
Turkey has confirmed that it has initiated construction of a rocket launch site in Somalia, in North-East Africa. The selection of Somalia for the launch site is driven by its proximity to the equator, which provides a technical advantage for satellite launches. Phase 1 of the build is expected to take about 12 months with […]
During 2025, SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system achieved 4.6 million new customers, added more than 20 million Cruise line passengers, and served more than 21 million airline passengers. Indeed, Starlink is adding new customers at a rate of some 22,222 per day. These additions have boosted Starlink’s total customer base to more than 9.2 million up […]
The SpaceRISE consortium which is building Europe’s ‘next generation’ of highly-secure satellites, has started the process of procuring its new fleet. SpaceRISE issued its Requests for Proposals’ on December 29th 2025 to industry suppliers for 272 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and associated launch services. The consortium comprises Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat. The current procurement […]
DigitalBridge Group, a global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, and Crestview Partners, a private equity firm, have confirmed that affiliated investment funds have completed their previously announced take-private acquisition of WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW!), a provider of fibre-broadband Internet services and advanced connectivity solutions in the United States. “We are excited to […]
Thaicom’s CEO Patompob Suwansiri says that while by 2027 it still expects around 70 per cent of its annual revenues will come from its geostationary fleet, and helped by its Thaicom 10 satellite which will then be fully operational. Thaicom 10 is being built by Airbus and will be launched on a SpaceX rocket during […]
Eutelsat has announced that its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services are being deployed to connect passenger trains in Gabon, delivered in partnership with Airtel Gabon. The deployment builds on successful testing and is being implemented as part of a national initiative led by the Gabonese Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalisation and Innovation and […]
Data from Zen Internet shows that sustained growth in baseline traffic is now defining the trend, establishing a higher day-to-day norm, alongside short-term spikes. Across 2025, traffic on Zen’s network drove a 21 per cent increase in baseline demand. While Zen’s customer base continued to grow, overall usage increased at a significantly faster rate, highlighting the […]
The Philippines telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8 per cent from $8 billion (€6.8bn) in 2024 to $9.7 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, reveals intelligence and productivity platform Global Data. GlobalData’s Philippines Telecom Operators […]