According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data centre IT industries, global revenue for broadband access equipment declined 2 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2019, reaching $2.9 billion. Increased shipments of XG-PON1,
Following successful trials with customers in London, Three UK has confirmed it will launch 5G in August with a 5G home broadband service in London. Three then intends to launch both mobile and home broadband offerings in 25 towns and cities across the UK before the end of the year. The move ollows EE which […]
Last week a meeting was held, hosted by the Technology Policy Institute in Washington DC, to hear various presentations and submissions on the increasingly vexed proposal by the C-Band Alliance to restructure 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US to help speed the roll-out of 5G. The meeting was held to review – and […]
Avanti Communications has released its audited results for the 18 month period, and confirmed that its ’end of year’ would now be December 31st each year. The satellite operator says that its total revenue for the period was $73.7 million (the previous 12-month period to June 2017 saw revenues of $56.6 million). Avanti says that […]
Subject to weather conditions and the usual last-minute technical glitches, SpaceX is planning to launch its next Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24, at 11.30pm local time. A planned launch date of June 22nd has slipped by two days. The mission is for the US Air Force and its complex Space Test Programme which involves […]
Openreach engineers will use ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology for the first time to help minimise disruption and speed up the deployment of cutting-edge Fibre-to-the-Premises broadband infrastructure (FTTP) in Salisbury. Using GPR allows Openreach’s engineers to see and map out a clear route for its new cables without any drilling, probing or digging. That means […]
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is working with OneWeb – in which it has a major stake – to use satellites to support and control self-driving vehicles in Japan. SoftBank says they are installing more than 3300 points at base stations throughout Japan which can provide what is described as centimetre-level accuracy. Testing starts in July. […]
If – or perhaps when – the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approves some sort of variation of the C-Band Alliance’s plan for the adoption of 180 MHz of satellite frequency over the US, there will be another financial beneficiary. The Alliance is being led by Intelsat and SES, who between them control around 90 per […]
About 1000 passengers – plus crew – on a fleet of Mississippi paddle wheel steamboats can now access satellite-delivered broadband. The American Queen Steamboat Co has equipped its American Queen vessel with FMC GlobalSat connectivity. The company is adding connectivity to its sister vessels, American Countess and American Duchess. The American Queen Steamboat Company operates a […]
Teleste Corporation has announced ecosystem collaboration with VIAVI Solutions, a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions as well as optical technologies. Acceptance as a Silver Partner in the VIAVI DAA Test-Ready Certification Programme proves that Teleste has engaged with VIAVI and has roadmap in place to support interoperability between the company’s Distributed […]