A satellite-focussed panel at CASBAA in Singapore heard a slew of critics grumble at the Intelsat and SES joint proposal for the use of some C-band frequencies over the US. Roger Tong, CEO at AsiaSat, was highly critical, saying that the proposal was selling out the industry. Another vocal critic was Huang Baoshand EVP at […]
Riyadh-based Arabsat has signed a MoU with Cloud Constellation Corp of Los Angeles to use a proposed constellation of 12 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Cloud Constellation calls its patented scheme ‘Space Belt’ and Arabsat says it will use the LEO craft for a “space-based cloud service for securing high-value and highly sensitive data assets […]
Eutelsat, the world’s third-largest satellite operator, has thwarted rumours – ignited by the company itself -that it is interested in bidding for Inmarsat. In a statement made on June 26th, the company said: “Pursuant to market rumours, during the trading session on 25 June, Eutelsat Communications issued, at the request of the UK Panel on […]
As the path towards 5G begins to gain momentum, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance has today set out its vision for a 5G future and the opportunities and challenges that will arise from deploying it. On the opening day of CommunicAsia – one of the most established telecommunications events – DSA President Kalpak Gude highlighted the […]
Rural businesses held back by poor mobile phone coverage say they are being kept in a “digital dark age” because of the reluctance of network operators to invest in the countryside. The CLA which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses in England and Wales told an influential group of MPs that Ofcom must force mobile […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will “headline” its intentions to make more intensive use of the C-band (3.7-4.2 GHz) spectrum frequencies at its July 12th meeting. FCC chairman Ajit Pai says that past victories do not guarantee success, and “Nowhere is this more evident than in our efforts to promote US leadership in the next […]
Vodafone UK has unveiled seven cities that will become 5G trial areas, with roll-outs starting between October and December this year. They form part of a major investment in building a world-class network infrastructure to support Gigabit UK, a proposed nation where people will enjoy ultra-fast connection speeds of one gigabit per second on the […]
Cable and radio broadcasters are formally asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for “much more information” on the Intelsat, Intel and SES proposals to restructure some of their C-band bandwidth for 5G services over the US. To date the FCC has made some extremely supportive noises about reallocating some of the satellite spectrum to speed […]
In January, a new company, US-based Swarm Technologies, launched 4 tiny satellites (‘Space Bees’) each barely larger than a slice of bread. The FCC told Swarm in December last year that they could not launch the satellites from the US until such time that the company had coordinated their transmission frequencies, and specifically that the […]
Eutelsat, speaking at an investment conference June 13th, said it would shortly start experimenting with a new small satellite technology with a view to launching a new LEO constellation of low-cost, narrow band, small satellites aimed at providing Internet of Things services. Eutelsat told delegates to the Exane/BNPP that its new generation craft would be […]