In Flight Entertainment (IFE) and broadband connectivity, is a fast-growing business for airlines and their satellite bandwidth suppliers says a study from Euroconsult. The Paris-based research organisation says more than 23,000 commercial aircraft will offer connectivity to passengers by 2027. This is a dramatic increase from the 2017 number of some 7,400 aircraft. Pacôme Revillon, […]
Dawn Harms, VP/Global sales at Boeing Satellite, told delegates to the CASBAA Industry Forum in Singapore that its plans to launch a massive satellite constellation had been paused. Boeing filed an application with the USA’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to build and launch between 1400-3000 small Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites for broadband […]
The fourth-generation (4G) LTE mobile service has had trouble penetrating some indoor office environments. Unfortunately, fifth-generation (5G) comes along with its own complications to this coverage challenge, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The challenges to good indoor cellular coverage are structural. Newer, more environmentally friendly window glass is hard for wireless signals to […]
Satellite operator ViaSat of Carlsberg, California, says it has introduced the USA’s fastest satellite internet business service, with download speeds available from 35 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s dependent on location. ViaSat’s ‘Inside ViaSat’ blog, issued June 26, stated: “The upgraded business service is made possible by our new ViaSat-2 satellite, the highest-capacity communications satellite in […]
Total pay-TV and telecom services revenue in Indonesia is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7 per cent over the period 2017-2022, mainly driven by growth in mobile data (4G) and fixed broadband revenues, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Mobile service subscriptions in Indonesia reached 426.6 million at […]
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 […]