Japanese media and technology conglomerate SoftBank is looking for new investment possibilities in the satellite and related connectivity sectors. SoftBank already has a significant $1 billion+ investment in Low Earth Orbit business OneWeb, and Alex Clavel, an EVP at SoftBank told delegates at the SmallSat Symposium in California that his company was actively seeking to […]
Orange is striving to differentiate itself by the quality of its networks and the customer experience it offers. In order to secure the leadership it has already established in 4G, Orange is actively preparing for the arrival of 5G, the breakthrough network technology that will allow the development of radically new uses. To do this, […]
In what are potentially significant changes for financially troubled London-based Avanti Communications, the company announced a useful new contract and says it has appointed a new CEO. Kyle Whitehill is the new CEO, and he will join on April 3rd 2018. He joins Avanti from Liquid Telecom Group, where he has been CEO of Liquid […]
Kagan, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence, has published its latest State of Global 4G report. Of the 42 4G countries covered by Kagan, Denmark boasts the world’s highest 4G penetration rate at 83 per cent of total mobile subs, followed by South Korea at 76 per cent, and Australia at 65 per cent. […]
Nokia returned to operating profit in 2017 as new technologies helped to relieve some pressure from its declining network business. Operating profit was €16 million last year, up from a loss of €1.1 billion in 2016. The Technologies business, which includes areas such as digital health and patent licensing, was the top performer with revenues […]
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has declared its Q3 numbers (to September 30th 2017) saying that revenues were up 23 per cent for the nine months to $460 million (€370m), but with losses of $223 million ($75 million last year). GEE is building up media and broadband connectivity with in-flight and cruise ship entertainment now at […]
Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) Group, a global player in the delivery of alternative super-fast broadband services, has announced its unaudited trading update for the 12-months to November 30th 2017. During the period the Company delivered double digit like-for-like organic revenue growth, significantly increased total revenue, recurring revenue and Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and completed […]
Spain’s dominant telco Telefónica ended 2017 with FTTH passed through 20 million homes and businesses. The company plans to speed up the deployment of FTTH networks with the aim of covering the whole of the country with symmetrical optic fibre by 2020. In unison, Telefónica will also start the deployment of 5G this year with […]
In France, the Government has launched a public consultation as part of the process of devising a national strategy for 5G, with comms regulator Autorité de régulation des communications éléctroniques et des postes (Arcep) opening up a window for conducting 5G pilots. According to Arcep, two frequency bands appear to stand out in Europe. In […]
Passengers on airlines travelling over North America on jets equipped with Global Eagle Entertainment’s in-flight equipment will shortly get an even better experience. Global Eagle has tripled its Ku-band capacity on the SES-15 satellite and in particular the craft’s high-throughput beams to enable the delivery of high-speed broadband and a wide range of inflight communications […]