The average UK mobile subscriber could consume as much as 18 GB of data per month in 2021, according to CCS Insight’s latest UK mobile operator forecast. With consumers’ appetite showing little sign of relenting, this would represent a massive seven-fold hike from today’s 2.5 GB average. Such a leap would require network operators to […]
ViaSat’s plan for its ViaSat-3 global scheme and which includes plans for a broadband satellite over Europe, in which Eutelsat is closely involved, is tapping into European Space Agency (ESA) funding help with a cost-sharing scheme to help develop the consumer terminals and gateway access points for the proposed services. Specialist trade publication Space Intel […]
Speedcast, a specialist in providing fully managed, remote communication and IT solutions, and satellite operator SES have announced an agreement to provide several hundreds of Mbps of connectivity into Peru. This is the first agreement between the companies in Latin America to provide Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) capacity with high throughput capabilities and low latency. […]
Satellite giant Intelsat has linked with soft-drinks company Coca-Cola to promote satellite-delivered Wi-fi and broadband services across Africa. Intelsat and Coca-Cola have an interest through OneWeb (both are investors in OneWeb) which is planning to girdle the Earth with a mega-constellation of low orbiting satellites. Services, via OneWeb, should be available by 2019. The Intelsat/Coke […]
Es’hailSat has announced a new partnership with Inmarsat, which will see the Qatar-based communications satellite operator complement its existing portfolio of fixed Ku and Ka-band services with Inmarsat’s L-band service. The partnership is the first of its kind in Qatar, which consolidates all L-band service requirements for the country through Es’hailSat. The agreement is part […]
Nokia and Vodacom have signed an MoU under which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to accelerate the launch of the new technology and enable Vodacom to drive digitalisation for the benefit of businesses and individuals in South Africa. Nokia has a 5G portfolio that will allow operators to gain an early-to-market advantage in […]
Mobile data will be the main driver of growth in the African telecoms market, with the number of mobile broadband connections on the continent set to more than double over the coming five years, and rise from 419 million at end-2017, to 1.07 billion at end-2022, according to Ovum’s Forecaster data service. The growth of […]
Vodafone Italia has made the first 5G data connection in Italy, within the framework of tests promoted by the Ministry of Economic Development. The telecommunications operator used the 3.7-3.8 GHz frequency band for the live 5G trials in the metropolitan region of Milan. The 5G data connection was conducted using a localised antenna at the […]
OneWeb is a proposed mega-constellation of an initial 648 low-orbiting satellites designed to bring affordable broadband access to the whole planet. Eventually, OneWeb is planning a total of 4425 satellites in its fleet. Founder Greg Wyler, speaking last week before the USA’s Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Technology, said the first two test satellites […]
Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat says it has been trialling a 50 Mb/s in-flight service direct to aircraft passengers. “The result of a unique partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network Systems and Carlisle Interconnect, the high-speed broadband offering will be available for airlines to offer its passengers within the next year,” it […]