Viavi Solutions has released industry data on the state of 5G trials globally. Despite 5G standards not being expected until 2020, 25 mobile operators have already announced that they are lab testing “5G”. Among those, 12 report having progressed to field testing. An additional four operators have announced their plans for 5G trials. Five operators […]
Jersey, Channel Islands-based OneWeb is building a new satellite constellation of 720 spacecraft to orbit at 1200 kms, and girdle the Earth supplying high-capacity broadband around the planet. Japan’s SoftBank is investing $1.2 billion in the $3.5 billion project, and the first batch of 10 satellites are under construction in Toulouse, France, by Airbus. SoftBank’s […]
Ericsson has introduced a 5G platform for the needs of the first movers in 5G. Communications are moving toward data-heavy applications like Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality everywhere. In light of that, Ericsson claims it is now first to market with solutions to enable today’s networks to evolve smoothly to the next generation of networks. […]
Qantas customers on WiFi enabled domestic flights will be able to watch their favourite shows, avoid missing out on live sport and listen to almost any song they like, with Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify coming on board to provide content in 2017. With speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional inflight WiFi, Qantas will […]
Eutelsat has reported better than expected half-year numbers. While the headline revenues of €754.4 million were down 0.9 per cent, cost savings and efficiencies helped deliver a respectable level of profitability, with an EBITDA margin of 77.9 per cent (up 0.4 per cent). Net income was up 2.2 per cent at €192 million. However, Eutelsat is […]
Intelsat’s I-33e is successfully on orbit having entered service on January 29th. The craft was launched last August and had been expected to enter service during Q4 last year. Intelsat is now considering making an insurance claim. The delay was caused because the satellite’s primary thruster failed after launch, but Intelsat’s engineers brought into use […]
Jersey-based OneWeb, which is planning a 900-spacecraft constellation of broadband satellites, is ordering solar panels from an Albuquerque, New Mexico factory. SolAero, in a statement, says that it is expanding its existing facility to meet the new demand. SolAero already supplies solar panels to satellites and will start qualifying OneWeb’s order in March in readiness […]
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is a specialist provider of aircraft-based In Flight Entertainment (IFE), of which more in a moment. However, GEE said February 2nd that 2016 had been a record year for its live event telecasts to cruise ships on its MTN-TV channel. MTN-TV delivered nearly 700 events and 2,627 hours of live televised […]
Streaming live content and using social media at 36,000 feet are poised to become reality at the end of this year for passengers connected to Taqnia Space Aero services’ platform following an agreement with Eutelsat Communications and Taqnia Space (TSC), owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. The multi-million dollar, multi-year deal […]
Intelsat has announced that Quantis Global, a broadband service provider in Europe and Northern Africa, has signed an agreement to enhance and expand the Quantis network using services provided by Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites (HTS) and IntelsatOne Flex services, bringing higher performing broadband services across the region. Quantis, part of Eurona Wireless Telecom, will incorporate […]