Eutelsat Communications and Facebook have selected Hughes Network Systems to supply its Jupiter System as the technology platform for satellite broadband services that both companies are preparing to launch in Sub-Saharan Africa. With the selection of the Juptier System, along with high-gain Ka-band spot beam capacity provided by Spacecom’s AMOS-6 satellite, Eutelsat and Facebook are […]
According to telecoms research firm Ovum, Australia’s nbn (National Broadband Network) Sky Muster satellite broadband service will be a world leader in the satellite broadband market. The soon-to-launch A$1.8 billion ((€1.2bn) Sky Muster service will help bridge the digital divide by enabling fast broadband access for up to 400,000 Australian premises including rural, regional and […]
Jersey-based OneWeb, which wants to orbit a constellation of more than 700 small satellites to serve the world’s under-connected Internet consumers, has applied for an FCC licence to operate over the US. OneWeb has opened an office near Washington DC in order to start the process, although the would-be satellite operator will have to secure […]
Satellite operator SES says it has won a capacity order from Facebook to supply bandwidth over sub-Saharan Africa. SES says the order includes capacity on 3 of its satellites (Astra 2G, Astra 3B and Astra 4A) to support Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi . offering. This capacity is additional to bandwidth already taken by Facebook with Eutelsat […]
UK mobile operator EE, part of the BT Group, plans to drive improvements to the EE customer experience with more UK customer service roles, while growing 4G coverage with the aspiration of taking 4G to the very edges of the UK. The investment in coverage will focus on filling in outdoor ‘notspots’ in current 4G […]
Eutelsat Communications has selected Gilat Satellite Networks to power a new range of broadband services in Western Russia. Eutelsat has selected Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c hub with X-Architecture and SkyEdge II-c small user terminals to deliver broadband services using the new Express AMU1/Eutelsat 36C satellite. The hub will be installed at the Dubna satellite centre operated […]
The global television industry is in the midst of a digital revolution, and it is now clear that streaming video and non-linear viewing will be the most disruptive forces this industry has ever experienced, according to a new report – The Digital Revolution Is Disrupting the TV Industry – by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). […]
NSR’s Wireless Backhaul via Satellite 10th Edition report forecasts the global installed base of satellite backhaul sites will surpass 67,000 by 2025 and will generate $2.1 billion in revenues. Mobile Backhaul will generate the majority of growth led by Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The new vertical IP Content Distribution, serving capacity offload and content distribution […]
In Flight connectivity specialists Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) says passengers travelling between North America and Europe on Icelandair are now the first in Europe to enjoy ‘jetway to jetway’ Wi-Fi access during the whole of their flight. The service is available on Icelandair’s Boeing 757 and 767 flights on 43 destinations across Europe and North […]
Satellite Internet, a specialist satellite ISP, is seeing a growing level of interest in the supplementary element of BDUK’s Basic Broadband For All scheme which aims to provide affordable broadband services of at least 2Mbps to all UK premises. Satellite Internet has been an approved provider under the Supplementary Scheme since its launch last December, […]