From mining on the moon to humanoid robots, DE-CIX experts Ivo Ivanov (CEO) and Dr Thomas King (CTO) evaluate some of the biggest trends and the essential interplay with communication technology. Below are 5 trends they believe will shape the connected business world, the further evolution of technology, and the interconnection business in 2025. Trend […]
The past months have seen a tennis match of submissions volley back and forth between SpaceX and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over granting SpaceX and its Starlink satellites access spectrum and link with the world’s smartphones. SpaceX urgently wants access, and the FCC has – to date – firmly declined. A report from Scotiabank […]
November 7th saw satellite operator SES present its latest set of numbers. By and large the all-important analysts thought they were solid, and there was an initial uptick with share prices jumping from €3.50 to €3.81. But within a few hours that optimism had vanished and SES suffered the ignomany of falling to a 52-week […]
The already much-delayed launch date for Europe’s giant heavy lift Ariane 6 rocket has again been delayed. Arianespace officials and the European Space Agency (ESA) said in the summer they were working towards a December 2024 launch. But on November 8th, Arianespace announced that the rocket would not launch until Q1 2025 and “from mid-February”. […]
It is becoming ever-clearer that geostationary satellite operators can no longer serve new clients without access to lower orbiting satellites. SES has its mPOWER O3b fleet. Eutelsat has its OneWeb lower orbiting assets. Now California-based Viasat, which also owns London-based Inmarsat, says it wants a closer relationship with Canada’s Telesat and its upcoming Lightspeed low […]
Sami Kassab, an equity analyst at investment bank BNP/Paribas, summed up the latest (Q3 and year-to-date) revenue numbers from satellite operator SES and describing them as “solid… and ahead of consensus”. His comments were made despite the ever-declining income from SES’s once-vital Video division. But even in Video there was an improvement (-3 per cent […]
Starlink is pausing its subscriber drive in several African countries because of “soaring demand for its broadband service”. SpaceX says too many users are trying to access the Starlink service in those regions which are currently at network capacity. One local commentator said that Starlink demand has been “skyrocketing”. One source said that Starlink’s network […]
A report in Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper says that Munich-based Rivada Space has not been paying salaries on time this year and has outstanding bills to at least four suppliers. The is said to not be the first time that there have been delays. The newspaper quotes a letter from CEO Declan Ganley, sent on June […]
Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbiting system will be officially launched in Thailand in December and go fully ‘live’ in January for commercial users, according to The Bangkok Post. OneWeb and the nation’s National Telecom (NT) will co-launch the system which is being tested this month. OneWeb’s gateway teleport facility is expected to support more than […]
Neo Space Group (NSG), a PIF-owned company and Saudi Arabian provider of satellite communication services, has been chosen by Turkish Airlines to equip its upcoming fleet of 14 A350 aircraft, currently in production and set for delivery in 2026 and 2027, with NSG’s IFC solution. Turkish Airlines is the first European carrier to partner with […]