BT Group’s EE and BT Sport have demonstrated the first live broadcast with remote production over 5G – an approach BT Sport will use to increase the coverage available to viewers with more matches and faster highlights. The pair partnered to showcase the capability by delivering a live, two-way broadcast over 5G from Wembley Stadium […]
Avanti Communications has successfully signed up a couple of major resellers of capacity. A Master Service Agreement (MSA) has been concluded with Afrique Telecom, the France headquartered operator of satellite-based broadband over Central/West Africa which connects consumers and businesses throughout the area serviced by Avanti’s new Hylas-4 satellite. Avanti has struck a similar agreement with […]
On November 18th, Nokia, AT&T and Jaunt will show fans of American Football what they claim is the future of mobile content and immersive experiences with a 5G demonstration and ‘tailgate’ [informal social gathering] before the Atlanta Falcons faceoff against the Dallas Cowboys. Using 5G connectivity and Jaunt’s volumetric capture technology, fans can show their […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has fined telcos EE £6.3 million (€7.1m) and Virgin Media £7 million for overcharging phone and broadband customers who wished to leave their contracts early. The penalties are the result of investigations into EE’s and Virgin Media’s early-exit charges. Phone and broadband companies can charge customers who decide not to see […]
Basque-Country cable operator Euskaltel is at a crossroads in deciding whether to stay local and consolidate its position in the north of Spain, or go national to compete with Movistar, Vodafone, Orange and MasMovil. Its new major shareholder, the UK’s Zegona, is pushing for a national approach and is willing to take the control of […]
The US Federal Communications Commission is undertaking its first-ever high-band 5G spectrum auction. Bidding is beginning on spectrum in the 28 GHz band (Auction 101), which will be followed by bidding for spectrum in the 24 GHz band (Auction 102). The FCC is making 1.55 gigahertz of spectrum available through these two auctions. These auctions […]
UK mobile network EE, part of BT Group, is switching on 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The first launch cities will be the UK’s four capital cities – London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast – and Birmingham and Manchester. EE is building 5G in the busiest parts of the six launch cites – […]
The European Commission is to initiate proceedings against two Member States for not complying with EU spectrum rules. Two letters of formal notice will be sent to Croatia and The Netherlands requesting full implementation of the European radio spectrum rules on the grounds of the 700 MHz Decision (EU) 2017/899. In line with these EU […]
Scandinavian telco Telenor has launched what it says is the very first 5G pilot in Scandinavia. The pilot will serve as a testbed for the superfast fifth generation mobile network in Norway. The pilot was launched during the technology and innovation conference Kongsberg Summit, with Telenor claiming a milestone in Norwegian telecommunications history. “We have […]
Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. Overall, complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and pay-TV services have declined since the last quarter, and are at their lowest levels since it started collecting this data in 2010. The report reveals the […]