Global consumer media usage, including digital and traditional media channels, increased 2.4 per cent in 2024 to an average of 57.2 hours per week, following a sharp deceleration in time spent with media growth in 2023, according to a market intelligence report from media econometrics specialist PQ Media. Growth in consumer media usage, including all […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AST SpaceMobile, in coordination with AT&T, the ability to test direct-to-cellular connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum via its BlueBird satellites orbiting Earth. With this approval, it is envisioned that select first responders on FirstNet, Built with AT&T will trial public-safety-grade satellite communications later in 2025. AT&T […]
German antitrust body the Bundeskartellamt has sent Vodafone Group, Vodafone GmbH and Vantage Towers AG its preliminary legal assessment relating to the shortcomings in providing antenna sites to 1&1. Previously in 2021, Vodafone’s group company Vantage Towers had contractually agreed to provide the sites. However, massive delays have occurred since then. Vodafone and Vantage Towers […]
Japanese telcos KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones, making it the first such service in Japan. The service is compatible with 50 smartphone models and is available free of charge to au users for the time being without the need to apply. […]
French media giant Vivendi has signed an agreement which will see the sale of the majority of its shares in Poste Italiane’s TIM equal to 15 per cent of the company, for €684 million. Vivendi will hold onto a small stake in TIM, of 2.51 per cent of the telco’s ordinary shares which come with […]
According to research by O2, nearly half (42 per cent) of British mobile phone users are paying for additional mobile storage, with photos, videos and unused apps being the main culprits of storage consumption. The true cost of being a digital hoarder has been revealed, as research reveals Millennials admit to paying over six times […]
Vodafone has added Disney+ Premium Plan to its portfolio of Entertainment options, which already includes Amazon Prime and YouTube Premium. Vodafone customers can now save up to £119 with Airtime Plan with inclusive entertainment by choosing Disney+ Premium (RRP £12.99 per month) as their Entertainment option, for just £8 per month versus Airtime plans without […]
SES and Intelsat have both invested in Lynk Global, a satellite operator providing Direct-to-Device communications using low Earth orbiting satellites. The announcement was made at the Satellite 2025 show in Washington DC. SES and Intelsat are in the process of combining their assets, with SES in the final stages of acquiring Intelsat. SES and Lynk […]
Virgin Media O2 reports that its Mobile Transformation Plan will see the operator invest around £2 million (€2.3m) a day into its mobile network, equivalent to approximately £700 million this year, to enhance reliability, speed and coverage. This investment programme comes in response to mobile network demand reaching an all-time high, with traffic more than […]
AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as well as AST’s financial results, to outline how they will expand their satellite-based direct-to-device connections to Europe, and the rest of AST’s key target markets. The move will be a direct challenge to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband system. AST’s financial statement outlined how […]