Global wireless 5G connections have reached 438 million by the third quarter of 2021 and are on pace to exceed 540 million by the end of the year, according to data from research firm Omdia, reports 5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas. “Despite challenging times […]
Dataxis has published its latest report on the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) civil communications market. After years of significant growth, the decline in traditional video activity in the most developed countries is being sustained, resulting in a limited but steady decline in the turnover of FSS operators. The outlook for the future is equally becoming […]
Eutelsat’s investment in low Earth orbiting business OneWeb has won recognition from Euroconsult who have awarded the deal the ‘Strategic Transaction of the Year’. The award is a recognition of Eutelsat’s strategic move in April 2021 to take a leading stake in OneWeb alongside Bharti Global and the UK government. The transaction consolidates Eutelsat’s position […]
South Africa’s regulator, ICASA, has issued a fresh set of licences for 4G and 5G broadband expansion. The move was expected and comes ahead of a new auction of spectrum scheduled for Q1/2022. The issue of this temporary spectrum was made in response to legal threats from the cellular industry which is hard pressed to […]
Harmonic has successfully completed technology upgrades associated with SES’s Phase 1 transition plan for C-band spectrum in just nine months. This was accomplished utilising Harmonic’s XOS Edge software-based solution for satellite media processing and edge delivery. “Tightknit collaboration between partnering companies led to a successful world-first deployment of software solutions for the transformation of C-band […]
Prodapt, the consulting, technology & managed services provider to the Connectedness vertical, has announced that it acquired SLR Dynamics, a UK-based company focussed on digital engineering and automation services in the TMT industry. SLR Dynamics counts leading European and African telcos as their customers. This is Prodapt’s second acquisition for the year following its acquisition […]
The UK Government, together with UK mobile network operators, has announced a joint ambition for 35 per cent of the UK’s mobile network traffic to be carried over open and interoperable Radio Access Network (RAN) architectures by 2030. “Open network architectures will play a key role in enhancing the security and resilience of the networks […]
xR specialists All of it Now (AOIN) used disguise gx2cs to immerse viewers of the NBA Conference Finals in an extended reality (xR) concert experience custom-designed to reflect the unique style of each of the four performing artists. AT&T, the Official 5G Wireless Network Partner of the NBA and presenting partner of the NBA Conference […]
Avanti Communications, a provider of high throughput satellite capacity across EMEA, has announced the launch of INSTANT5G, a new research project endorsed by the European Space Agency, UK Space Agency and the Romanian Space Agency. The 5G via INtegrated Satellite and TerrestriAl CommuNicaTion (INSTANT5G) project aims to extend 5G coverage for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) […]
The latest results and rankings of the Network Readiness Index (NRI) have been released by the Portulans Institute, revealing how countries around the world are leveraging information technologies to emerge from the Covid pandemic and become ‘network ready’. The latest edition – the third compiled by the Portulans Institute since taking over the Index from […]