BT and US telco Verizon Communications have announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture – in a move they say is set to transform international connectivity. The new joint venture will focus on serving multinational organisations. It is expected to serve more than 3,000 […]
Last week’s FCC-organised AWS-3/113 auction of terrestrial spectrum in the US raised $3.2 billion for the areas under offer. Analysts at BNP-Paribas have looked at the results. The bank says: “Verizon spent $3.2 billion – or 90 per cent of the auction total – to buy 82 licenses. T-Mobile spent $278 million for 102 licenses […]
A textbook launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket (owned by arch-rival SpaceX) took three AST SpaceMobile satellites into transfer orbit on June 17th from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The three craft – BlueBird 8, 9 and 10 – are the largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit, measuring approximately 2,400 square […]
Ampersand, the audience-first TV advertising sales and technology company, has announced a partnership with Fandango, the movie discovery and ticketing platform, and Kochava, ah attribution and measurement provider. This collaboration delivers a full-funnel, cross-screen theatrical advertising solution that combines precision audience creation, privacy-focused activation, and holistic attribution to connect TV exposure directly to ticket sales. […]
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have an agreement “in principle” to form a new joint venture which aims to help end wireless dead zones in the US, including in rural areas, by pooling limited spectrum resources to increase capacity, improve the customer experience, and help satellite providers reach more customers through a unified platform. The JV […]
FOX Entertainment knew it was facing some production challenges when it was planning to film season two of the reality TV show Extracted. The premise: 12 contestants are dropped alone into the Canadian wilderness. Their loved ones then watch the action 24/7 via a live camera feed and biometric data and the only way a […]
Verizon, the US wireless carrier company, trimmed its multi-line prices somewhat in December, but has now made a further discount available. Sam McHugh, an equity analyst at BNP-Paribas, says Verizon has added a $10 promotional discount to its advertised prices which had only just been cut. McHugh, in a note to clients, says: “The price […]
Streaming has transformed how audiences consume film, television, and live events, but the industry faces a slowdown in new subscribers, high churn, and fierce competition. While exclusive content, bundles, and ad tiers help, they fall short on long-term engagement. The next phase lies in loyalty and rewards systems, adapted from retail and telecoms, to keep […]
The news that Scotiabank telecoms analyst Andres Coello had downgraded shares in AST SpaceMobile to ‘Sell’ surprised the market. On October 8th came the news that US cellular giant Verizon was firmly confirming it would start offering AST’s cellular service from space. AST’s shares surged 17 per cent as a result. “Through our definitive commercial […]
Scott Wisniewski, AST SpaceMobile’s (AST) president used a Bloomberg Businessweek TV interview on October 2nd to explain in some details how tests of its satellite to ground transmissions were going. Wisniewski said that AST’s signals would cope with “one wall” of a premises or inside a car. He told Bloomberg that a user simply would […]