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Research: Parents turn to tech restrictions as punishment

As UK children head back to school, research from Zen Internet highlights how parental control has shifted for a digital generation. Gone are the days when being sent to your room or grounded was the ultimate deterrent. For today’s Gen Alpha and Z, nothing hits harder than losing access to their devices or the internet. […]

September 8, 2025

Peru: Gilat lands $25m contract to power digital inclusion

Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has signed an additional $25 million (€21.4m) agreement with Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications programme. This award is for the modernisation of the Regional Broadband network in the Cusco region. The migration […]

August 29, 2025

Community Fibre launches international eSIM

Community Fibre has launched the Community Fibre eSIM, an international data roaming eSIM to over 160 countries, available at prices starting at £2.29. Already known in London for delivering value versus the national broadband providers, Community Fibre is now offering affordable data roaming to help travellers avoid hefty data roaming fees. The Community Fibre eSIM […]

August 27, 2025

Viasat IFC for Aeromexico

Embraer, Viasat and Aeromexico have announced the installation of advanced in-flight internet connectivity on Aeromexico’s E190 jets, further integrating the airline’s fleet with fast Wi-Fi for its customers. High speed satellite connectivity via Viasat’s global Ka-band network will allow Aeromexico passengers on these aircraft to stream movies and television, watch live sports, access the internet, […]

July 14, 2025

Sky launches 5 Gbps Full Fibre speed, WiFi 7 hub

Sky Broadband has launched its new Full Fibre 2.5 Gigafast+ and Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ packages, claiming it now offers “the UK’s fastest broadband speeds any major provider”. The 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps speeds will be delivered by the new Gigafast+ hub which leverages WiFi 7 technology and is capable of delivering speeds twice […]

July 9, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Virgin Atlantic to offer Starlink Wi-Fi

Virgin Atlantic is the first UK airline to announce plans to introduce Starlink in-flight connectivity. The airline will begin installing streaming-quality Wi-Fi on its Boeing 787s, Airbus A350s, and A330neos from Q3 2026, with the installation expected to be completed by the end of 2027.   By leveraging an advanced satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, […]

July 9, 2025

MINI partners with Transatel for connected cars

MINI customers in the UK, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland can now activate the Personal eSIM of their MINI with Transatel’s Ubigi 5G data plans to enjoy WiFi connectivity on-board, irrespective of […]

July 9, 2025

Vodafone IoT expands Internet in the Car service to Slovakia

Vodafone IoT has announced the expansion of its Internet in the Car service to Slovakia, extending the number of countries where motor manufacturers can offer vehicles with reliable in-car internet access to 33. Furthermore, the service allows drivers to seamlessly roam in more than 40 European countries. Slovakia is the latest addition to Vodafone IoT’s […]

June 25, 2025

FreeCast announces its D2M entertainment software platform

FreeCast has announced its Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) entertainment software platform, a service designed to allow telecoms and ISPs across the globe to offer a monetisable video product without costly infrastructure and hardware investments. This will allow telecoms to tap into a new revenue stream that is currently dominated by smart TV platforms. This is achieved by […]

June 12, 2025

Speedcast partners with Antamedia

Speedcast, the communications and IT services provider, has partnered with Antamedia, a provider of advanced on-premise and cloud-based network management solutions, to integrate its Enterprise WiFi Hotspot and Digital Guide Hospitality software in the latest release of Speedcast’s SIGMA intelligent network management platform. The integration supports new end-user features and functionalities now directly available in […]

June 3, 2025