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satellite internet transmission dish

6th October, 2022 (1 Comment)

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that the proposed merger between two major global satellite communication and broadband operators, Viasat (USA) and Inmarsat (UK), could lead to airlines facing “higher prices for on-board wifi” due to the removal of a key competitor from the market.

world broadband connectivity

3rd October, 2022 (4 Comments)

The United Kingdom has succeeded in getting itself elected to hold a seat on the influential governing council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which will give it more of a say in future standards (broadband, satellite, mobile technologies etc.) and the allocation of global radio spectrum etc.

Starlink-Shetland-Islands-Coverage-Sept-2022

27th September, 2022 (13 Comments)

SpaceX’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based mega constellation of Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites has made a small but significant improvement to its coverage of the UK, which for the first time has now started to encompass the southern part of the remote Shetland islands in Scotland.

Sky-Glass-Broadband-TV

23rd September, 2022 (60 Comments)

Sky (Sky TV, Sky Broadband etc.) has denied a recent report claiming it had informed its trade suppliers that they would cease installing “new” satellite TV dishes on customer homes by the end of 2023, which was believed to reflect their increasing adoption of broadband internet based IPTV (video streaming etc.) delivery methods.

Starlink-Satellite-Dish-2

22nd September, 2022 (11 Comments)

Ookla, which maintains the Speedtest.net service, has published their latest Q2 2022 report into the internet download, upload and latency speeds for UK customers – and those in other countries – on SpaceX’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites. The bad news is that speeds have fallen sharply over the past year.

GSLV-MkIII-Rocket

20th September, 2022 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, has announced that 36 of their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband satellites have just arrived at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, ahead of an expected launch to space next month.

oneweb leo satellite

18th September, 2022 (7 Comments)

British satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government and various other investors, is reportedly seeking funding of around £3bn from a group of banks to help it cover the cost of massively expanding their ultrafast broadband network with second-generation (GEN2) satellites.

Starlink-High-Performance-Dish

16th September, 2022 (28 Comments)

SpaceX’s global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast satellite broadband service – Starlink – has made it possible for residential customers to optionally take their “High Performance” dish (antenna) instead of the “Standard” one, which could result in better service performance (speeds). But you’ll need deep pockets.

Eutelsat-Ariane-5-Rocket-with-KONNECT-VHTS-Satellite

8th September, 2022 (0 Comments)

European satellite operator Eutelsat, which is also the parent of UK ISP Konnect (We Konnect), are celebrating this morning after confirming the successful launch of their next gen ‘Very High Throughput Satellite’ (VHTS) into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.

OneWeb-Global-Coverage-Illustration

8th September, 2022 (4 Comments)

British-registered satellite broadband operator OneWeb has joined with the 5G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey (5GIC) and CGI to launch a new 5G-Pilot Test project, which will trial the ability to harness the firm’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to communicate with terrestrial 5G mobile devices (phones etc.).

OneWeb First Generation Satellite in Orbit

7th September, 2022 (0 Comments)

British-registered satellite operator OneWeb has teamed up with smart network provider Marlink to help the operator conduct the first at-sea trial of their new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based maritime service for ultrafast broadband connectivity.

5th September, 2022 (3 Comments)

British-registered OneWeb, which is building a mega constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites, has confirmed in their accounts that they took a $229.2m (£199m) hit after Russia blocked the launch of 36 platforms earlier this year due to the war in Ukraine and related sanctions.

Royal Caribbean Navigator-of-the-Seas Ship

31st August, 2022 (7 Comments)

The Royal Caribbean Group, which operates luxury cruises from various ports around the world (e.g. Southampton in England), has announced that it is to become the first fleet in the cruise industry to adopt Starlink’s (SpaceX) new network of low-latency ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

spacex_leo_starlink_vs_gso_broadband_satellite

26th August, 2022 (16 Comments)

The boss of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has confirmed that their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based Starlink satellites, which normally deliver ultrafast broadband around the world, will soon also enable 4G and 5G based mobile phones to connect directly with their mega constellation. The pledge.. “No More Cell Phone Dead Zones“.

starlink user terminal SpaceX

25th August, 2022 (30 Comments)

SpaceX’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based Starlink ultrafast broadband satellite service has been in the news a few times this week as they tweak their packages across the world, and today it’s the UK’s turn. Residential customers have been informed of a significant price cut from £89 to £75 per month. But there’s more.

spacex_starlink_leo_broadband_satellites

24th August, 2022 (11 Comments)

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellite service, fresh from trialling a cheaper capped allowance package in France (here), has now begun offering another new service – initially only in the USA – to customers who are stuck on a waiting list. The catch is that you’ll have to accept a potentially substandard (“Best Efforts“) connection.

Starlink-Dish-2-and-Modem

22nd August, 2022 (18 Comments)

One of the biggest obstacles to wider UK adoption of SpaceX’s popular Starlink service, which offers ultrafast latency and broadband via a mega constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has been price. But a trial in France that cuts the monthly rental to €50 (£42) may be a sign of things to come. But say goodbye to unlimited.

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