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Now Amazon Plans 3236 Strong Satellite Broadband Constellation

5th April, 2019 (12 Comments)

Internet retail giant Amazon has joined SpaceX, Facebook, Telesat and British registered OneWeb to become the latest company with an eye toward launching a new global “low-latency, high-speed” broadband network, which will be supported by a huge constellation of 3,236 small Satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

UK ISP Big Blu Broadband Plan 300Mbps Unlimited Satellite Package

26th March, 2019 (3 Comments)

European Satellite and Fixed Wireless ISP Bigblu has revealed that they’re planning to launch a new a “fibre like service from the sky,” which will start from the middle of 2020 with broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps and “unlimited data allowances” across the UK and several other European countries.

OneWeb Boost Global Satellite Broadband Investment to £2.57bn

18th March, 2019 (3 Comments)

British space company OneWeb has secured a further $1.25 billion (£940m) in new funding to support their plans for launching a massive constellation of compact low-latency ultrafast broadband satellites into circular Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which takes their total investment pot to $3.4bn (£2.57bn).

VIDEO OneWeb Successfully Launch First 6 LEO Broadband Satellites

28th February, 2019 (0 Comments)

British registered space company OneWeb, part of a joint venture with Airbus, last night succeeded in launching the first six (OneWeb F6) of their compact low-latency ultrafast broadband satellites into circular Low Earth Orbit (LEO) around the earth at 1000km (close to their operational orbit).

SpaceX Rival OneWeb Get £18m for Ultrafast Broadband LEO Satellites

18th February, 2019 (3 Comments)

The UK Space Agency has awarded funding of £18 million to SpaceX rival OneWeb, which is currently in the process of building a huge constellation of 882 small Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites that will be able to supply fast broadband speeds at a lower latency to almost any part of the world.

UK FTTH Grows as Global Fixed Broadband Subscribers Hit 1 Billion

30th January, 2019 (1 Comment)

A new report has revealed that 81% of global fixed broadband ISP subscriptions were fibre optic (FTTH/B/C) and cable (DOCSIS) based during Q3 2018, while the total number of connections increased by 25.4 million (+2.6%) in the quarter to deliver a milestone total of 1.008 Billion!

Bigblu Broadband Launch Cheaper Satellite Plans for UK Homes

18th January, 2019 (0 Comments)

European and UK Satellite ISP Bigblu has refreshed their three primary broadband plans for residential customers, not least by adopting average download speeds (as measured at peak time), removing upfront equipment costs and lowering some monthly prices.

Scottish Sea Farms Help Rural Drimnin Get 50Mbps Wireless Broadband

8th January, 2019 (15 Comments)

Some 57 properties in the isolated rural village of Drimnin (West Highlands, Scotland) can now access broadband speeds of up to 50Mbps. The new fixed wireless network reflects a community collaboration with Scottish Sea Farms, which has resulted in a new ISP being setup called Drimnin Community Broadband CIC.

Real Estate Firm Tells UK Farmers to Build their own Broadband

3rd January, 2019 (21 Comments)

Real estate company Strutt & Parker has suggested that UK farmers, many of which aren’t exactly swimming in lots of spare cash, should consider investing to build their own “private” broadband networks instead of waiting for whatever the Government’s 10Mbps+ Universal Service Obligation (USO) will deliver.

Bigblu Broadband Launch 50Mbps Satellite Broadband for UK Homes

7th December, 2018 (11 Comments)

European Satellite ISP Bigblu has signed a new network capacity agreement with Eurobroadband Infrastructure (a Eutelsat subsidiary), which will enable them to launch a new “Konnect” branded package that offers faster download speeds of “up to” 50Mbps (6Mbps upload). But it’s not cheap.

Global Fixed Broadband Users Hit 984 Million as UK Fibre Surges

22nd October, 2018 (4 Comments)

The total number of world fixed broadband subscribers has now reached 984 Million (up by +2.53% during Q2 2018), which is up by 87 Million in the past year. Overall around 80% of subscriptions are now fibre optic (FTTH/B/C) and cable (DOCSIS) based, with older copper lines (ADSL) being cast toward the history books.

Satellite ISP Avanti Criticises Slow Broadband in Cornwall UK

10th October, 2018 (7 Comments)

Avanti, which operates the HYLAS Satellite broadband network, has claimed that a lack of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) in the County of Cornwall (England) is “costing jobs and holding back new start-ups,” with an estimated 6,500 Cornish businesses allegedly still being stuck in the economic slow lane (Council figures).

All Change as Comcast Win UK Bidding War with FOX for Sky UPDATE

22nd September, 2018 (22 Comments)

After a long battle Comcast has today beaten off Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox and emerged as the victor in their bidding war for control of Sky (Sky Broadband). The US cable giant raised their final bid to £30bn for the pan-European TV and broadband company (£17.28 per share), while Fox offered £15.67 per share.

Panasonic Adopts Inmarsat’s In-Flight Satellite Broadband Platform

20th September, 2018 (0 Comments)

Panasonic (Panasonic Avionics Corporation) has today signed a new deal with UK satellite operator Inmarsat, which will see the company deploying the “high-speed broadband” GX Aviation (Global Xpress) platform to deliver faster in-flight WiFi connectivity to the airlines (passengers) they serve.

Inmarsat UK Survey Finds InFlight Wi-Fi Access is Becoming Crucial

8th August, 2018 (10 Comments)

A new survey of 9,300 Airline passengers from 32 countries, which was conducted by Populus for Satellite operator Inmarsat, has found that 55% now view inflight WiFi connectivity as “crucial“. Likewise 67% would consider rebooking to a different airline if it offered good wireless broadband.

Satellite Solutions Worldwide Rebrands to Bigblu Broadband Group

29th May, 2018 (22 Comments)

European and UK satellite and fixed wireless operator Satellite Solutions Worldwide (Europasat) has re-branded to Bigblu Broadband Group PLC, although the operator remains focused on its niche market of the last 5% – 10% of rural customers in each country that are “unserved or underserved by fibre broadband“.

Testing Satellite Broadband on a British Airways Flight to the USA

9th April, 2018 (9 Comments)

In-flight internet access is increasingly growing to become a key service differentiator, particularly during long haul trips. Unfortunately the quality of on-board WiFi is still highly variable but on a recent flight with British Airways (UK to USA) we got the chance to see just how quickly this is improving.