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Ofcom Grant Kepler a UK Licence for Small Broadband Satellites

5th April, 2025 (1 Comment)

The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has finally granted Canadian company Kepler Communications a wireless telegraphy satellite earth station network licence for the operation of their new global network of CubeSats and larger sized broadband satellites. This will allow them to deploy their user terminals for a range of different services in the UK.

British Satellite Broadband Operator Avanti Opens New HQ

4th April, 2025 (1 Comment)

Avanti Communications, which is based in the UK and runs the HYLAS network of four large Ka-band communication satellites in high earth orbit (35,792km) for rural broadband and backhaul delivery across the EMEA, has this week opened a new technology HQ in the heart of Spaceport Cornwall’s Space Systems Operations Facility in Newquay.

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Amazon to Launch First 27 Project Kuiper Broadband Satellites

3rd April, 2025 (2 Comments)

Online shopping giant Amazon has confirmed that they will attempt to launch their first batch of 27 ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for Project Kuiper on Wednesday next week (9th April 2025) – mission “KA-01“. But it will take a further 79 launches before the new global mega constellation is fully completed.

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Eutelsat Boosts Deployment of OneWeb LEO Satellite Broadband for Aviation

2nd April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Eutelsat has announced that their OneWeb network, which is a global constellation of broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) that is still partly supported by the UK government (11% stake), is “now live and operational” for commercial and business aviation customers (airlines etc.) and they’re “ramping up” related deployments.

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Ferries in Orkney Bring Ultrafast Broadband to Passengers via Starlink

25th March, 2025 (8 Comments)

The Scottish Futures Trust has announced that thousands of tourists and travellers in the remote archipelago of Orkney (Northern Scotland) are set to benefit from “complimentary ultra-fast internet access“, which comes after three local ferries were upgraded to harness Starlink’s global LEO satellite broadband network – supporting onboard WiFi.

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Ofcom Propose to Authorise Satellites to Deliver UK 4G and 5G Mobile

25th March, 2025 (10 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today done as expected by proposing for the UK to become the “first country in Europe” to authorise Direct to Device (D2D) satellite services for use in regular mobile bands, which could be used to help mobile operators improve their 4G and 5G coverage.

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Starlink Refresh UK Biz Broadband Plans, But Adds 1Mbps Speed Cap

20th March, 2025 (12 Comments)

SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds via a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has this week refreshed their range of plans for business customers and made them more affordable for those with lower data usage requirements. But there’s a nasty catch for some customers in the form of a 1Mbps speed cap.

CGI and Buckinghamshire Council Expand Ultrafast Broadband to Rural Sites

17th March, 2025 (4 Comments)

The Buckinghamshire Council in England has worked with global IT consultancy firm CGI to bring “ultra-fast rural broadband connectivity” to selected sites across the county by harnessing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology from Starlink (SpaceX), along with a free-to-use public wireless (WiFi) service.

Northern Telecom Acquires Wireless Broadband Provider Dyfed Telecom

1st March, 2025 (0 Comments)

Good news. Business broadband ISP and communications provider Northern Telecom, which normally focuses on serving the North of England, has announced the acquisition of Wales-focused wireless provider Dyfed Telecom. The move comes shortly after HMRC filed a winding-up petition against the Kidwelly-based business (here).

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Wireless and UK Satellite Broadband ISP Brdy Facing Insolvency UPDATE2

28th February, 2025 (2 Comments)

Satellite internet provider Brdy, which offered a mix of satellite and wireless (5G) broadband solutions to rural parts of the UK, appears to be in difficulty after customers of the service started reporting a lack of support and connection problems. Shortly after that, the same users noted how their accounts had been taken over by rival ISP Bentley Telecom.

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Spectrum Policy Forum Says AI Can Help Ofcom Manage UK Radio Waves

27th February, 2025 (4 Comments)

A new study from the cross-industry UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UKSPF), which was conducted by Smith Institute and Spectrivity, has recommended that the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, should adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to help manage the nation’s finite wireless radio spectrum more efficiently.

Wireless Broadband Provider Dyfed Telecom Hit by Winding Up Petition

25th February, 2025 (4 Comments)

Kidwelly-based wireless broadband provider and supplier Dyfed Telecom Limited, which over the past few years has helped to connect various premises in rural Wales to broadband using a mix of mobile (EE powered 4G/5G), satellite (Starlink) and WiFi based solutions, has suffered a blow after HMRC filed a winding-up petition against the business.

Starlink Quietly Add £8 Roaming Plan to UK Satellite Broadband Service

24th February, 2025 (20 Comments)

SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds via a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), appears to have quietly added a new and super cheap £8 per month roaming plan for customers in the UK. But as usual, there are a few catches to consider.

Eutelsat OneWeb in First Successful Trial of a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network

24th February, 2025 (12 Comments)

European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that their OneWeb network, which is a global constellation of broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) that is partly still supported by the UK government (11% stake), has just conducted the “world’s first successful trial” of a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN).

Ofcom Refines Thinking on Cost of Adding Power Backup to UK Mobile Sites

10th February, 2025 (34 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published the results of a recent study it conducted into the costs of improving power resilience at UK mobile network sites (masts etc.). This finds that the cost of ensuring “almost everybody” could maintain access to the emergency services for up to 4 hours, in the event of a power cut, would be approx. £1bn.

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Confusion on the Falkland Islands Over Status of Starlink’s Broadband

10th February, 2025 (16 Comments)

Good news, SpaceX’s global Starlink broadband network is currently listed as finally coming to the poorly served Falkland Islands, which is a British Overseas Territory, sometime in 2025. Bad news, the service is already being used by hundreds of local customers and the company has just started to cut them off.

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Ookla Finds Starlink’s UK Broadband Speeds are Poor vs Europe

5th February, 2025 (14 Comments)

Internet benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband and mobile connection testing service, has published a new study that examines the performance of Starlink’s (SpaceX) LEO satellite broadband service across Europe. Overall, the UK delivers the best latency of all the countries tested, but we’re poor for download and upload speeds.