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Global Broadband Lines Top 1.42 Billion as UK FTTP Take-up Stalls

20th January, 2024 (32 Comments)

The latest research from Point Topic has revealed that world fixed broadband lines grew by 1.6% (22.39 million) in Q3 2023 to total 1.42 billion connections, which compares with 1.87% (24.59m) in the same quarter last year. But the subscriber growth rate of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) networks in the UK almost stalled in the latest quarter.

BT and EE Explore Starlink to Boost UK Broadband and Mobile

15th January, 2024 (10 Comments)

National telecoms giant BT (EE) has reportedly entered into talks that could eventually see them harnessing SpaceX’s global constellation of Starlink ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which could be used to help improve both internet and mobile connectivity to remote areas.

Starlink Successfully Tests Space Direct to Cell Mobile Service

12th January, 2024 (5 Comments)

Starlink (SpaceX) has conducted the first successful live test of their new global Direct to Cell mobile roaming service with regular unmodified Smartphones, which came only six days after they launched (here) the first small batch of DtC capable broadband satellites. But at present it’s only being used to send and receive text (SMS) messages.

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Starlink Launch First 6 LEO Broadband Satellites for Mobile Service

4th January, 2024 (12 Comments)

SpaceX has moved a step closer to introducing a global 4G mobile service via Starlink‘s mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which occurred after the company successfully launched its first six satellites with support for their new ‘Direct to Cell’ product this week.

UK Gov Sees Value of Stake in OneWeb Satellite Broadband Firm Halved

27th December, 2023 (13 Comments)

The tumbling share price of European satellite operator Eutelsat has effectively more than halved the value of the UK Government’s associated stake in OneWeb (currently worth c.£200m). The operator is now facing more pressure to secure a key EU satellite broadband contract, which won’t be easy due to.. politics.

The 2023 vs 2022 Top Fastest UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs

27th December, 2023 (8 Comments)

We’re today taking a quick look back over 2023 to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line, satellite and mobile network operators. As usual, improvements in FTTP and 5G coverage are continuing to fuel performance gains.

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O2 UK Trial 5G from Drones with Warwickshire Search and Rescue

13th December, 2023 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2), specifically their Technical Trials team, has built a new 5G connected mobile base station that is tiny enough to be flown on a hand lifted drone (pictured), which is currently being trialled with Warwickshire Search and Rescue to help tackle issues of poor signal coverage in isolated rural areas.

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OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites Help to Monitor Space Weather

5th December, 2023 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator OneWeb (Eutelsat) is working with the Imperial College London (ICL) in England on a new project that will explore the possibility of harnessing the company’s ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to help monitor global space weather, which may in turn help to protect other satellites and ground services.

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Starlink Launch New Dish and Router for Satellite Broadband Service

18th November, 2023 (34 Comments)

Starlink’s (SpaceX) global constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are in the process of introducing new (third-generation) terminal hardware for homes, which promises higher performance (speeds) and more durability for new customers taking their standard plans. But it’s not all good news.

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British Cruise Line Ambassador Adopts Starlink Broadband

15th November, 2023 (4 Comments)

Customers travelling on ships belonging to the Ambassador Cruise Line, which is a British cruise line with its HQ in Purfleet (Essex), may be pleased to know that their onboard WiFi connectivity will soon be getting faster broadband speeds after the company adopted Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.

OneWeb LEO Satellite Trial Brings 5G Mobile to Moving UK Train

27th October, 2023 (13 Comments)

OneWeb (Eutelsat), CGI and Icomera have just conducted their first demonstration of connecting a moving railway train in North Yorkshire (England), which harnessed backhaul capacity via their constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to feed onboard connectivity via a 5G mobile network.

Eutelsat’s New 500Gbps VHTS Broadband Satellite Goes Live

26th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

European space operator Eutelsat has today announced that their new Konnect VHTS (Very High Throughput) broadband satellite, which was launched into orbit a year ago, has now successfully moved into live service from its orbital position at 2.7°E – covering much of the UK, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites Test 5G Mobile Connection

19th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Eutelsat OneWeb has announced that its global constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has, via a demonstration that was set up in Surrey (England), successfully connected to a 5G mobile network as part of a pilot. But the technical details of this test remain unclear.

Ofcom Look to Release More of the 1.4GHz Band for UK Mobile

18th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today begun seeking feedback on the possibility of releasing another chunk of the 1.4GHz radio spectrum band – specifically the 25MHz slice of frequency between 1492-1517MHz – for use by modern 4G, 5G or even future 6G based UK mobile and mobile broadband networks.

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Starlink Updates on Plan for 4G Space Mobile Direct to Cell Service

12th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

SpaceX’s global network of Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) have just moved a step closer to launching their new ‘Direct to Cell‘ product, which will harness that same network in order to deliver a 4G mobile service to unmodified Smartphones across the world (regulation and ground stations allowing).

Amazon Launching First 2 Project Kuiper LEO Broadband Satellites

6th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Internet giant Amazon will today launch their first two prototype satellites – Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2 – into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of plans to test the technologies that will be used in Project Kuiper, which aims to loft a mega constellation of satellites to deliver ultrafast broadband and 4G/5G mobile across the world.

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UK Joins Global Coalition to Develop Next Gen Telecoms

5th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Government has this morning announced that the UK is to join the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) and commit £70m to the Future Telecoms UKRI Technology Missions Fund (TMF) Programme. Both of which are intended to help research and develop the next generation of telecoms, broadband and 6G networks etc.