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OneWeb LEO Satellite Test Delivers 195Mbps Broadband Speed

9th June, 2023 (4 Comments)

British registered OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, and Eutelsat have demonstrated how fast the company’s new global constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based broadband satellites can operate when connected to one of Kymeta’s Hawk u8 user terminals, mounted on a 4×4 Land Rover Discovery.

OneWeb Launch 100Mbps+ Connectivity for Maritime Sector

6th June, 2023 (0 Comments)

British registered space firm OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has today launched their 100Mbps+ “enterprise-grade flexible connectivity packages” for the maritime sector – delivered via the operator’s new global constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based broadband satellites.

Starlink UK Customers Complain of Broadband Speed Throttling UPDATE

6th June, 2023 (29 Comments)

Some customers of SpaceX’s popular Starlink broadband ISP in the UK have started reporting that their download speeds are being throttled, often to around 50Mbps, when they hit a certain threshold. So it’s perhaps no coincidence that they’ve also launched a ‘PRIORITY – 1TB‘ plan for £180.

Gov Launch New £7m Fund to Test UK Rural Broadband Solutions UPDATE

6th June, 2023 (8 Comments)

The UK Government will today launch a new £7 million fund as one part of their wider Unleashing Rural Opportunity strategy, which will be used to “test out new ways” of bringing together satellite, wireless (FWA and mobile) and fixed line broadband ISP solutions to help “support farmers and tourism businesses” in rural areas.

OneWeb to Launch Final 15 and 1 Prototype Broadband Satellite UPDATE

19th May, 2023 (2 Comments)

Space firm OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has announced that the final batch of 15 first generation (GEN1) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast (100Mbps+) and low-latency (sub-100ms) broadband satellites – plus a single GEN2 prototype “Joey-Sat” – are to be launched on a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket today.

Starlink Discounts Broadband Kit to £99 for UK Rural areas

17th May, 2023 (46 Comments)

SpaceX’s popular Starlink ISP, which harnesses thousands of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deliver ultrafast broadband speeds and fast latency times to homes, has launched a new promotion for people in UK rural areas that slashes the one-off hardware cost by 75% from £460 to just £99.

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Ofcom Improves LEO Satellite Broadband for UK Maritime Use UPDATE

12th May, 2023 (6 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to update their Earth Station Networks (ESN) licence so that the new generation of Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) platforms (e.g. Starlink and OneWeb) can be used at sea to “deliver improved maritime connectivity.”

Wales 2023 Map of Broadband Slowspots Sub 30Mbps

Wales Hints at £70m Broadband Upgrade for 84,000 Premises

11th May, 2023 (11 Comments)

The Welsh Government has put out a Prior Information Notice (PIN) on a future project for “Extending High Speed Broadband Reach in Wales“, which indicates that they’re preparing to procure a contract worth around £70m (state aid) to upgrade broadband for 84,000 premises (i.e. those that can’t yet get “superfast” speeds of 30Mbps+).

BT Finish First Live UK Field Trial of OneWeb Linked 4G Mobile

7th May, 2023 (6 Comments)

BT’s Chief Security and Networks Officer, Howard Watson, has revealed that the operator has just completed a live field trial that, for the “first time ever“, made it possible for them to deploy a 4G (LTE) mobile cell site that was backhauled (data capacity) over OneWeb’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellites.

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Virgin Media O2, Starlink and Wavemobile Trial Brings 4G to Remote Wales

5th May, 2023 (15 Comments)

O2 UK (VMO2) has completed a unique trial in an extremely remote part of Wales, which successfully worked with Starlink’s network of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Wavemobile to deploy a mobile broadband capable 4G signal to the area around the South Stack Lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey.

AST SpaceMobile BlueWalker 3 Satellite with Earth

Vodafone Backed AST Space Mobile Make First Two-Way Voice Call

25th April, 2023 (2 Comments)

AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and several other global mobile network operators, has successfully completed the “first-ever two-way voice calls” between their prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and a regular 4G and 5G capable Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone on Earth.

FSB Warn Unreliable UK Broadband Hurts Small Rural Businesses

13th April, 2023 (4 Comments)

A report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – ‘The Growth Belt: Supporting Rural Small Businesses’ – has today highlighted the way rural businesses are struggling against a backdrop of mounting energy costs, poor transport links, and “unreliable broadband“.

OneWeb and BT Confirmed for Rural UK Satellite Broadband Trial UPDATE

11th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Earlier today the Government revealed (here) that they’d commit £8m to help deliver “high-speed broadband” (they didn’t clearly define this) via Satellite ISP solutions for up to 35,000 of the UK’s “most remote properties” (i.e. those unable to get gigabit-capable connections). We now know that this will involve OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network via partners BT and Clarus.

UK Set Ambition to Deliver Standalone 5G to All Populated Areas by 2030

11th April, 2023 (29 Comments)

The UK government (DSIT) has today announced that, as part of the new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy (WIS), they have set out an ambition to “blanket the country with the fastest, most reliable wireless coverage available” – with the plan being for “all populated areas to be covered by ‘standalone’ 5G (5G-plus) by 2030“. The update also includes support for satellite broadband in rural areas and more trials of flexi permits.

Starlink Discounts UK Satellite Ultrafast Broadband Kit to £300

31st March, 2023 (14 Comments)

The UK division of SpaceX’s global Starlink ISP, which uses thousands of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deliver low latency ultrafast broadband speeds to homes, has begun informing consumers that they’ve introduced a 30% discount on their hardware cost (terminal, router etc.) – dropping it to just £300.

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OneWeb Successfully Completes LEO Satellite Broadband Network UPDATE

26th March, 2023 (13 Comments)

OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has today technically completed their new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast (100Mbps+) and low-latency (sub-100ms) satellite broadband network. The development occurred after they successfully launched their final full batch of 36 satellites aboard a rocket from India.

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Amazon Reveal Kit and Broadband Speeds for Project Kuiper Satellites

15th March, 2023 (7 Comments)

Online shopping giant Amazon has just revealed the first solid details of both the customer hardware (terminals) and targeted ultrafast broadband speeds for Project Kuiper, which represents their own plan to launch a global mega-constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deliver affordable internet connectivity.