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Aberdeen University Study Highlights UK Rural vs Urban Broadband Digital Divide

1st September, 2017 (3 Comments)

The digital divide between UK rural and urban areas is not a new or unfamiliar problem, although a new study from academics at Aberdeen University in Scotland has warned that the issue “will persist for the foreseeable future,” unless public policy does more to embrace alternative network providers.

Northumbrian Water Helps Solve Fontburn and Nunnykirk’s Slow Broadband

18th August, 2017 (0 Comments)

Residents living around the rural Northumberland areas of Fontburn, Nunnykirk, Forestburn Gate, Rothley, Longwitton and Harwood are starting to benefit after a joint effort between the community, council, Northumbrian Water and ISP Alncom resulted in a new broadband network.

Satellite ISP SSW Gobbles UK Fixed Wireless Broadband Provider Quickline

28th July, 2017 (8 Comments)

In an interesting twist Satellite Solutions Worldwide, which owns the UK and Pan-European Satellite ISP Europasat, has acquired rural fixed wireless broadband provider Quickline for an initial consideration of £5 million (£3m cash and £2m shares). A further £2 million is also be invested to grow the business.

Total Global Fixed Broadband Subscribers Hit 875 Million, Boosted by Fibre

12th July, 2017 (0 Comments)

The total number of world fixed broadband subscribers grew by 2.36% during Q1 2017 and now stands at 875.1 Million (up from 812.7 Million one year ago). Some 71% of all net additions in Q1 came from East Asia (mostly China), but only 16.62% came from the more mature market of Europe.

SaT5G Consortium Starts Work to Integrate Satellite and 5G Mobile

29th June, 2017 (1 Comment)

The Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G (SaT5G) project, which is supported by 16 major operators like BT, Avanti, SES etc. and £7.3 million (€8.3m) via the EU’s Horizon 2020 5G Research & Innovation contract, has begun work to integrate Satellite and future 5G Mobile networks.

Avanti Sign £1.2m Deal for 40Mbps Satellite Broadband in Rural Cornwall

22nd June, 2017 (1 Comment)

UK Satellite operator Avanti has agreed a new contract worth £1,202,711 with the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which will make a 40Mbps (download speed) broadband service available to rural businesses across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly in England.

UK Satellite Operator Avanti Enters the Mobile Connectivity Market

19th June, 2017 (2 Comments)

London-based Satellite operator Avanti has officially entered the Mobile connectivity market (i.e. providing capacity for WiFi and 4G Mobile networks to aircraft, ships etc.) for the first time by securing a 2-year contract worth around £3.5 million ($4.5m) with an unnamed partner.

UK Broadband Stakeholders Group Reveals the Cost of a 10Mbps USO

4th May, 2017 (3 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholders Group, which acts as a think-tank for government policy, has predicted that the cost of implementing the UK’s legally-binding 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband speed could be anything from £180m and up to £930m; depending upon the cost threshold.

SpaceX Pledge 1Gbps Speed and 25ms Latency from its LEO Satellite Broadband

4th May, 2017 (9 Comments)

Rocket company SpaceX has released an update on their plans to launch a global constellation of 4,425 small Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (a further 7,500 could follow) from 2019, which they claim will support ultrafast broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps and low latency times of just 25ms.

UPDATE2 ViaSat and Inmarsat UK Fight Over Satellite Broadband for Airplanes

8th March, 2017 (1 Comment)

Inmarsat’s plan to improve broadband connectivity on aircraft appears to have taken a hit today after rival Satellite operator ViaSat accused the London-based ISP of “misusing spectrum” and gaining an “unfair competitive advantage” by “creating a monopoly for European in-flight connectivity.”

Satellite Operator Eutelsat Boosts Business Broadband Speeds to 30Mbps

28th February, 2017 (9 Comments)

Satellite operator Eutelsat, which supplies a number of broadband ISPs in the UK (Europasat, Freedomsat, Avonline etc.), has announced a new range of business products that will boost download speeds up to 30Mbps and offer data allowances of up to 500GB.

TeraHertz Transmitter Delivers 105Gbps Wireless Speeds via Single Channel

7th February, 2017 (3 Comments)

A team of Japanese scientists have developed a TeraHertz (THz) transmitter that is capable of transmitting digital data at a rate of 105Gbps (Gigabits per second) over a single channel using the 300GHz band, which they claim could power a future generation of Mobile Broadband and Satellite links.

UPD Sky Broadband Top 6.1Mill Subs and Pushes Sky Q TV via the Internet

26th January, 2017 (18 Comments)

Sky has today published their latest results to 31st December 2016, which reveals that in the last six months they’ve added +140,000 new Sky Broadband subscribers in the UK and Ireland to total 6.1 million (up from +70K added in H1 2016). Plus you’ll soon be able to get Sky Q TV via broadband.

Copper Falls as Ultrafast Fibre Boosts Global Broadband Users to 823Million

26th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has revealed that the total number of world fixed broadband subscribers grew by 2.25% during Q3 2016 and now stands at 822.7 Million (up from 745m one year earlier), with the majority of growth being fuelled by pure fibre optic (FTTH/P) connectivity.

Ofcom’s Space Spectrum Strategy Aims to Foster UK Satellite Broadband

19th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator has today set out their new ‘Space Spectrum Strategy’ and top of the to-do list is a commitment towards “enabling growth” in Satellite Broadband, such as by providing greater access to spectrum (e.g. facilitating access to spectrum used by the public sector).

Gov Ponders Broadband Satellites on Churches to Fix UK Rural Coverage

8th January, 2017 (8 Comments)

A new report claims that the Government is considering the installation of broadband Satellite dishes on church spires, which could be used to help expand faster broadband connectivity into the most remote rural communities around the United Kingdom.

SSW / Europasat Secures Extra Satellite Broadband Capacity from SES

6th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

Satellite Solutions Worldwide, which owns the UK and Pan-European ISP Europasat, has signed a new contract with one of its key suppliers of Satellite broadband capacity, SES Techcom Services (SES), which should deliver improved commercial terms and extra network capacity.