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UK ISP Europasat Moots Future 50Mbps Satellite Broadband Packages

9th July, 2015 (0 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based ISP EuropaSat, which currently offers a mix of satellite broadband services from operators like Eutelsat (Tooway), Avanti (HYLAS) and SES (Astra), has said that a new range of 30Mbps packages will go live this summer and should be followed by a 50Mbps service at the end of next year.

30Mbps BDUK Satellite Broadband Pilot Begins in N.Ireland and Scotland

23rd June, 2015 (6 Comments)

The latest Broadband Delivery UK Market Testing Pilot (MTP) to go live is Avanti’s scheme, which is using their Ka-band HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 Satellite spacecraft to deliver broadband speeds of up to 30Mbps to potentially 13,000 premises across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland (e.g. Antrim, Aberdeenshire, Dumfries, Galloway, The Borders).

Pro-Broadband Ofcom Begins Review of UK Satellite Radio Spectrum Use

4th June, 2015 (0 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s telecoms regulator has today signalled the start of yet another strategic review, which this time will examine the radio spectrum use of space-based science and satellite communication services. Ofcom’s review could affect the future availability of frequencies for 5G and other broadband technologies.

Satellite Might Not be the Best Fix for UK and EU Superfast Broadband

29th May, 2015 (23 Comments)

As Europe’s 2020 Digital Agenda deadline looms, when every home across the EU is supposed to be put within reach of a 30Mbps+ capable “superfast” broadband connection (plus 50% subscribed to a 100Mbps+ service), there’s a growing recognition that the target will not be met. Some hope that Satellite might be the solution, but it’s not so simple.

UK ISP Satellite Internet Offers FREE Setup Hardware

14th May, 2015 (1 Comment)

The aptly named ISP Satellite Internet, which makes use of the SES (ASTRA) platform to deliver ‘up to’ 20Mbps Satellite broadband services across the United Kingdom and Europe, has announced that customers on selected packages will be able to save £229 thanks to their offer of free equipment.

Eutelsat Touts New 22Mbps Business Broadband Satellite Packages

5th May, 2015 (3 Comments)

Eutelsat, a European focused Satellite operator, has announced that ISPs which help to distribute its services in the UK (e.g. Avonline and Bentley Walker) and other countries will soon be able to offer a new range of new ‘up to’ 22Mbps download (6Mbps uploads) capable business packages; one of which comes with a bigger usage allowance.

The Curious Broadband Speed Confusion of a Rural Lincolnshire Community

20th April, 2015 (19 Comments)

A tiny rural community called Metheringham Fen in Lincolnshire (England’s East Midlands) has complained that their broadband speeds have actually gotten worse since BT is alleged to have upgraded the local connectivity. The situation has forced some locals to shell out on an expensive and restrictive Satellite solution instead.

Satellite ISP Avonline Broadband Give Free Installs to UK Rural Areas

17th April, 2015 (0 Comments)

One of the biggest hindrances to taking a Satellite broadband connection is the high cost of hardware and installation. The UK Government is currently mooting a subsidy scheme to tackle this, but in the meantime one ISP has said that they’ll offer free installation and activation (saving £150) to those in rural areas.

Ofcom UK Warns Inmarsat and Solaris Mobile – Use Your Spectrum.. OR ELSE

19th March, 2015 (0 Comments)

Back in 2009 the European Commission picked Inmarsat Ventues and Solaris Mobile to provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) across Europe using the 1980-2010MHz and 2170-2200MHz radio spectrum bands. But so far neither company has provided the services and the UK telecoms regulator has now issued both with a strict ultimatum, use it or £ lose it.

Somerset Villagers Unhappy with Government Satellite Broadband Pilot

4th March, 2015 (21 Comments)

A group of residents in the Somerset village of Priddy have expressed displeasure at the Government’s attempt to fix the community’s broadband “slow spots” by spending public money on a new Satellite Internet service, which locals complain is too limited, expensive to run and is not up to the task of catering for business demands.

UPDATE Teesdale Valley Locals Angered by SHOCK Withdrawal of Broadband

20th February, 2015 (19 Comments)

Last year’s effort by the ITS Technology Group to save a struggling fixed wireless broadband network (Digital Teesdale), which was serving fixed wireless broadband to homes across rural parts of the Teesdale valley (east of the Pennines in England), appears to have stumbled after a hike in the spectrum licence made the service economically unviable.

DEFRA UK Report Calls for 10Mbps Universal Broadband Commitment

3rd February, 2015 (15 Comments)

The Commons Select Committee for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has today published the results of their inquiry into the roll-out of faster broadband Internet access to rural areas, which among other things calls for the current Universal Service Commitment (USC) speed of at least 2Mbps (Megabits) to be increased to 10Mbps.

EU Satellite Operator SES Launches ASTRA 2G Broadband Spacecraft

29th December, 2014 (11 Comments)

Satellite operator SES has proudly reported that the last from a new batch of spacecraft, ASTRA 2G (all 6.6 tons of it – based on the Eurostar E3000 platform), has been successfully launched into space by a Russian-made ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from Kazakhstan (i.e. more broadband Internet capacity for Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

£700K for Faster Broadband in Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks

16th December, 2014 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project in England has successfully raised an extra £700,000 to help roll-out “superfast fibre broadband” (although curiously the speeds are stated as sub-superfast “up to 24Mbps“) across hard to reach communities in the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks.

Digital Agenda Publishes 2014 Study on Broadband Coverage in Europe

16th December, 2014 (4 Comments)

The European Commission has published its annual report into the coverage of superfast broadband (Next Generation Access) services around the EU, which again shows that the United Kingdom is making good progress on 30Mbps+ capable Next Gen (NGA) service delivery but still lags miles behind most other EU28 countries in terms of pure fibre optic connectivity (FTTH/P/B).

Virgin Atlantic’s EU Aircraft to Get 70Mbps In-Flight Broadband

18th September, 2014 (0 Comments)

Travellers looking to fly with Virgin Atlantic may be pleased to learn that Richard Branson’s airline has become the first European carrier to deploy Gogo’s new in-flight connectivity technology (2Ku), which uses a mix of ground and space (satellite) based stations to deliver on-board Internet access speeds of up to 70Mbps over a local WiFi network.

EuropaSat Cuts UK Satellite Broadband Prices in Half for 3 Months

23rd July, 2014 (0 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based broadband Satellite ISP EuropaSat has announced that customers who take either their Tooway (Eutelsat) or SES based packages will now be able to benefit from half-price monthly rental for the first three months of service.