What’s up with… DT & T-Mobile US, Ericsson and Three Ireland, O2 & Azure
Might DT take a bigger slice of the T-Mobile pie?Ericsson plays 5G matchmakerO2 teams with Azure for a private network PoC
View ArticleWhat’s up with… EXFO, Open RAN tech priorities, mmWave in Europe, Orange
EXFO’s going privateOpen RAN operators detail tech requirementsAnalyst house talks up mmWave potential in EuropeOrange buys into African digital healthcare specialist
View ArticleSoftBank to promote non-terrestrial network (NTN) solutions
SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced it will start promoting the deployment of Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) solutions that provide connectivity from space and the stratosphere. SoftBank's NTN...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… SoftBank, ViaSat, Fortinet, Casa & Google
SoftBank highlights NTN connectivity optionsViaSat preps launch of satellite for Americas data service coverageFortinet adds SD-WAN customers, expands security tools portfolioCasa Systems lands on...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Airspan, UK & US love-in, Plume
Airspan ramps ahead of its SPAC listingUK and US add 6G to their ‘special relationship’Plume secures German partnerships
View ArticleTIM 'amazed' as Sky kicks off over football deal in Italy
TIM, Sky trade blows over dominant market positionsWindTre, Open Fiber come out in favour of satellite firmFirms await ruling from AGCM
View ArticleOneWeb and BT sign agreement to explore rural connectivity solutions in the...
London, UK — OneWeb, the global communications network powered from Space, and BT (BT.L), one of the world’s leading communication services companies, today announce they have signed a Memorandum of...
View ArticleAxiata plans major Open RAN deployments by year end
'Large scale' rollouts in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka aims to narrow rural digital divideMavenir, Parallel Wireless, Infosys listed among telco's Open RAN partnersClaims to be first operator to use...
View ArticleOneWeb Completes its ‘Five to 50’ Mission to Cover Regions North of 50...
London: OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today announced the successful launch of another 36 satellites to mark the completion of its ‘Five to 50’ mission. With this...
View ArticleOnce-in-a-generation US infrastructure improvement programme needs close...
American Rescue Plan will only work properly if federal and local authorities collaborate History shows 'Big Government' often ignores local knowledge – and wastes money as a resultProjects can be slow...
View ArticleA broadband satellite system built especially for mobiles
This constellation is not designed to compete with Musk and Bezos This one is specifically for your smartphone when it can’t find its usual connectionOne button push and you’re back online via space,...
View ArticleBT lays out its next-gen network roadmap, with convergence and 5G at its heart
BT has unveiled a bold plan to achieve UK 5G coverage ‘anywhere’ by 2028Critically, it’s also moving towards converged transport and core platformsSet to switch off 3G network by 2023
View ArticleInmarsat unveils the communications network of the future
Today, Inmarsat unveiled plans for ORCHESTRA, the communications network of the future. In the largest ever transformation of its current world-class services, Inmarsat ORCHESTRA will bring together...
View ArticleSuccessful launch of EUTELSAT QUANTUM, the first full software-defined satellite
Paris, 31 July 2021 – The EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in...
View ArticleWhat’s up with…. Telefónica Deutschland, STL, Orange & SES Networks
Germany’s first 5G street lightA new entrant in the Open RAN radio sectorOrange is all at sea
View ArticleHow to find a niche in the fast-evolving satellite business
If you thought that the number of expansive satellite launch plans now announced had reduced the opportunity for further entrants, you’d be wrongIf anything, they seem to have increased the appetite...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… OneWeb, AWS, Huawei, Nokia
OneWeb wins Canadian broadband contractAzure & AWS fight over big contractPutting Honor on the entity list
View ArticleOneWeb gets a big cash boost from Korean conglomerate
Korean conglomerate Hanwha Systems Co. is to invest $300 million in OneWeb, in a deal that will help fund the British company’s second generation of spacecraft. OneWeb has plans to circle 648...
View ArticleGetting broadband out to the hardest to reach
The UK government knows the political risks involved in broadband subsidy programmes. That’s why it’s asked for help and participationThe Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) and consultancy Analysys...
View ArticleWhat's up with... Elisa Estonia, BT, Ground Control
Android TV births ‘super-aggregated’ Elisa ElasmusBT confirms appointment of Adam Crozier as ChairmanWireless Innovation, Rock Seven and Ground Control form a global brand
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