What’s up with… Telecom Italia’s Sparkle, China’s LEOs, Lumen
Telecom Italia’s Sparkle bolsters its quantum-safe networking credentials China puts its first LEO satellites into orbit Lumen’s Q2 shows why it needs new business
View ArticleArctic Broadband on the Way as Viasat Confirms Successful Launch
Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, August 11, 2024 at 7.02pm PT. The two satellites carry...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Lebara, Eutelsat & EQT, TalkTalk
Euro MVNO Lebara acquired by PE firm Eutelsat to spin out and sell terrestrial assets UK’s TalkTalk strikes funding deal
View ArticleAST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Second Quarter 2024 Results
MIDLAND, Texas -- AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones,...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… AI-RAN Alliance, satellite shenanigans, telco DDOS attacks
SoftBank’s Alex Choi appointed chair of AI-RAN Alliance Tension builds in the satellite-to-smartphone sector Telcos take the brunt of DDOS attacks
View ArticleChina pushes for QKD approach to quantum-safe networking
US debuts the world’s first post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards but alternative, and complementary, quantum-key distribution (QKD) developments abound China has long focused on QKD and now...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… BT & Edgio, Deutsche Telekom, FCC
BT advances its streaming strategy with Edgio’s CDN Deutsche Telekom offers gamers a slice of 5G FCC fines GenAI miscreant
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Iliad, Nvidia, Verizon
Iliad becomes Europe’s fifth-largest telco Nvidia continues making hay Interns flock to Verizon
View ArticleBroadcom innovations accelerate enterprise edge AI readiness
Las Vegas – VMware Explore 2024 – Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), which recently acquired VMware, today announced developments across its Software-Defined Edge product portfolio to enable enterprises to...
View ArticleLEO satellite boom fuels Filtronic’s growth
UK wireless tech company Filtronic is benefitting from its strategic partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX The British vendor has a five-year deal to supply amplifiers to SpaceX for its Starlink...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Starlink & T-Mobile US, Zzoomm, Anatel
T-Mobile’s exclusive deal with Starlink has a one-year expiry date Zzoomm hires M&A advisors Brazil’s regulator is caught in the middle of X legal tussle
View ArticleWhat’s up with… AT&T & Nokia, BT & Vodafone, Intel
AT&T hands Nokia a major FTTX deal Big name investors up stakes in BT, Vodafone Intel preps further cuts, teams with Japan on R&D
View ArticleEutelsat and SoftBank collaborate to offer ubiquitous, low latency, secure...
Leveraging Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO constellation to offer high-quality, highly secure satellite communications service to multiple end users Marking Eutelsat’s entry into the Japanese market alongside...
View ArticleAST SpaceMobile confirms upcoming orbital launch and warrant redemption
September 12th target launch date confirmed for BlueBird satellites, each the largest communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit Over $440.0 million in pro forma cash and cash equivalents...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Ciena, Nvidia & Sakana AI, AT&T
Ciena set to turn a corner in its fiscal Q4 Nvidia invests in Japanese AI startup CWA union walks out of strike mediation talks with AT&T
View ArticleStarlink gives rural backhaul a boost in Nigeria
Africa Mobile Networks has connected more than 100 of its rural base stations in Nigeria to Starlink’s low-earth-orbit satellite constellation Total traffic volumes have apparently shot up 45% in the...
View ArticleLynk announces executive realignment and expansion of leadership team
Falls Church, Virginia – Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), a leading satellite direct-to-device provider, today announced a series of leadership team updates that are designed to position the company to...
View ArticleT-Mobile US sends first smartphone emergency alert via LEO satellites
Operator claims a US direct-to-cell first in partnership with Starlink Beta testing of the wireless emergency alert messaging service is still to be carried out and there is no timeframe for...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Telesat, Thierry Breton, AT&T
Telesat secures $1.9bn funding for LEO network Thierry Breton quits the EC AT&T strikes come to an end with union deals
View ArticleSoftBank Corp and Intelsat launch landmark collaboration to create ubiquitous...
SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) and Intelsat signed a groundbreaking collaboration agreement that will lead to the launch of a single “Ubiquitous Network” enabling customers to stay connected everywhere...
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