When it comes to establishing a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network, Canada-based satellite player Telesat has some catching up to do.
Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation, the largest currently deployed, already has over 2,200 devices in orbit, while the UK government-backed OneWeb’s revival from bankruptcy in 2020 has seen it go on to launch nearly 400 devices…
Cisco joins exodus from Russia
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February earlier this year, international sanctions were swift and severe. Companies of all shapes and sizes quickly took measures to cease business.
Western telecoms equipment providers were no exception, with both Nokia and Ericsson initially pausing shipments to Russia before confirming their withdrawal from the market entirely…
Ofcom UK Review Telesat’s Planned LEO Satellite Broadband Network
Forget about OneWeb, Amazon (Kuiper) and Starlink (SpaceX) for a minute. The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has just received an application from Telesat for an Earth Station Network Licence that will be used to support their future “Lightspeed” constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). We haven’t talked much about Telesat’s plans […]
Cisco joins exodus from Russian
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February earlier this year, international sanctions were swift and severe. Companies of all shapes and sizes quickly took measures to cease business.
Western telecoms equipment providers were no exception, with both Nokia and Ericsson initially pausing shipments to Russia before confirming their withdrawal from the market entirely…
Hyperoptic Launch Fair Fibre Framework to Support Struggling UK Users
City-focused gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is working to deploy a new “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to 2 million UK homes by the end of 2023, has today launched a new “Fair Fibre Framework” that broadly sets out the measures they already take to support customers with the cost-of-living crisis. The new framework looks and […]
ISPs TalkTalk and Sky Broadband Discount UK Full Fibre Plans
Internet providers TalkTalk and Sky Broadband have both today introduced some small but additional discounts on their various FTTC and FTTP based home broadband packages, which shave a few extra pounds (£) off the usual monthly rental prices. As usual, both providers will give you unlimited usage, an 18-month contract term, an included wireless router […]
Awkward Timing as BT Call Centre Sets up “Food bank” for Staff
Telecoms and broadband ISP giant BT, specifically EE’s call centre in Newcastle, appear to have demonstrated a surprising level of poor timing after a food donation point for staff was setup that looks and sounds a lot like a food bank. The move was revealed just as a ballot on national strike action over pay […]
Hampshire UK Issues Update on Broadband Rollout Progress
The Hampshire County Council (HCC) in England has issued an update on the progress of both their previous rollout of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) ISP technology, which has completed, and their expectations for the forthcoming build of gigabit-capable networks under the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme. According to the council, the original Superfast Broadband Programme […]
Business Broadband ISP and MSP Connectus Freezes UK Prices
Business focused UK ISP and Managed Service Provider (MSP) Connectus has announced that they’ll freeze prices to their clients for the next 12 months in order to help support small businesses during the current financial crisis, which is raising costs as the price of goods, energy supplies and materials continues to soar. Explaining the reasons […]
H1 2022 Take-up in the UK Superfast Broadband Programme
The Government’s £2.53bn Superfast Broadband Programme (SFBB) has so far helped to extend 24-30Mbps+ capable UK ISP networks to 5,440,086 extra premises since 2012 and the latest take-up data to March 2022 shows strong demand, with adoption in most of the original build areas now exceeding 80%. We haven’t done one of these updates in […]