Ofcom Grant Kepler a UK Licence for Small Broadband Satellites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has finally granted Canadian company Kepler Communications a wireless telegraphy satellite earth station network licence for the operation of their new global network of CubeSats and larger sized broadband satellites. This will allow them to deploy their user terminals for a range of different services in the UK. Traditional GEO Stationary Orbit (GSO) satellites are huge (size of a large bus) and struggle to...
Rydal Group Acquires Trisoft’s IT Division in Another Growth Move | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Peterborough-based Rydal Group, which is a UK telecoms, broadband and managed IT provider, has today announced that they’ve acquired the IT services arm of Trisoft Limited, a Midlands-based technology provider. The move follows a recent acquisition spree, which most recently saw the group gobble phone and internet provider Merula. The acquisition will see Trisoft’s IT team, supplier relationships and client base, transition to Rydal Group as part of its...
British Satellite Broadband Operator Avanti Opens New HQ | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Avanti Communications, which is based in the UK and runs the HYLAS network of four large Ka-band communication satellites in high earth orbit (35,792km) for rural broadband and backhaul delivery across the EMEA, has this week opened a new technology HQ in the heart of Spaceport Cornwall’s Space Systems Operations Facility in Newquay. The company, which was founded in 2002 and became the first commercial satellite operator to provide Ka-band services from...
The power of rApps to transform telecoms | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News By: Anders Vestergren, Head of Solution Area Network Management at Ericsson Delivering a “best effort” connection is no longer good enough for today’s mobile customer. Quality of connection, coverage and reliability are hotly demanded, and communication service providers are under pressure to step up, or face subscriber churn as users turn to a network they judge more likely to deliver what’s needed. When it comes to 5G, there’s growing network...
Amazon could launch satellite broadband later this month | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Project Kuiper is positioning itself in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink, which leads the market with the world’s largest active LEO satellite constellation of over 5,000 satellites Amazon has confirmed that it will launch the first satellites of its orbital broadband constellation, Project Kuiper, later this month. The mission, dubbed Kuiper Atlas 1 (KA-01), will see 27 satellites launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V...
Harmeen Mehta Joins Equinix as Chief Digital and Innovation Officer to Accelerate Customer and Employee Experiences | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Distinguished Leader in AI-First Business Transformation Joins from BT, Bharti Airtel Press Release REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 3, 2025 — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Harmeen Mehta as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (CDIO), effective April 4. With 28 years of experience in leading extensive digital transformations within the technology...
Millions of Brits have no home internet access, Ofcom warns | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News An Ofcom report has revealed that around 4.5 million UK adults still do not access the internet at home The report, based on Ofcom’s 2024 Technology Tracker, highlights three core groups contributing to the digital divide: non-internet users (3% of the adult population), mobile data-only users (4%), and those who rely exclusively on external connections such as libraries or workplaces (1%). Ofcom has adopted the phrase ‘digital disadvantage’,...
Eutelsat Boosts Deployment of OneWeb LEO Satellite Broadband for Aviation | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Eutelsat has announced that their OneWeb network, which is a global constellation of broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) that is still partly supported by the UK government (11% stake), is “now live and operational” for commercial and business aviation customers (airlines etc.) and they’re “ramping up” related deployments. OneWeb (aka – Eutelsat OneWeb) currently has 654 small (c.150kg) first generation (GEN1) LEO platforms in space – orbiting...
Gov Sets Out More Details of New UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK government has set out the scope and ambition for their new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB), which aims to respond to increasing attacks from “cyber criminals and state actors” by toughening and expanding the existing rules for broadband, mobile, managed service providers, data centres and even their suppliers. The move partly reflects the fact that the UK’s existing rules, some of which were only implemented last year via the tedious...
Ten of the Largest UK Broadband and Connectivity Providers Agree Climate Goals | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), which is an industry think-tank for the Government, has today announced that ten of the largest UK broadband and connectivity players (Openreach, Sky etc.) have agreed to sign letters encouraging their suppliers to adopt voluntary minimum standards as part of their effort to reach climate goals. The announcement follows last year’s publication of DCF’s latest State of the Industry Report (here), which among other...