Gogo’s exclusive antenna assembly, designed in conjunction with Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), will be small enough for installation on the fuselage of business aircraft from super light jets and large turboprops to ultralong-range jets, and will operate on OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency broadband global network.
To access the network, the new service will require just one Gogo AVANCE LRU inside the aircraft, which means existing AVANCE customers will only have to install the ESA antenna, with a single cable for power in…
Quickline Refreshes Brand, Moves HQ and Set to Double Staff
UK ISP Quickline, which runs a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless (FWA) broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, has refreshed their branding, moved their HQ to East Yorkshire and confirmed that their workforce will double again to 200 (it’s already doubled to 100 in the last six months). The […]
Canada follows Five Eyes allies with Huawei ban
An announcement by the Canadian government has banned Huawei and ZTE equipment from Canadian 4G and 5G networks.
The Canadian government said that the ban was on the grounds of national security concerns, in particular that Huawei and ZTE are legally obliged to comply with Chinese government intelligence agencies, potentially handing over sensitive information…
T-Mobile and Nokia team up for private 5G networks
Today, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced they will work together to develop 5G Private Mobile Networks and Hybrid Mobile Networks. Customers now have a flexible solution that delivers real-world results and next-level performance.
Until T-Mobile’s launch of 5G Advanced Network Solutions today – solutions outside of private 5G networks were a challenge. As America’s 5G leader, with the nation’s largest and fastest 5G network…
OneWeb Sign First Aviation Deal for Satellite Broadband on Planes
Satellite broadband firm OneWeb, which is British-registered and partly owned by the UK Government, has today signed its first long-term distribution partnership agreement for the business aviation market with Gogo Business Aviation. Gogo’s service is widely used by a number of airlines for in-flight Wi-Fi, such as British Airways. OneWeb has already launched a total […]
ISP Air Broadband Joins MS3’s New FTTP Broadband Network
UK ISP Air Broadband, which offers broadband packages over multiple different Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks (e.g. CityFibre, FullFibre Ltd, OFNL, Prime Fibre, Lila / VXFIBER, Connect Fibre and Gigaclear), has today added MS3 to that list in the North of England. Just to recap. MS3 recently started rolling out a new full fibre network to homes […]
Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson combine wind and solar for 5G site
When it comes to sustainability, for telcos the largest challenge is reducing the energy consumption of their ever-growing networks. Many of the largest operators around the world, including the likes of Orange, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom, have already committed to reducing their carbon emissions to net-zero by 2040 – a target that will be very difficult to achieve without rethinking the way in which they view network energy consumption…
Ovo Ponder Sale of SSE Broadband Customers to ISP TalkTalk
Low-cost UK home broadband ISP TalkTalk is reportedly in talks that could result in the acquisition of Ovo Energy‘s internet access base, which is perhaps better known to consumers as SSE’s broadband and phone division (Ovo’s retail division doesn’t have its own packages). The deal, if agreed, could involve around 100,000 customers. Ovo originally acquired […]
Three UK Claims 5G Population Cover of 54 Percent – Beats EE
Mobile operator Three UK this morning claims to have overtaken arch rival EE (BT) for population coverage of their new ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network, which they say can now reach 54% of the United Kingdom. By comparison, EE put their own figure at 50% on 10th May 2022 (here). As a result of […]
Website Status Update – New Gigabit Broadband Comparisons
We’ve just completed a refresh of our Broadband ISP Comparison (listings) section, which makes a few key changes that are intended to help simplify the system and reduce the workload involve with keeping it up-to-date – something that has become increasingly challenging with all the new providers entering the market. In short, we’ve removed a […]