Merger of satellite connectivity providers creates a new market provider

Ground Control has merged with two UK-based companies, Wireless Innovation and Rock Seven, to provide satellite and cellular connectivity services for M2M and IoT applications around the world. With the

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AccelerComm joins DARPA toolbox initiative for advanced communications research projects

AccelerComm, the company supercharging 5G with physical layer IP which increases spectral efficiency and reduces latency, announced an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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AccelerComm wins £5.8mn funding to enhance 5G communication

AccelerComm, a Southampton University spin-out supercharging 5G, satellite and other wireless communications with IP which increases spectrum efficiency and reduces latency, has raised £5.8m in Series A funding.

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Signalhorn selects Highlight for global customer portal

Signalhorn, a provider of global network services and communications solutions, has selected Highlight’s real-time monitoring and reporting portal to provide enterprise-wide visibility of the managed services it delivers to clients.

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Satellite broadband can compete with fibre and enable EU targets to be met, says Viasat chief

Evan Dixon, the managing director of Viasat Europe, tells George Malim that as European governments mandate broadband access for all and IoT applications demand pervasive connectivity, the costs and performance

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The future of cable and satellite operators – why there’s no need to fear the rise of 5G

In the second of a series of articles in advance of this year’s Broadband World Forum, Niall Hunt, the digital content lead for the event, explores how preparations for 5G

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Vampire BAT FANGs set to dominate digital economy

Recent research from Virtusa has uncovered that businesses, including communications service providers (CSPs), are facing an existential risk from the enormous growth of technology giants such as Baidu, Alibaba and

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SatADSL leverages the cloud to enable new innovative business models for MNOs in Africa

SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, announced an innovative new service for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) which will enable them to deliver satellite-based connectivity without investment in

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Why satellite will remain relevant in the 5G era

5GPP, the EU body charged with establishing global consensus on the use of 5G, has been making strong progress in defining how the new connectivity standard can support a rapidly

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5G TV could become rival to cable, satellite and IPTV, says Strategy Analytics

TV and video delivery is likely to become a core capability of next generation 5G wireless services, concludes a new report from Strategy Analytics. Recent demonstrations have suggested that 5G

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