Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes in orbit in company's first failure since 2016, endangering Starlink satellites
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Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes in orbit in company's first failure since 2016, endangering Starlink satellites
AT&T chief says biggest tech companies should be forced to contribute to troubled fund for low-income and rural broadband access
Video call made from one smartphone connected to Starlink satellite, to another phone connected to T-Mobile USA network
Carrier 'refines' its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines
US and Japan to be connected by two new subsea Google cables, amid possible AUKUS alliance expansion to include Japan
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold vote on 25 April to restore Net Neutrality rules in US, overturned by Trump
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson blamed “challenging mobile networks market” and “further volume contraction” for job losses
More downsizing at Vodafone after German operation announces 2,000 jobs will be axed, as automation increases in the future
SpaceX reportedly developing network of hundreds of low-orbit spy satellites for US intelligence agency under classified $1.8bn contract
Landmark BT Tower in central London to become a luxury hotel, after it is sold for £275m to US hotel group
Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband speeds are to be ‘turbo-charged’, after Openreach launches two new speed tiers
Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial prosecutors
With current chief executive Philip Jansen stepping down at the end of the month, BT confirms February start for new boss
Nearly there. Carrier fails to completely meet UK government's year-end deadline, for removal of Huawei equipment from core network
UK carrier BT is at risk of a fine as it nears 31 December deadline to replace Huawei equipment from its core network
Space communications. NASA JPL streams ultra HD video of cat back to earth from deep space, 19 million miles away from planet
Ofcom finds that for the first time, over half of homes in all four nations of the UK have access to full fibre (FTTP)
UK regulator Ofcom proposes new rules for consumers to protect against inflation-linked price rises during a contract
Streaming tie-up? Discussions reportedly between Apple and Paramount discuss bundling respective streaming services
Amazon's Kuiper satellite network will begin large scale deployment by mid 2024, after success with two prototypes
Foxconn launches two prototype communications satellites aboard SpaceX rocket as proof-of-concept for broadband and smart vehicle plans
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US communications regulator votes to begin process to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules struck down under Trump
Netflix's DVD via post , which began back in 1998, has mailed its final DVD on Friday, as the service comes to an end
Back from the dead? Democrat controlled FCC proposes new net neutrality laws after Republican roll back in 2017
Job losses expected, as TalkTalk confirm plan to “demerge its main operating businesses” into three standalone entities
Fibre to the premise deployment reaches 11.5 homes, as Openreach announces another 19 locations that includes 200,000 homes and businesses
As UK full fibre rollout continues, BT announces halt to sales of new copper telephones lines, after more than a century
Use of Subtended Headends helps Openreach extend its fibre to the premise (FTTP) rollout in more difficult and remote locations