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DCMS: £10m ‘Alternative’ Broadband Trials Will Help Smaller ISPs Win BDUK Deals
Government claims pilots of satellite, fixed wireless and hybrid broadband will help smaller ISPs battle BT and Virgin Media for BDUK money
BT Signs Up Another Satellite Broadband Partner
Satellite Solutions Worldwide is latest to sign up for BT as it helps deliver government-subsidised broadband rollout
BT Signs Deal To Bring Government Satellite Broadband Vision Closer
BT and Avanti agree deal as government satellite broadband voucher scheme prepares to launch
UN Allocates Bandwidth For Global Satellite Flight Tracking System
WRC-15 paves the way fopr satellite flight tracking system following MH370 disappearance
Facebook’s Internet.org To Cover Africa With Satellite Broadband
Facebook and Eutelsat to build satellite broadband system for Sub-Saharan Africa
Government ‘To Offer’ Satellite Broadband Vouchers In Rural Areas
Government steps up plans to connect ‘final five percent’ with satellite broadband voucher scheme, according to reports
Russian Hackers Piggyback Satellites To Steal Data
Kaspersky may have discovered Russian government spies using satellites
Facebook Reportedly Abandons Internet.org Satellites
Is space the final frontier for Facebook? Reports suggest it has abandoned satellite plans for Internet.org
Inmarsat Plans Second Satellite Launch For Global Mobile Broadband Network
Second satellite launch paves way for mobile broadband launch later in 2015
Virgin And Qualcomm Back Satellite Internet Venture
OneWeb wants to bring satellite internet to remote parts of the world
Elon Musk Plots Satellite Internet Venture
Tesla and SpaceX CEO could invest in small, cheap satellites capable of providing worldwide Internet access
Google Is Buying Into Satellite Manufacturing To Improve Maps
The acquisition of Skybox Imaging for $500 million will allow the company to marry navigation and analytics
British Airways To Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi Powered By Inmarsat
Inmarsat to launch new satellite aimed at supporting European in-flight Wi-Fi
Google To Spend Billions On Satellite Internet Effort
Google reportedly has an initiative underway to launch a fleet of at least 180 satellites to provide Internet access across the globe
Facebook Mulls Drones And Satellites For Web Push
Facebook buys a small British firm as it investigates drone, satellite and laser technology for its Internet.org push
UAE Alleges US Backdoors Found In Its Spy Satellites
The United Arab Emirates has allegedly discovered two US-supplied ‘security compromising components’ in French-provided military satellites
Ofcom Paves Way For Satellite Wi-Fi On UK Aircraft
Ofcom wants to make it easier to deliver satellite Wi-Fi to planes, trains and ships
UK To Invest £200 Million In Space Technology
Reusable rocket engines and satellite tools could help the UK conquer the final frontier
Satellite Broadband Seizes On BDUK’s Fibre Failings
If BDUK fails to deliver broadband using national fibre networks, satellite providers could step in
Chinese GPS Alternative Opens To Consumers
BeiDou satellite navigation system will finally appear on smartphones
European Satellite Navigation Competition Opens To Developers
Participants get the first opportunity to play around with data produced by the brand new Galileo satellites
New Eutelsat Tooway Packages Bring 20Mbps Broadband To Rural UK
Could Tooway broadband be a rural saviour?
Google May Help Launch US Wireless Broadband Network
Google is said to be in talks with US satellite television provider Dish Network on building a wireless broadband network in the United States
Google High Res Images Now Include London Olympics
Google Maps has expanded its high resolution image collection of cities, including venues at the Olympic Games
Avanti Launches Pay-As–You-Go Satellite Broadband
Avanti tries to make Internet access in broadband “notspots” easier than ever
C&W Drops ‘Uneconomical’ Broadband For Cumbrian Community
A remote community in Cumbria has seen their broadband service switched off because it was ‘uneconomical’
Space App Developer Competition Launches
The ESNC calls out to entrepreneurs and developers to cash in on space-related ideas
Russia To Spike Plan To Recycle Satellite For Antarctic Broadband Access
The mis-aligned Russian Express AM4 satellite could provide fast access for Antarctic scientists if Polar Broadband can convince the Russians
Pirate Bay Takes Flight With GPS Controlled Drones
Ambitious drones will use Raspberry Pi computers to seek sanctuary in the skies