Satellite

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

11 years ago

UK To Invest £200 Million In Space Technology

Reusable rocket engines and satellite tools could help the UK conquer the final frontier

11 years ago

Satellite Broadband Seizes On BDUK’s Fibre Failings

If BDUK fails to deliver broadband using national fibre networks, satellite providers could step in

11 years ago

Chinese GPS Alternative Opens To Consumers

BeiDou satellite navigation system will finally appear on smartphones

12 years ago

European Satellite Navigation Competition Opens To Developers

Participants get the first opportunity to play around with data produced by the brand new Galileo satellites

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

Avanti Launches Pay-As–You-Go Satellite Broadband

Avanti tries to make Internet access in broadband “notspots” easier than ever

12 years ago

C&W Drops ‘Uneconomical’ Broadband For Cumbrian Community

A remote community in Cumbria has seen their broadband service switched off because it was 'uneconomical'

13 years ago

Space App Developer Competition Launches

The ESNC calls out to entrepreneurs and developers to cash in on space-related ideas

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Takes Flight With GPS Controlled Drones

Ambitious drones will use Raspberry Pi computers to seek sanctuary in the skies

13 years ago

US 4G Network LightSquared Airs Dispute With Inmarsat

4G network LightSquared's latest troubles centre upon a financial dispute with satellite partner Inmarsat

13 years ago

Hactivists Plot Satellite System To Bypass Web Censorship

So called hacktivists are considering an outlandish plan to launch their own satellites to create a free space-based Internet, immune…

13 years ago

ViaSat Brings Speedy Satellite Broadband To UK

ViaSat has brought its US satellite broadband service for businesses and launched it in the UK

13 years ago

CSR Promises Indoor Navigation With New Chip

CSR has developed a 'breakthrough' chip that it says can even work indoors, and tell what floor you are on

13 years ago

China Denies Satellite Hacks

The US has ulterior motives to blame China for hacking, says the Chinese Foreign Ministry

13 years ago

Chinese Hackers Blamed For US Satellite Attack

Two US satellites have been attacked with the finger of suspicion pointed at the Chinese military

13 years ago

Galileo Navigation Satellites Lift Off Thursday

Europe's answer to America's Global Positioning System (GPS) is set to be launched into space this week

13 years ago

Eutelsat Launches Tooway Satellite Broadband Service

Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite went live today, delivering Tooway broadband to remote areas of Europe

14 years ago

Are Governments Over-Investing In Fibre?

Mobile and satellite operators reckon fibre is getting a leg-up at national level, but fibre broadband isn't always a winner,…

14 years ago

Satellite Broadband Providers Lobby EC For Funding

Satellite broadband needs public funding to close Europe's digital divide, say the vendors

14 years ago

EC Calls For Urgent Action On Satellite Broadband

The introduction of pan-European satellite broadband services could be blocked by legal obstacles

14 years ago

Satellite Broadband: Bridging The Digital Divide

Satellite broadband is not everything to everybody, but it could be crucial for helping the government create a Digital Britain,…

14 years ago

WikiLeaks Gets German Satellite Boss Sacked

WikiLeaks says satellite CEO slated Europe's GPS rival... but still signed a contract to build it

14 years ago

Eutelsat Broadband Satellite Lifts Off

European consumers in remote regions will soon have another broadband-via-satellite option, thanks to Eutelsat

14 years ago

BT To Use Satellite For Cornish Broadband

The Avanti satellite, launched last month, will help BT connect Cornwall and the Scillies

14 years ago

Avanti Rural Broadband Satellite Beats Eutelsat

British-based Avanti will beat Eutelsat to the punch, launching a Ka-Band satellite for rural broadband this Friday

14 years ago

ITU Sends Satellite Terminals For Pakistan Floods

To get links to flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan, the ITU has installed 100 satellite terminals

14 years ago