NEP Connect, a UK provider of media connectivity, has announced the delivery of 16 eco-friendly news gathering vehicles to ITV, part of a multi-million-pound contract. In February 2022, ITV selected NEP Connect, part of the NEP Group global network, to provide its next generation of news gathering vehicles for regional and national ITV News coverage. […]
Mobile network benchmarking specialist GWS has revealed that Virgin Media O2 has the UK’S Best Combined Connectivity Experience, in a performance measure combining results from across both mobile operator and ISP partners in one score. The result follows six months of extensive data collection from GWS, where the company analysed over 143,000 speed and reliability […]
Rivada Space Networks (RSN), which plans on launching a 300-craft mega-constellation of satellites, has signed an MoU with Canada-based Network Innovations “to work together to bring innovative connectivity solutions to the government and enterprise markets”. Network Innovations is a global technology integrator that keeps people, places and things connected anywhere in the world with always-available […]
A report from Euroconsult forecasts that Maritime bandwidth capacity demand is set to increase twentyfold over the next decade. The expansion will be driven by increased demand from the cruise industry. With the most serious restrictions of Covid-19 now generally in the rearview mirror, market intelligence firm Euroconsult estimates that maritime connectivity sectors have mostly […]
Illinois-based John Deere, the agricultural machinery manufacturer, enjoyed revenue of $52.5 billion last year. Its users are increasingly dependent on modern technology to keep their farms functioning 24/7, and usually without human control. Until now John Deere has depended on conventional WiFi and telco connectivity for these independent machines. But remote sites and many overseas […]
Communication specialist Speedcast has announced a patent-pending connectivity solution for cruise liners. Speedcast’s TrueBeam technology platform enables comprehensive tracking between satellites and ship for the highest levels of availability, meeting full vessel capacity demands. Speedcast says that its solution supplies the highest continuous capacity in cruise history. The technology is vital if a cruise vessel, […]
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb and telco Orange have signed a distribution agreement to expand connectivity services across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and other global regions. The news comes as governments across the world prioritise the development of digital infrastructure networks post-COVID. With this partnership, Orange will offer enriched connectivity, integrating OneWeb’s […]
Distrelec has conducted a study to see where increases in connectivity have had the greatest economic impact and where the race could be on to close the gap, by directly comparing growth in connectivity between 2014 and 2021 to the changes to GDP per capita in that period of time. The study measures four enablers: […]
A Juniper Research study predicts that the number of connected vehicles in service will reach 367 million globally in 2027, from 192 million in 2023. This growth of 91 per cent will be driven by the advancement of both ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and increasing the capabilities of in-vehicle infotainment systems. The research identified […]
BAI Communications (BAI), a global shared communications infrastructure provider, has published a report revealing organisations’ support for building smart communities is high but upgrading the network infrastructure necessary to enable them is a key challenge. The report titled: The building blocks of smarter, more connected communities: Smart communities report 2022 also reveals collaboration between public […]