UK struggles to get space strategy off ground as satellite demand rises
Ofcom data shows satellite connectivity lines doubled in the year, with rural users taking up the offer as an alternative to terrestrial networks.
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- Organisations: Amazon; BT; Building Digital UK (BDUK); Colt Technology Services; Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT); Deutsche Telekom; Eutelsat; European Commission; Mangata Edge; National Audit Office; NSLComm; Ofcom; OneWeb; Orange; Orbex; Project Kuiper; Rivada Networks; Rivada Space Networks; Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA); SatCo; SpaceRISE; Starlink; Telesat LEO; UK government; UK Space Agency; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2).
- Geographic: Arizona; Ayrshire; Canada; European Union; Germany; Highlands; Isle of North Uist; Munich; Outer Hebrides; Prestwick; Shetland; Sutherland; United Kingdom; United States; Washington DC.
- People: Andy Sutton.
- Themes: Connected Nations report; E-band spectrum; Gigabit terrestrial services; IRIS²; Lightspeed; National Space Strategy; Project Gigabit; SaxaVord SpacePort; Space Hub Sutherland; Space Strategy; Spaceport 1; Sutherland Spaceport; full-fibre networks; geostationary Earth orbit (GEO); low-Earth orbit (LEO); medium Earth orbit (MEO); non-geostationary orbit (NGSO); satellite connectivity; satellite earth station licence; satellite gateway; satellite manufacturing; satellite services; terrestrial networks.
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