Activity, interest and investments in direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services has increased dramatically over the past two years, driven by multiple technology, regulatory, partnership and service strategies, with telcos and satellite operators such as Starlink and AST SpaceMobile at the heart of the action, and additional companies seeking to get in on the action on an almost weekly basis – witness the

Hi there — I’m Joseph Chambers, a Digital Inclusion Consultant at FarrPoint. 

My role is extremely diverse, which I love. One day, I am working with a local authority and the next, I’m talking to midwives to understand their connectivity needs to help them deliver babies in remote locations. My position is not focused on infrastructure and technology, but on how people access connectivity and make the most out of telecoms.

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, global Network Security revenue reached $6.4 B in 2Q 2025, growing 8 percent year-over-year (Y/Y). The expansion was driven by double-digit gains in Security Service Edge (SSE) and Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), as enterprises adopted AI-aware application protection and platform consolidation strategies to streamline operations and enhance defenses.

Leading space solutions company will use optical ground stations to deliver faster, more secure data from space

SES, a leading space solutions company, announced it will test new optical ground stations built by France-based Cailabs to send data from space using laser beams instead of radio waves. By using optical communication, SES expects to be able to boost data transmission speeds, provide more secure links, and help alleviate congestion in increasingly crowded radio frequency bands.

• Virgin Media O2 has switched on its next generation 5G Standalone network in 500 towns and cities across the UK
• The operator’s 5G Standalone network is now the biggest in the UK, reaching more than 70% of the UK’s population, and is available to customers at no extra cost
• Bakewell became the latest location to benefit from Virgin Media O2’s 5G Standalone rollout, which was celebrated with the creation of a record-breaking giant Bakewell Tart
• The operator’s 5G standalone rollout continues at pace following the announcement of its circa £700m Mobile Transformation

Companies will advance next generation quantum-secured satellite communications on Honeywell’s QKDSat Project with the European Space Agency, sponsored by the UK, Belgian, Austrian, Canadian, and Czech Republic Space Agencies

Honeywell announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that advances a European Space Agency-backed initiative to develop new quantum-secured satellite communication systems.

According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, following two years of capex reductions, global Telecom Capex was stable in the second quarter of 2025 on a year-over-year basis, bolstering the stabilization narrative we have previously communicated.

• South Korea’s mobile sector is in the cybersecurity spotlight again
• KT Corp has confirmed the potential leak of subscriber data impacting more than 5,000 customers 
• The news comes in the wake of SK Telecom’s major data breach 

KT Corp has become the second South Korean mobile operator this year to report a cybersecurity breach to the country’s data protection authorities, with the operator confirming on Thursday that 5,561 customers may have had t

• The GSMA has published its latest report on global mobile internet connectivity
• It finds that 3.1 billion people are still not using a 4G or 5G network despite widespread availability
• 5G is said to reach 54% of the world’s population
• Meanwhile, 5G standalone launches are also expected to continue apace in 2025, according to another industry body, the GSA

A new mobile internet connectivity report from the GSMA provides some impressive figures marking the spread of 5G around the globe,

• UK fibre broadband altnet Community Fibre has been focusing more on building its customer base and less on network expansion for the past year or so
• That focus appears to be paying off, with its customer base growing by 33% over the past 12 months

We’ve reported a few times this year about how Netomnia looks like it’s on course to be one of the long-term survivors in the UK fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) sector thanks to its ongoing growth and