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The telecommunications development firm, Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL), has almost reached new heights.
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Pioneering Airborne 5G: Boosting High-Speed Access or Risky Venture?

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Navigating uncharted territory in the telecommunications ecosystem, Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL) alongside other UK giants, aims to forge advanced airborne 5G connectivity. With an ambitious endeavor backed by Britten-Norman and Marshall Futureworx, the collaborative effort seeks to birth a High-Altitude Platform with an airborne antenna – a revolution steering us to high-performing 5G from the stratosphere itself. Imagine an unmanned aircraft, fuelled by liquid hydrogen, its vast wingspan of 56 meters and lightweight structure promising flight endurance of over a week.

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Viasat has communicated its strategy to trim down its workforce by around 10%, implying the dismissal of approximately 800 roles.
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Viasat Streamlines Workforce Post-Inmarsat Acquisition: An Economic Necessity or Risky Move?

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After the whopping $6.2 billion acquisition by Inmarsat, Viasat is readying for a major reorganization, with a planned 10% workforce reduction. The move, affecting approximately 800 roles, aims for a substantial year-on-year cost-saving starting from 2025. Despite the promising financial outlook, the firm accepts the substantial costs linked with these transitions, yet considers them a vital investment for the future.

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Leaping into its strongest historical performance, the telecoms powerhouse AT&T came forward with an impressive third-quarter report.
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AT&T’s Impressive Q3 Performance: Mobility Service Revenue Skyrockets

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AT&T’s vast addition to their fiber net base underlines an impressive income growth. This growth is visible in their third-quarter report, boasting revenues over $30 billion. The influential role of AT&T’s fiber subscriptions reveals a customer base exceeding 8 million aided significantly by a striking 26.9 percent growth in AT&T Fiber revenues. Notably, the company’s recent launch, AT&T Internet Air, foresees further enhancement to their service offerings.

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The users of UK's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Sky Mobile recently experienced signal disruptions.
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Sky Mobile Signal Disruptions and Huawei Equipment Removal Impact

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The recent signal disruptions experienced by Sky Mobile users in the UK have been linked to the government-mandated removal of Huawei equipment from the network, fuelling concerns over national security. Network operators have voiced scepticism, predicting significant disruption, increased expenses, and potential delay in the rollout of 5G infrastructure. Sky Mobile, however, assures compliance with the directive and minimal impact on their customers.

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There's an emerging buzz in the telecom sector as Sky Business is reportedly keen on acquiring TalkTalk’s B2B service - TT Business Direct.
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Navigating Sky Business’s Potential Acquisition of TT Business Direct

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In a strategic move to expand its enterprise customer base, Sky Business is reportedly eyeing the acquisition of TT Business Direct Limited, TalkTalk’s B2B service catering to 80,000 corporate clients. This proposed acquisition is a fallout of TalkTalk’s ongoing struggle to stabilize its financial conditions, with debts amounting to over £1.1 billion. The company’s asset liquidation could potentially disrupt the UK telecoms market, an exciting possibility that will be discussed in depth at this year’s Connected Britain conference.

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SkySwitch adds Contact Center functionality to its platform

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SkySwitch, a white-label Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) provider located in the United States, has added a new robust Contact Center capability to its platform.    SkySwitch is a full-featured, integrated solution for resellers. The company provides MSPs, VARs, telecom agents, interconnect ISPs and WISPs with a cloud-based voice platform that they can brand as their own.   The SkySwitch Contact Center effortlessly interacts with the SkySwitch UCaaS reseller platform, enabling a single billing and no setup fees for partners, while expanding on basic call center operations to provide advanced capabilities.   The SkySwitch Contact Center helps SkySwitch partners fulfill the increasing demand from small and medium-sized businesses for contact center applications. The system offers businesses cutting-edge communication capabilities that integrate real-time call data with SMS, text-to-speech, chat, chatbots and social integration to help these companies make better business decisions.   The SkySwitch Contact Center solution also provides white-label partners with an…

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