US warns EU that $3.4bn Airbus loan threatens aircraft trade truce

Network Rollouts

Verizon revamps fixed wireless with 1-Gig mmWave service to match fibre speeds

8h ago · 1 min read

Network Rollouts

MTN Ghana wins $202m 5G spectrum awards in sweep of 3GHz band

5 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)

Network Rollouts

Paul Bunyan nears finish line on 1,800-location fibre build in central Aitkin County

15 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Photo: Paul Bunyan Communications

Celebrity

Barbados broadcaster and actress Peta Alleyne dies at 65

3h ago · 1 min read

Celebrity

Andrew Willsmore, documentary editor behind 14 Days in May, dies aged 74

4h ago · 1 min read

Celebrity

Pauline Parker, killer in 1954 'Heavenly Creatures' case, dies aged 88 in Orkney

5h ago · 1 min read

Explainers

End of the cell dead zone: how satellites are coming for your phone

7 Oct 2026 · 18 min read

Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)

Explainers

How the BEAD Challenge Process Works — and Why It Decided Who Gets Funded

23 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

Photo: Lance Cheung / U.S. Department of Agriculture

Explainers

Fibre vs Fixed Wireless vs Satellite: How BEAD's Three Technologies Compare

23 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

Policy & Regulation

Ofcom: pay-TV complaints fall in Q2 2026 as broadband, landline and mobile stay flat

7h ago · 1 min read

Policy & Regulation

US carriers ask FCC to cut 290MHz from Starlink Mobile spectrum plan before October 29 vote

Yesterday · 2 min read

Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)

Policy & Regulation

FCC's sole Democrat urges broadcasters to confront 'censorship and control campaign'

24 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Photo: Federal Communications Commission

Weekly Roundup

The week in rural broadband: a new telecoms minister, Starlink on the farm, and Cambium in administration (Sep 7–13)

13 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

Photo: Girando Notícia

Science

NASA's Perseverance offers clues to protect future Mars crews from dust

3h ago · 1 min read

Science

NASA and USDA sign agreement to put Earth science to work for American agriculture

10h ago · 2 min read

Science

ISRO to have four functional launch pads by 2029, chairman says

Yesterday · 1 min read

Funding & Grants

Kansas awards $12.9 million in broadband grants for rural internet

22 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Photo: Public domain: USDA Photo by James G. Pinsky

Funding & Grants

New Mexico signs first BEAD grant agreement: $27m for Kit Carson fibre build

20 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Photo: Matt Walter (CC BY 2.0)

Funding & Grants

Michigan signs BEAD contracts with 23 ISPs in $916m broadband funding plan

20 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Photo: CC0 photo via the WordPress Photo Directory

UK Broadband

UK minimum wage to rise by 3.9% to about £13.20, The Times reports

54m ago · 1 min read

UK Broadband

UK shop prices rise at fastest pace in two-and-a-half years ahead of budget, BRC says

1h ago · 1 min read

UK Broadband

Independent review announced into murder of student Henry Nowak

9h ago · 1 min read

Photo: Mike Peel