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Broadband, Internet, Regulation, Strategy Posted on03/03/202504/03/2025

Falkland Islands Government Greenlights Starlink

The wait is over – the light at the end of the tunnel is here! The Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Falkland Islands Government has […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Satellites, Strategy Posted on13/07/202413/07/2024

The Falkland Islands Starlink Petition Group Town Hall presentation.

On July 11th, 2024, the team’s hard work in the Falkland Islands culminated in a public meeting in Stanley Falkland Islands’ Town Hall. The meeting […] Read More

Broadband, Internet Posted on13/07/2024

Starlink in the Falkland Islands: Part 7

These are all the final media publications relating to the use of Starlink in the Falkland Islands before the public meeting on July  11th 2024. […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Satellites Posted on11/07/2024

Falkland Islands Starlink Petition public meeting live-streamed presentation tonight

Please remember the Starlink Petition Group’s public meeting tonight in the Town Hall in Stanley, Falkland Islands. It is also being live-streamed on YouTube. Doors […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Satellites, Sure Falkland Islands issue Posted on21/06/202422/06/2024

The Impact of Intelsat’s Multi-Orbit Service on OneWeb’s Low-Latency Offering in the Falklands.

Observations. This is a long and very technical post, but it is necessary to examine the issues. Before I start, I wish to clarify three […] Read More

Internet, Strategy Posted on19/05/2024

Part 3. A win-win digital services strategy for the Falkland Islands

In Part 1, The Ascension Island Story, I outlined the history of Starlink adoption on Ascension Island. Part 2, The Falkland Islands Enigma, focused on […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on08/11/202008/11/2020

An email update from Sure on local Internet services. Get set go!

There has been confusion about the legality of local IP services or applications with Sure South Atlantic’s Exclusive Operating Licence in place. This concern has […] Read More

Broadband, General, Internet, Regulation, Strategy Posted on09/07/202009/08/2020

Update #9: OTT Service Provider oriented Internet Access product

The original post can be found further down. Update #9:  7th August 2020 I have today sent a further email to Sure Falkland Islands. To: […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Regulation, Satellites, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on17/03/202021/03/2020

An open email to MLAs about the impact of VSAT legislation on businesses

Update, 21st MaRCH 2020 I’ve sent an email to MLAs To: Falkland Islands MLAs cc: Falkland Islands Attorney General Although this is an important issue […] Read More

Broadband, General, Internet, Regulation, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on08/02/202008/02/2020

Update; 7th February: National Broadband Strategy – what is it, indeed, where is it heading?

Update; 7th February, CoC meeting   Please take a look at the FITV‘s short report on the closed meeting held at The Chamber of Commerce […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Regulation, Satellites, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on09/01/202001/03/2021

Business continuity, VSATs and the law of unintended consequences

Following my previous post – National Broadband Strategy: Subsea cable study, there is a subject that has not had sufficient public debate – Internet blackout […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Strategy, Submarine Cables, Telecommunications Posted on01/01/2020

National Broadband Strategy: Subsea cable study

I have waited with high expectation for the publication of the Falkland Islands Broadband Strategy as proposed in the March 2019 Telecommunications Week. The only […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Strategy, Sure Falkland Islands issue Posted on16/12/201916/12/2019

Zen and the Art of Hotspots and Sheep-Shearing

I had a busy trip to the Falkland Islands in November and I want to thank all those individuals that helped make my visit so […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud, General, Internet, Regulation, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on10/12/201910/12/2019

Falkland Islands Internet presentation in Penguin News

On Thursday 28th November 2019, I gave a presentation in the Chamber of Commerce in Stanley, Falkland Islands concerning the Islands’ Internet service. This was […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud, General, Internet, Regulation, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on08/12/2019

Falkland Islands Internet presentation on FITV

On Thursday 28th November 2019, I gave a presentation in the Chamber of Commerce in Stanley, Falkland Islands concerning the Islands’ Internet. This was videoed […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Strategy Posted on06/12/2019

Falkland Islands Internet – some thoughts presentation – 28th November 2019

I gave the following well-attended presentation to an audience in the Chamber of Commerce in Stanley, Falkland Islands at 17:00 Thursday, 28th November 2019. The […] Read More

Broadband, Internet Posted on26/11/201906/12/2019

Falkland Islands November / December 2019 Internet ‘planned’ outage.

Update #4: 6th December. Following comments on Facebook, there seem to be continuing issues with regard to unstable Internet routes to the Falkland Islands since […] Read More

Recent Posts

  • It’s a go! Amazon’s Project Kuiper LEO constellation.
  • Connecting Communities: Inside Starlink’s Community Gateway
  • Starlink in the Falklands – April 19th update
  • Comment on TTP/ Sure South Atlantic’s Starlink paper: A Security, Political and Technical Assessment
  • Starlink in the Falklands – Petition Group Press Release

Recent Comments

  • Brian Jamieson on It’s a go! Amazon’s Project Kuiper LEO constellation.
  • Brian Jamieson on Connecting Communities: Inside Starlink’s Community Gateway
  • Grizelda Cockwell on Connecting Communities: Inside Starlink’s Community Gateway
  • Brian Jamieson on Connecting Communities: Inside Starlink’s Community Gateway
  • John Lowrie on Starlink in the Falklands – April 19th update

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