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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, Satellites, Strategy Posted on30/07/202430/07/2024

Major Global Market Shift Reflected in Falklands Starlink Battle

Even allowing the affordable use of Starlink in the Falkland Islands represents a significant transformation opportunity, Starlink’s current status in the Falkland Islands is just […] Read More

Broadband, Strategy Posted on20/07/202428/07/2024

Petition to Policy: Legislative Steps to Bring Starlink to the Falkland Islands

 A UK government Select Committee The public meeting organised by the Starlink Petition Group (live-streamed over Starlink) in Stanley Town Hall was considered a great […] 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, Satellites, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on16/06/2024

Continuing update to the use of Starlink in the Falkland Islands: Part 5

Warning! This is a long issue, as it captures all the action concerning Starlink use in the Falkland Islands since Part 4 was published in […] Read More

Broadband, Satellites, Strategy Posted on27/05/202402/06/2024

AN UPDATE TO THE USE OF STARLINK IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. PART 4, CONSUMERS SPEAK, THE PETITION

In September 2022, the history behind the £5,400 VSAT (Starlink) licence fee.  In Part 1, The Ascension Island Story, I outlined the history of Starlink adoption […] 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

Satellites, Strategy Posted on16/05/202416/05/2024

An update to the use of Starlink in the Falkland Islands. Part 2, The Falkland Islands enigma

In Part 1, The Ascension Island story, the history of Starlink adoption on Ascension Island was outlined, although this story is far from finished. Part […] Read More

Broadband, St Helena, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on08/11/202008/11/2020

Saintel, A Community-Run Non-Profit Internet Service Provider Designed for St Helena

Source: St Helena Independent – VOLUME XV ISSUE 48, 6th NOVEMBER 2020 A new Telecommunications company is being proposed for St Helena.

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, General, Regulation, Strategy Posted on17/10/201917/10/2019

Let’s talk on Falkland Islands Radio during Communications Week in March 2019

Back now in what now seems the dim and distant past, during Communications Week in March 2019, Jason Lewis hosted a Let’s Talk interview on […] Read More

Broadband, Regulation, Strategy, Sure Falkland Islands issue, Telecommunications Posted on14/08/201914/08/2019

Falkland Islands’ Regulator’s QoS Direction: Part 2 – Discussion

On July 1st 2019, the Falkland Islands’ Communications Regulator issued a “Direction to Sure Falkland Islands, No 2019/01a Quality of Service” which requires Sure Falkland […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud, Satellites, Strategy Posted on23/04/201925/04/2019

Falkland Islands’ Internet usage: Part 3, Forecasting future satellite capacity

I was pleased to see Household [Internet] User Habits survey on the Falkland Islands as an element of Communications Week in March 2019. However, the […] Read More

Broadband, Strategy Posted on18/04/201918/04/2019

Falkland Islands’ Internet usage: Part 2, What’s going on in the rest of the world.

In this post I would like to take a look at what is happening in the Internet world outside of the Falkland Islands though I […] Read More

Broadband, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on16/04/201916/04/2019

Wow! What an island! What a telecoms company!

I have been talking about the Falkland Islands taking an Exponential Approach rather than taking an Incremental Approach to improving Internet services in posts such […] Read More

Broadband, Strategy Posted on11/04/201918/04/2019

Falkland Islands’ Internet usage: Part 1, the importance of objective data.

One of the activities of the Falkland Islands Communications Week was to inform the National Broadband Strategy (which I would like renamed the National Internet […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud, Strategy Posted on09/04/2019

The Enigma of the Falkland Islands National Broadband Strategy

I was pleased when I first heard about the desire to create a National Broadband Strategy for the Falkland Islands. In so many ways, it […] 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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