Satellite tv for pc operator Eutelsat is planning to develop low-Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity throughout Portugal in partnership with operator MEO. Beneath the phrases of the settlement, MEO (which has nothing to do with the time period “medium-Earth orbit” right here, by the way in which) will combine Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO companies into its connectivity choices, combining satellite tv for pc, fiber and 5G to offer backup connectivity for companies, essential infrastructure operators and different organizations throughout the nation. The settlement builds on Eutelsat’s present partnership with MEO, which has seen the Portuguese operator internet hosting Eutelsat’s floor station infrastructure for a number of years. MEO boss Ana Figueiredo described the deal as a “step in direction of constructing a European connectivity ecosystem that’s extra resilient, self-sufficient and match for the longer term.” (See Eurobites: Eutelsat beams up €1B for extra LEO satellites.)
EE tops nPerf’s 4G, 5G rankings in UK
EE has come up trumps in nPerf’s newest survey of cell community efficiency within the UK. Masking the 12 months as much as the top of August 2026, the survey rated EE’s 4G protection rating – combining protection by geography and inhabitants – as 96.50, in contrast with 93.85 for O2, 94.13 for Three and 92.40 for Vodafone. On the 5G entrance, EE was much more dominant, with a protection rating of 77.02, in contrast with 58.73 for O2, 49.56 for Three and 37.48 for Vodafone. It’s value noting that measurements are collected by the nPerf cell software on Android solely as a result of Apple doesn’t open the signal-strength APIs to builders. (See Eurobites: You are not the Nation’s Community, EE tells Vodafone.)
Liberty International will get conversational with Sierra
Liberty International is to deploy the Sierra conversational AI platform for customer support throughout its 80 million or so mounted and cell connections in Europe. Trotting out a by now acquainted rationale for such a transfer, the US-based firm says that by enabling AI brokers to deal with routine buyer interactions, the partnership will permit customer-care groups to deal with “conditions requiring judgement and deep experience.” Sierra was based by Bret Taylor, a former co-CEO of Salesforce and chairman of OpenAI, and Clay Bavor, a former Google government. Within the UK, Virgin Media O2 – which is co-owned by Liberty International and Telefónica – can be utilizing Sierra particularly for interplay with its broadband clients, although the corporate’s chief working officer, Alan Stott, was eager to emphasize that the transfer is “about supporting our folks, not changing them.”
SES begins work on new plant
SES has begun building of a brand new satellite tv for pc manufacturing plant in Luxembourg. The corporate says the power, in Kockelscheuer, will assist the event of its meoSphere MEO community and contribute to Europe’s IRIS² program by way of payload improvement and satellite tv for pc meeting, integration and testing. (See Eurobites: EU faucets Eutelsat and associates for IRIS2 satellite tv for pc system.)
Look, no palms
Deutsche Telekom has connected with Unikie for automated automobile logistics at Audi’s website in Ingolstadt, Germany, the place autos are being pushed mechanically onto railway wagons and unloaded once more with out the necessity for direct human intervention. Such actions are significantly difficult as a result of vehicles have to be maneuvered and positioned with excessive precision in very confined areas. Deutsche Telekom offers the digital infrastructure, together with 5G cell connectivity, SIM playing cards put in within the autos and edge cloud infrastructure, whereas Unikie’s Marshalling Resolution offers the know-how for automated automobile steering and maneuvering.
Telefónica Spain creates new unit
Telefónica Spain has created a brand new {Hardware} and Gadgets division inside its B2C enterprise. The brand new unit will oversee the corporate’s whole gadgets, terminals and {hardware} product combine beneath a single management construction, with Alberto Ruano – at the moment common supervisor of Levono for Spain and Portugal – becoming a member of Telefónica Spain on October 1 to move up the unit.
Airties beefs up buyer expertise platform
France-based Airties has added new cybersecurity options to its Connectivity Expertise Administration Platform which in impact flip the router into a further safety layer that safeguards each gadget on the community, says the corporate. The software program is appropriate for properties and small companies, says Airties.
