11 February 2025

By the end of 2025, Ukraine is expecting to be one of the first countries to have the Starlink direct-to-cell satellite service up and running, enhancing the resilience of the country’s connectivity landscape, thanks to a deal between Starlink and Kyivstar.

Veon has announced that Kyivstar, its digital operator in Ukraine, has signed an agreement with Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in Ukraine. Kyivstar anticipates launching Starlink direct-to-cell services with SMS and OTT messaging functionality in the fourth quarter of 2025 for Kyivstar customers. It plans to expand to voice and data in later stages.

11 February 2025

BT has urged providers of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) to move off the outdated copper network as it is becoming increasingly unstable.

BT’s own data shows that 60% of CNI customers in the UK currently have no plan to start migrating off the legacy analogue network.