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Broadband Posted on30 June 202530 June 2025

Centering post

Sorry, if you received a notification of this post as it shouldn’t have gone out! I have a major issue with WordPress that I’m trying […] Read More

Broadband Posted on24 June 202528 June 2025

Starlink in the Falklands – a concern answered and an update

20th June 2025: Chloe Freeman, Communications Regulator of the Falkland Islands, provides an update on the status of Starlink’s application to provide service in the […] Read More

Broadband Posted on15 June 202516 June 2025

If Sure Challenges the Falklands Government Over Starlink – What Comes Next?

Perhaps this could be an alternative title for this post? “The People Chose Starlink – Will Sure Try to Overrule Them? As Starlink’s long-awaited arrival […] Read More

Broadband Posted on11 June 202511 June 2025

Falkland Islands’ Starlink Freedom Day has finally arrived – Yes!

Nearly twelve months after submitting the Starlink Petition Group’s petition to the Falkland Islands Government in the Town Hall, Stanley, the government has formally revised […] Read More

Broadband Posted on29 May 20259 June 2025

Starlink in the Falklands: June 9th 2025 update

25th April 2025 Penguin News 17 April 2025 BBC News Northern Ireland The BBC has delayed blocking BBC Sounds app for audiences outside the UK. […] Read More

Broadband Posted on1 May 20253 May 2025

It’s a go! Amazon’s Project Kuiper LEO constellation.

3rd May Update: Rajeev Badyal, Amazon’s VP of Technology, belatedly posted a video showing the launch of the Kuiper satellites at the end of the […] Read More

Broadband Posted on27 April 202527 April 2025

Connecting Communities: Inside Starlink’s Community Gateway

Starlink’s Community Gateway on the island of Unalaska. Source: Starlink We’re all familiar with Starlink’s direct-to-consumer-focused low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, which offers global […] Read More

Broadband Posted on19 April 2025

Starlink in the Falklands – April 19th update

A further update on the media discussions in April about Starlink, further to an earlier post dated 8th April 2025. 10th April 2025: “Public frustration”..  Credit: […] Read More

Broadband Posted on14 April 20255 May 2025

Comment on TTP/ Sure South Atlantic’s Starlink paper: A Security, Political and Technical Assessment

On March 17th 2025, two presentations were given by Sure Falkland Islands in Stanley. The first was to the islands’ businesses who are members of […] Read More

Broadband Posted on9 April 20259 April 2025

Starlink in the Falklands – Petition Group Press Release

FIG’s Consultation extended 8th April 2025: A press statement from the Falkland Islands Government announcing an extension to the current consultation. “VSAT Public Consultation Period […] Read More

Broadband Posted on8 April 20258 April 2025

Telecommunications in the Falklands – April 8th 2025 update

There was a lot of activity during March 2025, and it’s still taking a high priority in early April. Here is how the local media […] Read More

Broadband Posted on2 April 20257 April 2025

FIG’s Broadband Speed KPI: Why the Metric Doesn’t Measure Up

This post examines the Falkland Islands Government’s initiative to install network ‘probes’ in the Sure network to measure broadband speed as a Key Performance Indicator […] Read More

Broadband Posted on30 March 202530 March 2025

Sure Falklands’ proposed unlimited broadband plans

Picture source: Mike Kemp I feel I should apologise for the flurry of posts from OpenFalklands in recent days. But can you blame me with […] Read More

Broadband Posted on26 March 202529 March 2025

Telecommunications in the Falklands – Future of telecomms presentation by Cambridge Management Consulting

Stanley, Falkland Islands town hall Hot on the heels of the Sure Falkland Islands presentation last week and my critiques of some of the comments […] Read More

Broadband Posted on24 March 202524 March 2025

Starlink Falklands Islands Internet Traffic and Argentina: The Facts

A typical data centre where Points of Presence (PoPs) are hosted (Photo Source: datacenterfrontier.com) This is the final post in a three-part follow-up series covering […] Read More

Broadband Posted on23 March 202526 March 2025

Sure Warns of Profit Loss as Starlink Lands in the Falklands

This post is a follow-up to the presentation delivered by Sure Falkland Islands on March 19th, 2025, in Stanley. You can listen to the presentation […] Read More

Broadband Posted on21 March 202522 March 2025

Starlink in the Falklands – March 2025 – Sure’s views on Starlink in high density regions

In yesterday’s post focussing on Sure Falkland Island’s public presentation, I talked about some observations asserted by the presenter about their technical views of Starlink.  […] Read More

Broadband Posted on20 March 202520 March 2025

Starlink in the Falklands – March 2025 Sure public meeting complete with a recording

March 19th 2025: Two presentations were given by Sure Falkland Islands in Stanley. The first was to the islands’ businesses who are members of the […] Read More

Broadband Posted on16 March 2025

Starlink in the Falklands – March 2025 update – FITV Interview, VSAT consultation and Sky News

Tom Clarke of Sky News in Stanley This is the latest update in the long process of gaining approval for the use of Starlink in […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Regulation, Strategy Posted on3 March 20254 March 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 Posted on25 February 202525 February 2025

St Helena terrestrial fibre optic network disaster

(and a bit about the possible OneWeb LEO service in St Helena) I’ve discussed the arrival of the Equiano cable in St Helena several times […] Read More

Broadband Posted on10 February 202510 February 2025

February 2025 – good news – Thank you Starlink!

This is a very brief OpenFalklands post—probably the shortest I’ve ever published! My last two posts covered the extraordinary week regarding Starlink usage in the […] Read More

Broadband Posted on7 February 20258 February 2025

February 2025: Starlink in the Falkland Islands – a National Emergency situation?

In yesterday’s (Thursday) OpenFalklands blog, I noted that while a week may seem long in politics, even a single day can feel like an eternity […] Read More

Broadband Posted on6 February 20257 February 2025

February 2025 Falkland Islands Starlink status – what a few days it’s been!

“Thursday, February 7th 2025: These past few days have been the most contentious since the Starlink Petition Group began its activities in May 2024 to […] Read More

Broadband Posted on9 December 20243 February 2025

Part 11: Falkland Island’s Starlink adoption progress in November – December 2024

KEMH hospital in Stanley, Falkland Islands This post shows the public updates in November and December 2024 in regards to the adoption of Starlink in […] Read More

Broadband, Mobile phones Posted on18 November 202425 November 2024

Friday deadline!! Essential Telecommunications Survey

These are the last few days until the end of this most essential telecommunications survey. Think of all those times when you wished the islands […] Read More

Broadband Posted on7 November 202410 November 2024

Falkland Islands Future Telecommunications Strategy: Part 2

Part 2: Updated 10th November 2024 The following item is courtesy of 31st November 2024 Penguin News. An update on several issues concerning Starlink and […] Read More

Broadband Posted on15 October 202425 October 2024

Falkland Islands Future Telecommunications Strategy: Part 1

Updated 25th October 2024 Sure Falkland Islands’ Intelsat satellite dishes in Stanley With the Sure Falkland Islands Exclusive Telecommunications Agreement ending on December 29th 2027, […] Read More

Broadband Posted on29 September 202415 October 2024

Part 11: Starlink in the Falklands: 3rd October final Select Committee meeting

 The petition objectives were supported by all eight MLA Select Committee members. The final public Starlink Select Committee will be held at 09:00 Falkland Islands […] Read More

Broadband Posted on19 September 202421 September 2024

Part 10: Starlink in the Falklands: 20th Sep Select Committee

This is the official website for the Starlink Select Committee. The agenda of the 20th September 2024 Starlink Select Committee. Listen to an interview by Kris […] Read More

Broadband Posted on8 September 2024

A Stanley visit and dragster thrill

This is the first for OpenFalklands, as all previous posts have focused on topics related to telecommunications on the Falkland Islands. However, exciting times call […] Read More

Broadband Posted on5 September 202414 September 2024

Part 9: Starlink in the Falklands: 5th September 2024 Select Committee meeting

The previous OpenFalklands post discussed the first Falkland Islands Government Select Committee concerning the Starlink Petition. It can be found here: Starlink in the Falklands […] Read More

Broadband Posted on1 August 20242 August 2024

Starlink in the Falklands Part 8: First meeting of the Starlink Select Committee.

The first meeting of the Starlink Select Committee can be found at the end of this post. 15th July: Peter Biggs interview on Falkland Islands […] Read More

Broadband, Satellites, Strategy Posted on30 July 202430 July 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 July 202428 July 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 July 202413 July 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 July 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 July 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 Posted on2 July 20243 July 2024

The Importance of Fast and Reliable Internet Access in Falkland Islands Schools

Goose Green School By guest author, Andy Trish An Introduction My first visit to the Falkland Islands was in 1982 aboard HMS Hermes. Although I […] Read More

Broadband Posted on2 July 20242 July 2024

Starlink in the Falkland Islands: Part 6

A short post for a change, about the status of Starlink in the Falkland Islands -18th June to 1st July 2024. 18th June 2024: MLA […] Read More

Broadband, Internet, Satellites, Sure Falkland Islands issue Posted on21 June 202422 June 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

Broadband, Satellites, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on16 June 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 May 20242 June 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

Broadband, Satellites Posted on12 May 202421 June 2024

An update to the use of Starlink in the Falkland Islands; Part One, the Ascension Island story.

21st June 2024 update:  It’s been a while since I published the history of VSAT legislation in the Falkland Islands in September 2022, which describes […] Read More

Broadband, Regulation Posted on28 September 202228 September 2022

LEOs and VSAT legislation in the Falkland Islands

Update: September 28th 2022. Although this is ‘old news’, it is still worth publishing; I’ve managed to get hold of a recording of the 10th […] Read More

Broadband Posted on20 September 202220 September 2022

St Helena: Plans for an Island-Wide Fibre-Optic Cable Network Being Developed

Source: About St Helena The 16th September 2022 issue of the St Helena Independent newspaper on page 3 discusses the plan for an island-wide fibre-optic […] Read More

Broadband, Regulation Posted on25 August 202220 June 2024

OneWeb’s LEO constellation and the Falkland Islands.

Since 2020 there has been a tremendous increase in consumer interest in LEOs in the Falkland Islands, but this has been myopically focused on SpaceX’s […] Read More

Broadband, General, Regulation, Satellites Posted on25 January 202125 January 2021

SpaceX’s Starlink in touching distance of the Falklands!

It’s been a quiet year on OpenFalklands with less opportunity to write technical articles about Falkland Islands telecommunications subjects (I’ve done most!) and with a […] Read More

Broadband, News Posted on16 November 202026 August 2022

News: St Helena Communications Licence Market Engagement

News about telecommunications that would be interesting to Falkland Island consumers or businesses.

Broadband, St Helena, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on8 November 20208 November 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 on8 November 20208 November 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

Amateur radio, Broadband, Regulation Posted on1 August 202015 May 2024

Communications Regulator appeal delayed by poor communications

Previous updates concerning the Communications Regulator Notice of Appeal maybe seen here and here. UPDATE #5: 7th August 2020. Here is the Falkland Islands TV’s […] Read More

Broadband, General, Internet, Regulation, Strategy Posted on9 July 20209 August 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 March 202021 March 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 on8 February 20208 February 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 on9 January 20201 March 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 on1 January 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 December 201916 December 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, Sure Falkland Islands issue Posted on12 December 201912 December 2019

.FK ccTLD DNS lack of topological and server diversity (Final Update!)

Final Update #12: 12th December 2019 I am pleased to report that I have heard from IANA that diversity has at long last been added […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud, General, Internet, Regulation, Strategy, Telecommunications Posted on10 December 201910 December 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 on8 December 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 on6 December 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 November 20196 December 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

Broadband, General, Satellites, Sure Falkland Islands issue Posted on10 November 201910 November 2019

October and November 2019 Falkland Islands broadband service performance issues, Update #8.

Update #8: 10th November 2019 Sadly, it looks like there are still ongoing issues with the Falkland Islands Internet service after receiving several emails and […] Read More

Broadband Posted on18 October 2019

FITV report about Falkland Islands satellite capacity doubling in December 2019

In October 2019 the Falkland Islands TV channel published a report on the proposed December 2019 FIG-financed doubling of satellite capacity to 400Mbit/s. Kyle Knappett […] Read More

Broadband, General, Regulation, Strategy Posted on17 October 201917 October 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 August 201914 August 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, General, Regulation, Telecommunications Posted on7 August 20198 August 2019

Falkland Islands’ Regulator’s QoS Direction, Part 1 – what is it?

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 Posted on27 May 20196 October 2019

The carry-on about data carry-over

I’ve seen many Facebook posts and heard many comments made over the years expressing the desire for Sure Falkland Islands to offer data ‘Carry-Over’ or […] Read More

Broadband, Mobile phones, Telecommunications Posted on24 May 201930 May 2019

A peek under the bonnet of the Falkland Islands’ 4G service: Part 2, Falkland Islands 4G

Update: 30th May 2019 Batelco signed the original Agreement with Star Solutions to install 4G LTE in the South Atlantic islands in March 2015. I […] Read More

Broadband, Mobile phones, Telecommunications Posted on22 May 201924 May 2019

A peek under the bonnet of the Falkland Islands’ 4G service: Part 1, 4G history.

Although consumers generally only care about whether their mobile phones work and that they get a ‘signal’ when they want to make a call, I […] Read More

Broadband, Mobile phones, Sure Falkland Islands issue, Telecommunications Posted on6 May 201915 May 2019

“We have just sent a code to your mobile phone” Oh damn!

Synopsis It’s critical for Falkland Islanders to be able to fully participate in the world of on-line services which are now driven by concerns of […] Read More

Broadband, Sure Falkland Islands issue Posted on2 May 20194 May 2019

Is your organisation hosting a website outside of the Falkland Islands that uses a .fk based URL? If so you had better read this!

Synopsis. This is a very technical post so it will only be of interest if you are involved in managing a website hosted OUTSIDE of […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud, Satellites, Strategy Posted on23 April 201925 April 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 April 201918 April 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 April 201916 April 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 April 201918 April 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 on9 April 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

Broadband, Satellites Posted on4 April 201914 May 2019

Ping testing a Falkland Islands Internet server (Updated 14th April 2019)

May 14th update Saint Helena and the Falkland Islands Face Simultaneous Outages. (14-05-19)”] On 30 April 2019, internet service in the Falkland Islands and Saint […] Read More

Broadband Posted on29 March 201929 March 2019

The enigma of Falkland Islands’ broadband Contention Ratios

During the Falkland Islands Communications Week, it was mentioned that Sure needed to “look at broadband contention going forward” [or something close to that]. So […] Read More

Broadband Posted on21 March 201924 March 2019

The enigma of monitoring the quality of the Falkland Islands’ broadband service – Part 2: Looking forwards.

In Part 1 of this post I talked about the history of monitoring the Quality of Experience of the Falkland Islands’ broadband service – The […] Read More

Broadband Posted on19 March 20194 September 2022

The enigma of monitoring the quality of the Falkland Islands’ broadband service – Part 1: Looking backwards.

My apologies for a long post but it’s a complex subject – please stick with it but I have split it into Parts 1 and […] Read More

Broadband, FI cloud Posted on17 March 201926 May 2019

The vision of a high-speed local ‘cloud’ on the Falkland Islands

In the last post The enigma of monthly Internet usage quota, I took a look at an issue that will have a major impact on […] Read More

Broadband Posted on15 March 201923 March 2019

The enigma of the monthly Internet usage quota

In my last post on OpenFalklands I looked at the current status of Falkland Islands satellite capacity which dictates the quality of experience of using […] Read More

Broadband, Submarine Cables Posted on4 March 201926 March 2019

Fibra Optica Austral; Chile’s cable to Tierra del Fuego

In my last post, St Helena’s submarine cable, I talked about the SAEx1 submarine cable that is going to connect St Helena to the rest […] Read More

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