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BT taps Starlink to ‘bridge’ fibre gaps in rural reaches

2025-11-06T15:01:00

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Source: Starlink

UK telco becomes the latest operator to tie with Starlink to improve rural connectivity offerings for customers. “Landmark” deal follows experimentation with the technology in recent years, with rivals having unveiled their own satellite connectivity plans…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: AST SpaceMobile; BT; EE; Eutelsat; Openreach; OneWeb; Starlink; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); Vodafone Group; VodafoneThree.
  • Geographies: Europe; Luxembourg; United Kingdom (UK).
  • People: Allison Kirkby; Simon Lowth.
  • Themes: 4G; Broadband; Connectivity; Copper; Customer churn; Direct-to-device services (D2D); Fibre (FTTP); Government subsidies; Hard-to-reach premises; Home broadband; Mobile coverage; Remote regions; Rural connectivity; Satellite; Technology.

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