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Indian elections delay nation’s satellite broadband plans

by Harry Baldock | May 8, 2024

News The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) says the election could set back spectrum...

SES to buy Intelsat for $3.1bn

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 30, 2024

Luxemburg-based satellite company SES has signed a deal to buy Intelsat Holdings for $3.1 billion. The deal comes less than a year after the two companies broke off merger talks.

Virgin Media O2 Ventures into Space for rural connectivity

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 16, 2024

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced a partnership with satellite provider Starlink to boost mobile services in the UK’s most remote areas. The operator will use Starlink’s constellation of over 5,000 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to support backhaul services across the country.

FCC rejects SpaceX’s request for spectrum

by Harry Baldock | Apr 2, 2024

The FCC’s Space Bureau has rejected SpaceX’s requests to use spectrum in the 1.6 GHz, 2 GHz, and 2.4 GHz bands to provide mobile services via its next generation Starlink satellites.

Intelsat and Eutelsat sign $500m LEO partnership

by Georgia Sweeting | Mar 21, 2024

France-based Eutelsat Group and America’s Intelsat have partnered to invest $500 million to advance the OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Constellation.

Rakuten Mobile to launch Japanese satellite-to-mobile service with AST SpaceMobile

by Georgia Sweeting | Feb 19, 2024

Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile has announced that it is planning to launch a satellite-to-mobile service in collaboration with AST SpaceMobile in Japan.

Singtel taps Starlink for maritime connectivity

by Harry Baldock | Jan 19, 2024

Singtel announced today that it will augment its maritime digital offerings with Starlink’s satellites to drive adoption of digital solutions by ship owners and operators so they can innovate and tap into advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, edge computing, as well as access cloud-based solutions to improve safety, operational efficiencies, and crew well-being.

AT&T, Google, and Vodafone partner for $155 million investment in AST SpaceMobile

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 19, 2024

This week, AST SpaceMobile has announced a combined $155 million strategic investment from AT&T, Google and Vodafone. AST SpaceMobile will use the financing the help further secure their position in the emerging direct-to-device satellite communications market.

BT in talks with Starlink to connect hard-to-reach enterprises

by Harry Baldock | Jan 15, 2024

This week, reports suggest that BT has entered into discussions with SpaceX over using its growing LEO satellite constellation Starlink to provide connectivity to rural areas of the UK

Iridium launches new direct-to-device strategy with Project Stardust

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 12, 2024

Virginia-based Iridium Communications has today launched Project Stardust, an evolution of its direct-to-device (D2D) strategy including3GPP 5G standards-based Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) non-terrestrial network (NTN) service development. The solution will be based on Iridium’s existing low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.

SpaceX begins launching next-gen satellites for direct-to-mobile services

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 4, 2024

This week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched its latest set of Starlink satellites, some of which have have direct-to-mobile capabilities into orbit. The Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites were launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which carried them into orbit on Tuesday evening from California.

Reunited: Dish Network and EchoStar complete merger

by Harry Baldock | Jan 3, 2024

The new year sees Charlie Ergen’s telecoms empire pieced back together, combining satellite firm EchoStar with struggling wireless and TV player Dish Network. Satellite communications company EchoStar was initially spun off from satellite TV company Dish Network back in 2008, with the moved hailed as allowing both companies more flexibility and investment potential.

Streamlining success: The crucial role of order management

by Harry Baldock | Jan 3, 2024

Contributed Article by Marco Gomes, Product Manager & Solution Architect at Celfocus In the...

Could Vodafone Idea hand Elon Musk the keys to India?

by Harry Baldock | Jan 2, 2024

As we enter 2024, Elon Musk’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications constellation Starlink continues to swell, now totalling more than 5,500 orbiting devices

FCC reaffirms decision declaring Starlink ineligible for broadband deployment subsidies

by Georgia Sweeting | Dec 13, 2023

News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reaffirmed a decision to reject Starlink as...

NTT partners with Amazon’s Project Kuiper

by Harry Baldock | Nov 28, 2023

Leading global technology and business solutions provider will work with Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network to bring Japanese customers the flexibility, resiliency, and availability benefits of LEO communications technology

This is the first strategic collaboration Project Kuiper has announced in the Asia-Pacific region

OneWeb gets satellite approval from India

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 23, 2023

Eutelsat OneWeb has been given approval from Indian authorities to launch its commercial satellite broadband services in India, being the first operator in the country to be granted such access.

Arctic broadband is a step closer to reality after Viasat satellite aces latest test

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 22, 2023

Changing weather patterns have forced a new focus on the Arctic and American companies like satellite communications provider Viasat, based in California, have been answering the call.

Viasat, which recently completed thermal vacuum testing on a satellite at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Virginia, said the Arctic has rapidly growing connectivity needs to serve governments, shipping companies, commercial airlines, and scientists.

FCC queries SpaceX over direct-to-mobile satellite services

by Harry Baldock | Nov 10, 2023

Earlier this week, the FCC sent a list of additional questions to SpaceX as part of their ongoing review of whether to approve the satellite operator’s direct-to-mobile service in the 1,990–1,995MHz (space-to-Earth) and 1,910–1,915MHz (Earth-to-space) spectrum bands.

Qualcomm ends satellite partnership with Iridium

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 10, 2023

Qualcomm and Iridium Communications have ended a deal that was set to provide satellite communication services to mobile phones.

The partnership, which was confirmed in January, had planned to enable satellite messaging and emergency services in smartphones powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, which would be delivered through Iridium’s satellite constellation.