Focus: Telecom

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), one of the largest wireless operators in the U.K. is now a step closer to bringing direct-to-device (D2D) services to its U.K. customer base. Ofcom, the...

The massive array on AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 satellite successfully unfolded in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), the company announced on Tuesday evening. BlueBird 6 is designed to provide cellular broadband from...

Amazon Leo said it agreed to supply internet connectivity services to AT&T in a deal that would expand the wireless provider’s service area. In a joint press release with Amazon,...

Spanish telco MasOrange will trial Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service under a new agreement with SpaceX announced Monday.  The Spanish regulator, the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, granted approval for...

For the better part of a decade, the promise of satellite-to-handset connectivity has sat somewhere between trial and theory. With the first commercial direct-to-device (D2D) constellations now scaling up and...

Airbus is teaming up with a group of satellite tech leaders to test standardized global 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity. On Wednesday, Airbus announced the UpNext SpaceRAN (radio access network)...

ST Engineering iDirect is working with Capgemini to develop a 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite base station that will enable integration between satellite and terrestrial networks. The companies announced Tuesday...

Keysight Technologies and KT SAT completed what they called “the industry’s first successful NR-NTN multi-orbit handover between a commercial GEO satellite and an emulated LEO link” based on a lab...

Nordic Semiconductor has launched a new software and development kit with satellite at the heart of it. The new nRF9151 SMA Development Kit (DK) will combine satellite and IoT connectivity...

Viasat has released a report looking at the burgeoning direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity market. The inescapable conclusion of the report is that customers are willing to pay a bit more...