Focus: Telecom

AccelerCom has completed two engineering engagements with Eclipse Space, a sovereign satellite infrastructure company. AccelerComm supported Eclipse in defining the physical-layer architecture for its next-generation spacecraft, spanning both its Direct-to-Device […]

SpaceX  has identified a massive total addressable market (TAM) for Starlink Mobile … but many people have expressed doubts.  Let’s look at the technical issues that matter. A detailed analysis […]

Virgin Media O2 has long been one of the strongest players in the U.K. mobile market. In February this year, the operator began service on O2 Satellite, its direct-to-device enabled […]

Amazon has filed with the FCC to launch an Amazon Leo Direct-to-Device constellation of up to 5,105 satellites, in spectrum to be acquired in the Globalstar deal.  The system in […]

The FCC voted to approve another C-band auction on Wednesday, which will see satellite operators clear 160 megahertz of the upper C-band.  This C-band auction looks to build on the […]

Vodafone Ireland has conducted a successful test call with AST SpaceMobile’s satellite constellation as part of tests for connectivity for emergency and first responders.  Vodafone Ireland reported the tests on […]

There could be over 130 million active monthly direct-to-cell (D2C) users by 2031, according to a new report from Juniper Research, “Direct to Cell Market 2026 – 2031.” Juniper estimates […]

Sateliot, the Spanish based satellite company has announced IoT partnership with Telenor IoT. Telenor IoT is part of the Telenor Group, one of the largest telcos In the Nordic region. […]

Virgin Media O2’s direct-to-device (D2D) service O2 Satellite now supports iPhones, the telco announced this week. The service, which uses SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile constellation, went live earlier this year for […]

The European Commission has decided on a process to select which entities will hold the licenses to use critical mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in Europe. The proposal deals with […]

After announcing a joint venture to work together on direct-to-device, the CEOs of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon all addressed their satellite strategies this week at an investor event — pointing […]

The three top mobile carriers in the U.S. are joining together in a new joint venture aimed at simplifying providing direct-to-device (D2D) services to their customers. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon […]

Hughes Network Systems continues to report lower satellite broadband subscribers, citing competition from satellite competitors and other technologies.  Hughes reported broadband subscribers on Monday as part of EchoStar’s first quarter […]

Sateliot has signed an agreement with Telefónica España to use its satellite IoT connectivity to expand Telefónica’s network in remote areas, as well as security and defense uses.  Sateliot, based […]

T-Mobile is deepening its tie with SpaceX, debuting a new broadband service for businesses called Super Broadband, that brings together 5G and Starlink in a fully managed service.  In a […]

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz have formalized a collaboration on 5GN non-terrestrial network (NTN) testing, combining Gatehouse’s 5G NTN software expertise and Rohde & Schwarz’s testing capabilities.  The companies […]

Amazon has planted its flag in the direct-to-device (D2D) landscape with a deal to acquire Globalstar and deploy its own D2D satellite system. Amazon will acquire Globalstar under a roughly […]

Canadian telco Northwestel has signed on for a multi-year contract for capacity from Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation to provide broadband services.  Northwestel operates in Canada’s North, which includes Nunavut, the Northwest […]

Viasat and Space42 have shared more details about the Equatys direct-to-device (D2D) joint venture, including that Equatys will be supported by up to 2,800 satellites.  Equatys has been pitched as […]

Deutsche Telekom will leverage SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile V2 constellation for direct-to-device (D2D) services to close coverage gaps in 10 European countries, it said in a statement Monday. The agreement would […]

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 […]