Connectivity

The Russian government is inching closer to its goal of offering a global satellite connectivity service after state-operated Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) signed a cooperative agreement on Wednesday with...

Satellite executives highlighted the importance of working with global governments to bridge the digital divide and provide connectivity to remote areas. Satellite connectivity is known to be an attractive option...

Amazon has acquired a team of wireless internet experts from Facebook’s satellite connectivity group in recent months. The news was first reported by The Information, and a Facebook company spokesperson...

A record number of satellites were launched into orbit in 2020, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) State of the Satellite Industry Report. By the end of 2020, there...

Spacecom has signed an extension deal worth $14 million with D.B.S. Satellite Services, which operates Yes DTH in Israel. Yes will continue to lease capacity from the AMOS-7 and AMOS-3...

John Deere, the U.S. agricultural farming giant, is likely to deepen its relationship with the satellite sector over the next few years. The company has a history with satellite and...

Hellas Sat has successfully completed a live demonstration of 5G satellite backhauling capabilities in Greece. The demonstration was organised in partnership with KT-SAT, ST Engineering iDirect, Thales Alenia Space, and...

Hughes Network Systems has joined the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that provides financial assistance for broadband service during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point, Hughes is the only nationwide...

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has signed an MoU with Smart Communications to bring the space-based cellular broadband network the company is developing to customers in the Philippines.  AST SpaceMobile is developing...

Spacecom has an extension capacity deal in Hungary worth close to $9 million. The company announced July 5 that T-Home DTH, a Direct-to-Home (DTH) provider in Hungary and a brand...