Connectivity

Viasat’s highest capacity satellite is now on its way to orbit after an Atlas V United Launch Alliance (ULA) launch Thursday night.  ViaSat-3 F2 is designed to add 1 terabit...

Eutelsat signed two agreements this week for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services in Africa, with MSTelcom in Angola, and Paratus for southern Africa.  Paratus, a network services provider in Sub-Saharan Africa...

Amazon is ditching the Project Kuiper name for its constellation, announcing a rebrand to Amazon Leo. Along with the new identity, Amazon Leo announced a lineup of terminals — Leo...

The direct-to-device (D2D) market recently saw a significant piece of consolidation with Lynk Global and Omnispace’s plans to merge, along with a strategic bet from SES. Once the merger is...

Eutelsat and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies (4iG SDT) have signed a new 15-year licensing deal related to the HUGEO, the Geostationary (GEO) telecoms satellite of the Hungarian HUSAT program....

MDA Space is delayed with delivery of Globalstar’s constellation refresh, pushing the first launch to 2026, Globalstar disclosed Friday. Also in its Q3 investor call, Globalstar CEO Paul Jacobs would...

AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone announced plans for a new European satellite constellation on Nov. 7 to provide direct-to-device (D2D) services. The two companies announced a joint venture earlier this year...

Astranis is rolling out a new mobile satellite network product, working with terminal manufacturers Kymeta and Satcube, and networking solutions provider Persistent Systems. Announced Wednesday, Vanguard is a mobile deployable...

UAE-based satellite operator and AI tech company Space42 has officially rolled out global service on its new mobile communications satellite, Thuraya-4 (T4-NGS). The operator announced Wednesday that Thuraya-4’s L-band satellite...

Vodafone IoT plans to integrate Iridium’s direct-to-device (D2D) offering into its offering, the companies announced Tuesday.  Through this partnership, Vodafone IoT will gain access to Iridium NTN Direct, which is...