Connectivity

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is pushing back on the FCC’s decision to cancel funding for SpaceX’s Starlink constellation in a federal rural broadband program.  Rep. James Comer,...

The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has a new partnership with GSMA, an industry organization for mobile operators to explore direct-to-device (D2D) and IoT connectivity. The two organizations announced their...

EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar, is working with IoT startup Connected on a new IoT solution for connectivity in remote areas. The companies announced a deal on Tuesday to...

Nigcomsat is making a new effort to promote satellite communications across Nigeria, one of Africa’s biggest markets, with a population of around 220 million people. It has announced plans for...

Korea Telecom (KT), one of the largest telcos in Asia, has concluded a successful 5G NTN (non-terrestrial network) trial that brings satellite more into the mainstream in South Korea and...

Rail cars in Brazil for freight train company MRS Logística are now equipped with Iridium satellite connectivity as part of a new collaboration announced Tuesday.  MRS is a freight train...

The SES deal to acquire Intelsat will be remembered as one of the biggest news stories of 2024. After years of back-and-forth, will-they-won’t-they, two of the largest satellite operators are...

Air France selected SpaceX’s Starlink business as its satellite provider to upgrade Wi-Fi across its fleet. The deal, announced Sept. 26, is the second recent in-flight connectivity win for Starlink,...

Eutelsat has won a new deal with Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, which will see a more integrated multi-orbit solution bought to the maritime sector. The goal of this will...

Iridium announced more details about its direct-to-device ambitions, announcing a service called Iridium NTN Direct that will connect people and things to Iridium’s network using 3GPP standards.  Iridium announced Wednesday...