Connectivity

The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile an initial license to launch and operate its first five satellites. AST SpaceMobile is now authorized to launch and operate V-band, S-band, and ultra high frequency...

Viasat has started service on the first ViaSat-3 satellite, which suffered an anomaly after it was launched last year. ViaSat-3 F1 is now available for aviation customers operating over North...

The 3GPP mobile standards organization has approved an Intelsat-led Ku-band project for standardization. Intelsat led the effort with support from 35 companies and 3GPP community members, including other satellite operators,...

Poland’s flagship air carrier LOT Polish Airlines awarded Viasat a contract to provide in-flight connectivity for 15 Boeing aircraft in its fleet. This marks the first time LOT will offer...

IoT provider Soracom has integrated Skylo’s satellite connectivity in its IoT network. Qualified customers around the world can now activate Skylo connectivity on their Soracom SIMs/eSIMs to allow the devices...

SES has signed a new broadcast deal in Germany. It has extended its partnership with RTL Deutschland which will see SES deliver a wide range of TV channels to audiences...

EchoStar Corporation has opened a new Open RAN (O-RAN) testing and evaluation lab at the company’s data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment...

International mining company Barrick Gold is using a Fleet Space Technologies solution for copper exploration at its Reko Diq project in Pakistan. Barrick Gold is using Fleet Space’s ExoSphere product...

Eutelsat has won a new broadcast deal in Poland, one of Eastern Europe’s biggest markets. TVN Warner Bros Discovery, the Polish subsidiary of Warner Bros Discovery, has signed a new,...

SpaceX now has more than 100 direct-to-cell satellites in orbit after a July 3 Starlink launch.  SpaceX launched the first Starlink sats equipped with direct-to-cell capabilities in January of this...