Connectivity

SES‘ new software-enabled Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite system O3b mPOWER is now operational, the European satellite operator announced Wednesday. With six out of 13 O3b mPOWER satellites launched, SES said...

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has deployed the company’s first base station in Nigeria that has connectivity via SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, AMN announced last week.   AMN has deployed over 4,000 base...

Intelsat has secured two new broadcasting deals in Latin America. It will manage broadcast distribution services for MVS Television in Mexico and Caracol Television in Colombia. Intelsat announced the two...

Comtech is partnering with Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver trial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services to multiple regions of Antarctica. Comtech announced the partnership on April 15. The service, first...

Ovzon has received its first Spanish renewal for its Satcom-as-a-Service. Its Spanish partner Aicox has renewed for a further six months, and the extension will mainly be delivered during the...

Astranis debuted a more powerful Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite on Wednesday, called Omega. The next-gen satellite maintains the smaller form factor of the Astranis MicroGEO compared to traditional GEO satellites,...

In October last year, SES announced the appointment of Adel Al-Saleh as its new CEO. It was an interesting appointment and marks a change of direction for the operator, bringing...

John Deere’s work with SpaceX to equip thousands of agricultural machines with Starlink connectivity lays the groundwork for the future of autonomous farming, John Deere leaders said recently at SATELLITE...

The FCC dismissed SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation, according to a March 26 FCC order. ...

Ensuring the world’s 8.5 billion mobile phones never lose coverage isn’t a new idea, but it’s becoming increasingly viable, thanks to more powerful antennas and the arrival of Low-Earth Orbit...