Connectivity

Iridium Communications will integrate global satellite IoT connectivity with HD Hyundai Construction Equipment‘s Hi MATE vehicle monitoring system under the terms of a new contract announced Wednesday. The integrated solution, […]

The United Kingdom’s communications regulator Ofcom authorized a regulatory framework to enable the deployment of satellite direct-to-device services in mobile spectrum bands in the U.K.  Ofcom released its framework on […]

Cobham Satcom has made a significant acquisition in the 5G satellite infrastructure arena with a move to acquire an interesting software company. Cobham Satcom’s Network Division will merge with Gatehouse […]

Hispasat has signed a new broadcast deal with a major Portuguese telco. NOS, a Portuguese telecommunications company, has inked a new multi-year DTH agreement to distribute satellite TV throughout the […]

SLI, Space Leasing International has signed a letter of intent to purchase two Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites from AscendArc at a combined value of more than $200 million.  On Wednesday, […]

Es’hailSat has signed a new capacity deal with Mobi Egypt, a provider of VSAT network services. Mobi Egypt has signed up for satellite capacity on Es’hail-1 satellite located at the […]

Amazon shared new details about the Amazon Leo service for enterprise customers, launching a new preview program for enterprise customers.  Recently rebranded from Amazon Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, the […]

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile network operator, is now offering direct-to-cell services for its customers by working with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. First announced early this year, the service is now available […]

Eutelsat has announced a new broadcast deal with one of its major partners in the Middle East. It is expanding its partnership with UAE telecoms company, du, a key player […]

Industry group the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has released new strategic recommendations for standards-based and interoperable non-terrestrial network (NTN) solutions.  This is aimed at influencing architectures for direct-to-device services […]

Amazon Leo has two new enterprise customers in logistics and energy operations, announcing deals for Crane Worldwide Logistics and Hunt Energy to adopt its satellite connectivity.  Amazon recently rebranded its […]

OQ Technology successfully sent an emergency broadcast message directly to phones through its satellite constellation in a recent demonstration.  The demonstration took place in Luxembourg, sending an emergency broadcast message […]

Orange is launching a satellite messaging service working with Skylo, the French telco announced Tuesday during an Orange OpenTech event.  Orange said the service is currently available in France and […]

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 […]

A European team involving the European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, and Eutelsat demonstrated 5G New Radio signal handover with a OneWeb satellite.  ESA’s Connectivity & Secure Communications […]

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s major telco, has made another move in the satellite arena as it looks to provide better services to customers. It secured an SES O3b Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) […]

Watchdog group Frequency Forward is calling for the FCC to deny SpaceX’s purchase of EchoStar spectrum and investigate Elon Musk’s business ties to the Chinese government.  The group filed a […]

British telecommunications company Virgin Media O2 is working with Starlink to offer direct-to-cell services to its customers in a new offering called O2 Satellite.  Under the deal announced Thursday, O2 […]

Saudi Arabia’s top telecommunications provider stc group is the latest telco to sign a commercial agreement with AST SpaceMobile for direct-to-cell services. The companies on Wednesday announced a 10-year agreement […]

Open Cosmos is working on a project with Japanese company Panasonic Operational Excellence Co. to advance optical inter-satellite communications.  The companies will focus on faster and more autonomous ways for […]

SES has inked new capacity deal with Arqiva. It is a multi-year, multi-million contract renewal for satellite capacity on SES’s prime video neighborhood of 28.2 degrees East. The two companies […]