Connectivity

Qualcomm Technologies, one of the biggest names in the telecoms world, is releasing two new modem chipsets with satellite capability, the company announced June 22. The two modems: the Qualcomm...

Lynk Global has started initial satellite-to-cell service in Palau, an island nation in Oceania with mobile network operator PNCC. This  is the first MNO in the world to launch Lynk’s...

AST SpaceMobile reports that it has demonstrated 4G capabilities from its satellite direct to unmodified cell phones on Earth. The company said Wednesday it demonstrated 10 Mbps download speeds and...

Satellite Industry Association (SIA) President Tom Stroup testified before Congress on Wednesday, calling for funds and grants to support satellite broadband and IoT projects focused on serving rural areas. Stroup spoke...

AsiaSat has made a significant acquisition in the media arena. It has fully acquired Lightning International Limited, a content distribution and media solutions company based in the U.K. and Hong...

OneWeb is partnering with major Australian telco Telstra as the two companies get ready to deliver one of the world’s largest rollouts of OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul for a...

Eutelsat is exiting the European retail broadband business. The operator is selling its activities here to an unnamed private operator, Eutelsat announced June 15. The divestiture includes affiliate Bigblu Operations...

Greg Wyler’s new satellite constellation company E-Space announced Thursday that it completed a five-month feasibility study of its space-based IoT solutions and services. The study, commissioned by the French Space...

Space infrastructure services company Momentus secured a contract with Italy’s Apogeo Space to provide orbital transportation services for nine of Apogeo’s IoT constellation picosatellites. The deal, announced Monday, represents the...

Satellite startup Hubble Network recently announced a $20 million Series A funding round, along with its plans to launch a satellite constellation for Bluetooth device connectivity. Describing the company as “Starlink...