Connectivity

Lynk Global has tested its direct-to-device satellite service on the island of Catanduanes in the Philippines, working with partner Smart Communications.  Smart’s Network Strategy and Architecture team conducted the tests...

Airbus is teaming up with a group of satellite tech leaders to test standardized global 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity. On Wednesday, Airbus announced the UpNext SpaceRAN (radio access network)...

Spacecoin, the space startup working to build a decentralized satellite network has signed agreements to pilot satellite internet demonstrations in Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Spacecoin previously transmitted a blockchain...

Open Cosmos has secured the award to Liechtenstein’s priority Ka-band spectrum filings and plans to deploy a sovereign satellite broadband constellation for Europe, the company announced Wednesday.  The Low-Earth Orbit...

Germany’s national airline Lufthansa Group will roll out SpaceX‘s Starlink in-flight connectivity across all fleets for all airlines under the umbrella. The airline said the deal announced Tuesday makes it...

Eutelsat is tapping Airbus Defence and Space to build another 340 OneWeb satellites in a major new deal as it looks to boost the capabilities of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)...

The FCC has authorized SpaceX to deploy 7,500 more Gen2 Starlink satellites, while giving SpaceX the approval to operate Starlink in more frequencies and waive satellite power limits inside the...

SpaceX’s “Twilight” rideshare mission on Sunday deployed the first tranche of Kepler Communications’ next-generation optical satellite constellation.  The Twilight mission launched on a Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 11 from...

Keysight Technologies reported demonstrating a new radio non-terrestrial networks (NR-NTN) connection in band n252 using Samsung Electronics‘ next-generation modem chipset.  Keysight on Thursday announced the demonstration at CES 2026 including...

Hubble Network, the startup working to build a Bluetooth network via satellite, is working with Texas Instruments (TI) to integrate its network into TI Bluetooth chips.  Hubble announced the collaboration...