Connectivity

The FCC has closed its investigation into EchoStar after EchoStar announced two massive spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX. EchoStar disclosed in SEC filings on Sept. 9 that the investigation […]

EchoStar is canceling its plans for the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation announced last month, instead selling spectrum to SpaceX that will be used for Starlink’s own D2D services in a […]

Globalstar began construction on three additional tracking antennas and associated infrastructure at a ground station owned by OTE S.A. in Nemea, Greece. OTE signed a hosting agreement with Globalstar’s European […]

New player in the small GEO space AscendArc has sold its first satellite to KT SAT, the satellite arm of Korea Telecom. AscendArc announced the deal on Thursday, and is […]

Italian satellite IoT company Apogeo Space is looking to enter the Latin American market with a new agreement with Telespazio Brasil. The companies said Wednesday they have a shared goal […]

DE-CIX has announced it will integrate SpaceX’s Starlink into its interconnection ecosystem in India, and it is the first internet exchange operator in India to do so. This comes as […]

SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight made progress after a string of failures this year, successfully deploying a batch of dummy Starlink payloads before completing a soft splashdown in the Indian […]

Skylo reports it has completed an over-the-air (OTA) voice call over narrowband satellite network (NB-NTN), paving the way to roll out a voice calling feature on its network.  Skylo shared […]

EchoStar has reached a deal to sell 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum to AT&T for $23 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.  Specifically, AT&T will purchase approximately 30 MHz of nationwide […]

A satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) is the picture of stability. It seems to hover motionless above the same spot on Earth, broadcasting to the same region year after year. […]

Google announced the Pixel 10 lineup of phones on Wednesday, continuing its work with Skylo to offer satellite emergency messaging, while T-Mobile also highlighted the T-Satellite service with Starlink on […]

The SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has now entered service, marking the second new satellite to enter service for SiriusXM this year.  Maxar Space Systems built the […]

Viasat has received a contract to provide satellite services for Australia and New Zealand’s Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). It is an augmentation network that  provides precise positioning and navigation […]

SpinLaunch has raised $30 million for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband constellation Meridian Space.  The funding includes new investment from existing investors, including lead investor ATW Partners. It also includes […]

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) announced plans this week to launch Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites called Hyper to function like ground stations in space and give customers faster access to their […]

Starlink services are now available in Kazakhstan, a country with a population of around 20 million people. Starlink announced availability in the country on Aug. 13. This comes after the […]

Eutelsat Group has a new agreement in place for connectivity services in India with Nelco Limited, a Tata Group company. Nelco will offer Eutelsat Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity for land, […]

  Space42, the space and AI company, had a profit of $53 million for the six months to the end of June. The company however saw a quite significant fall […]

Two Astranis satellites launched in December dedicated to in-flight connectivity provider Anuvu have entered service, Astranis announced Thursday.  The two MicroGEO satellites, NuView Alpha and NuView Bravo, arrived in Geostationary […]

Muon Space is introducing a new satellite platform – MuSat XL, a high-performance 500 kg-class spacecraft that is targeting demanding next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions. Muon also announced that […]

NBN Co will offer a residential broadband service in Australia with Amazon’s Project Kuiper, under a new deal between the two companies announced Tuesday.  NBN is a state-owned enterprise in […]

The past year has marked a scaling up for Eutelsat Group’s OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services, with the French operator saying Tuesday that LEO revenue grew by 84% year-over-year in […]

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told investors that Amazon is planning to bring Project Kuiper into commercial beta service later this year or early next year, highlighting interest from enterprise and […]

EchoStar is moving forward with plans for a standards-based direct-to-device (D2D) constellation, placing an initial $1.3 billion order with Canadian manufacturer MDA Space for 100 Aurora satellites. The contract announced […]

Satellite service provider Station Satcom will integrate Eutelsat’s OneWeb connectivity services for the maritime sector, under a new deal announced Wednesday.  Station Satcom is based in India and supports more […]

Viasat’s enterprise business is rolling out a new IoT Nano connectivity service with two-way messaging, powered by Orbcomm’s OGx IoT service.  The IoT nano service is designed for businesses to […]

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation experienced a network outage on Thursday, drawing calls from the satellite industry about the importance of resilient networks and alternative paths of communication.  Starlink service was restored […]

Following the close of the Intelsat acquisition, Via Satellite interviewed SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh about the path forward as one company. In Part Two of the conversation, Al-Saleh talks about […]

Last week, SES closed one of the biggest deals in the history of the satellite sector when it completed its acquisition of Intelsat. The deal creates a multi-orbit giant with […]

Peru’s national telecommunications program Pronatel has awarded Gilat Satellite Networks $60 million to upgrade regional broadband infrastructure.  Under the contract announced Tuesday, Gilat will upgrade broadband infrastructure in Peru’s Apurímac, […]