Connectivity

The FCC released a draft of its new map of U.S. broadband availability, with the option for consumers to challenge the data.  The map shows the fiber, cable, DSL, satellite,...

The satellite industry is in the midst of major innovations, with over 17,000 satellite launches planned for the next decade. This will add some 200 Tbps of capacity to the...

ST Engineering iDirect is set for a busy year in 2023 as it aims to bring more of its technology to some of the satellite network business plans developing around...

Q-KON Africa has joined OneWeb’s distribution partner network and will offer broadband connectivity services in Africa with OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity. Q-KON Africa sells its satellite broadband service Twoobii...

OneWeb’s hopes in the Australian broadband market have been boosted by a new distribution deal. OneWeb announced Nov. 17 that Sat One, an Australian technology company based in Perth, will...

Apple announced Tuesday that its emergency SOS service via satellite is now available with the iPhone 14 in the U.S. and Canada. The service is set to start in France,...

Intelsat’s newest C-band broadcast satellites, Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, are in good health after SpaceX launched the pair in a Falcon 9 mission over the weekend. Manufacturer Maxar Technologies...

AST SpaceMobile reported Monday that it successfully deployed the massive communications array on its BlueWalker 3 satellite that will test satellite direct to cellular communications.  The 693-square-foot array is now...

E-Space is a step closer to providing services in Saudi Arabia, one of the Middle East’s biggest markets. The company announced Nov. 9 that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA)...

SES has made inroads into the mining sector in Africa. It has teamed up with an African mining company, Shevon on a two-year deal which will see Shevon use SES...