Connectivity

Inmarsat is launching a new IoT partner program called Elevate to support businesses throughout the IoT ecosystem, the company announced Tuesday.  Inmarsat is increasing its activity in IoT as the...

Telesat confirmed plans to downsize its Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation from the planned 298 satellites to 188 with 10 in-orbit spares. CEO Dan Goldberg gave an update on the...

Hughes Network Systems pushed back the launch for its anticipated Jupiter-3 satellite once more, announcing Thursday that launch is now expected in the first quarter of 2023. In the previous...

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) is targeting the emergency services market with a new connectivity solution. The company announced May 4 that it is launching CommsBox, designed to quickly provide...

EchoStar Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation launched an early adopter program for a European satellite-based LoRa Internet of Things (IoT) service. The program will allow participants in sectors...

Around the world, governments, militaries, and nonprofits are seeking greater collaboration with the commercial satellite industry to meet connectivity needs, civil and defense representatives said on a government end-users webcast...

Northern Sky Research has been acquired by technology, media, and telecom consulting firm Analysys Mason, the companies announced on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Analysys Mason...

The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile an experimental license for U.S.-based testing of its satellite direct to cell connectivity with the BlueWalker 3 satellite. AST SpaceMobile announced the approval on May...

SES has signed a contract renewal with one of its biggest broadcast customers, Sky UK. The operator announced May 3 that Sky UK has signed a deal worth around 84...

Arabsat ordered a software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the regional operator announced April 29.  Arabsat-7A is based on the Thales based on the Space Inspire platform, which...