Connectivity

SES selected Swissto12 to develop large aperture electronically steered antenna for its customer user terminals, Swissto12 announced on Feb. 27. This is Swissto12’s first antenna contract with SES. The antennas […]

Skylo has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed funding round, funding that CEO Parthsarathi Trivedi tells Via Satellite the company plans to invest in market expansion to grow its position […]

Globalstar is now offering a two-way satellite Internet of Things (IoT) solution using its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, the company announced on Feb. 26. The new platform, RM200M, provides low-power […]

Arabsat is teaming up with Qvest to launch a new OTT (over-the-top) streaming platform, as it looks to generate more revenues through video services. The strategic partnership will enable Arabsat […]

SES and Quvia, will codevelop enhanced network orchestration capabilities for its multi-orbit connectivity solutions, SES announced on Feb. 24. Quvia, formerly known as Neuron, is an AI-powered quality of experience […]

Verizon and AT&T have both successfully conducted separate live video calls with AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 2 satellite on Feb. 24.  The calls were completed between mobile devices, with one connected […]

Global RadioData Communications (GRC) signed an agreement with Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) to become an authorized reseller of Kuiper communications, GRC announced on Feb. 18.  GRC, headquartered in Hereford, […]

Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, will upgrade its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with Viasat’s in-flight Wi-Fi solution, Viasat announced on Feb. 20. The upgrade includes 17 total aircraft: eight Boeing 787-8s […]

Hughes Network Systems is using hiSky satellite terminals to deploy remote connectivity to 400 remote solar energy sites in Brazil, the company announced on Feb. 19.  Hughes’ customer plans to […]

Vodafone will open a research facility in Spain for integrating Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services with AST SpaceMobile and the University of Málaga. Vodafone announced the […]

Globalstar detailed plans for its next-generation Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to support Apple satellite connectivity in a filing this week to the FCC.  Globalstar said in the filing it has […]

SES is collaborating with Viasat in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the O3b mPOWER satellite system. Viasat Energy Services deployed mPOWER capacity to a customer operating in an offshore […]

Myriota added four new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to its global Internet of Things (IoT) constellation through its partnership with Spire, Myriota announced Feb. 13. SpaceX launched the satellites on […]

Eutelsat has signed a new capacity deal in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Telecommunications Solutions and Services (ATSS) has renewed its satellite capacity agreement with Eutelsat on the EUTELSAT […]

T-Mobile went big promoting its direct-to-cell partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday night. The mobile network operator revealed details about the Starlink service, including […]

ST Engineering iDirect and Verizon Frontline are demonstrating public safety connectivity solutions this week ahead of the Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, ST Engineering announced Feb. 6. The event, […]

Malaysian satellite operator Measat has signed an MoU with the Chinese company operating the Spacesail Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, which could see Measat use the constellation to complement its Geostationary […]

Eutelsat has reached a major milestone by connecting 1 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to satellite internet, two years ahead of its planned schedule. This fulfill’s Eutelsat’s work under the […]

Verizon’s latest commercial, featuring astronaut Buzz Aldrin, highlighted the company’s work with satellite technology to eliminate cellular “dead zones.” The ad emphasized Verizon’s satellite capabilities as a solution for remote […]

AST SpaceMobile can now test its satellite-to-cell service with partners Verizon and AT&T after the FCC granted the company special temporal authority (STA) in the United States.  AST SpaceMobile announced […]

Orange launched a new project to replace the existing satellite infrastructure of the French Wallis and Futuna Islands in the Pacific Ocean, working with SES. The Nuanua project will use […]

Viasat has a new agreement to work with the European Space Agency (ESA) on direct-to-device capabilities, and previewed that this could lead to a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network.  Viasat […]

NEC XON, an African information and communications technology integrator, and Skywire, a South African wireless network service provider, deployed a OneWeb satellite solution to address connectivity challenges in rural South […]

Es’hailSat has signed a new broadcasting capacity deal in North Africa. It has signed a multi-year multi-transponder deal with the public broadcaster of Morocco, Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de […]

Eutelsat Group and Nigerian satellite operator Nigcomsat entered a multi-year agreement to deliver Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite services in Nigeria, Eutelsat announced Jan. 23. The multi-million-dollar deal leverages the OneWeb LEO […]

SpaceX‘s Starlink business grew across consumer subscribers, government contracts, and in mobility markets like maritime and aviation, and more than doubled Starlink revenue in 2024 compared to 2023, according to […]

NASA selected Viasat for the Near Space Network (NSN) Services contract, to provide global ground segment support services to NASA missions, Viasat announced Jan. 21. Viasat plans to support NASA […]

SKY Perfect JSAT will bring new disaster response capabilities to the Kobe region of Japan. Sky Perfect JSAT will deploy a disaster-response satellite communications system for Glion Arena Kobe, a […]

Intelsat has expanded its agreement with Alaskan telecommunications company GCI to include multi-orbit broadband services in Alaska, the company announced Jan. 8. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  […]

Telstra, Australia’s biggest telco, has announced a new collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink that will see it bring satellite-to-mobile text messaging to its customers in Australia. Telstra’s goal for the service […]