Liquid Telecom Satellite Services is expecting to see strong revenue growth in 2022, thanks to demand for connectivity, particularly in Africa, its main market. Scott Mumford, CEO of Liquid Telecom Satellite Services told Via Satellite, “We saw around 25% growth in 2021. We are seeing accelerating revenue growth year-on-year. The percentage increase is still going…

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 Wednesday morning.  The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is looking to leverage both space and ground-based developments in 5G as part of its 5G-to-Next G…

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 is based in London with offices around the world. The company consults on  strategy, transaction support, transformation, regulation and policy. It covers a range of…

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 2.  BlueWalker 3 is a test satellite designed to communicate directly with unmodified cell phones to test AST SpaceMobile’s technology and service model. The satellite…