Author: Rachel Jewett

Satellite operators Viasat and Space42 are pitching a new way to approach the direct-to-device (D2D) market, based on shared spectrum and treating satellites like shared infrastructure of cell towers. The...

SpaceX launched three science and weather satellites for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday. The launch for NASA heliophysics mission IMAP, or the Interstellar Mapping and...

Swissto12 has opened a new engineering and R&D facility in Madrid, Spain to accelerate development of satellite systems and user terminals. The company has a growing Spanish team of engineers...

Terran Orbital has completed delivery of 42 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1, Transport Layer.  Lockheed awarded Terran Orbital the subcontract in 2022...

Voyager Technologies said it has acquired proprietary technology in optical communications from BridgeComm, the company announced Monday. Voyager said this acquisition will allow the company to deliver optical communication solutions...

ETL Systems is a leading radio frequency (RF) designer and manufacturer and the company’s technology supports satellite networks for many of the top satellite operators. With the increase in satellite...

Representatives from 11 communications and technology policy organizations wrote a joint letter to the FCC this week calling on the Commission to update rules for satellite power limits.  Earlier this...

Germany’s Media Broadcast Satellite (MBS) signed a launch deal with South Korean launch startup Innospace for two missions to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Innospace will launch two missions with its HANBIT launch...

Maritime connectivity provider Pulsar International will roll out Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave service across 300 vessels, the companies announced last week. Installations will start in October.  NexusWave is a multi-network maritime...

PARIS — While satellite manufacturing startups are working to lower the cost of satellite ownership, there is wide debate about the best ways to bring down cost, how to structure...