A new report from Credit Suisse explores possibilities for consolidation among the largest companies in the satellite sector, estimating that in the event that SES and Intelsat merged, it could provide more than 30% uplift to the equity value. Credit Suisse shared the report, “European Satellite: Scaling Up” with Via Satellite. Ben Lyons, a satellite…

Viasat is rolling out new residential internet service plans in the U.S., pledging to deliver up to 150 Mbps in select areas, ahead of its ViaSat-3 satellite launch. The five enhanced service plans announced Wednesday will deliver download speeds up to 25 Mbps and 150 Mbps in select areas.  The company said the plans offer…

SES’s Ka-band satellite, SES-17, is now fully operational over the Americas, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean at 67.1 degrees West, the company announced June 16. The all-electric propulsion satellite has reached orbit per schedule after months of in-orbit raising and successful in-orbit testing. SES-17 satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space to provide connectivity…

Hughes Network Systems successfully tested 5G satellite backhaul services on the its Jupiter System ground platform, the company announced June 14th. During a series of tests at its Germantown, Maryland gateway, Hughes engineers connected 5G smartphones to the internet using a Jupiter System VSAT gateway and high throughput satellite. The tests were conducted across a…