Connectivity

SLI, Space Leasing International has signed a letter of intent to purchase two Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites from AscendArc at a combined value of more than $200 million.  On Wednesday,...

When SpinLaunch announced plans in April of this year to deploy Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Meridian Space, it raised eyebrows across the satellite industry. Why is the nonconventional launch startup...

Es’hailSat has signed a new capacity deal with Mobi Egypt, a provider of VSAT network services. Mobi Egypt has signed up for satellite capacity on Es’hail-1 satellite located at the...

Amazon shared new details about the Amazon Leo service for enterprise customers, launching a new preview program for enterprise customers.  Recently rebranded from Amazon Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, the...

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile network operator, is now offering direct-to-cell services for its customers by working with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. First announced early this year, the service is now available...

Eutelsat has announced a new broadcast deal with one of its major partners in the Middle East. It is expanding its partnership with UAE telecoms company, du, a key player...

Industry group the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has released new strategic recommendations for standards-based and interoperable non-terrestrial network (NTN) solutions.  This is aimed at influencing architectures for direct-to-device services...

Amazon Leo has two new enterprise customers in logistics and energy operations, announcing deals for Crane Worldwide Logistics and Hunt Energy to adopt its satellite connectivity.  Amazon recently rebranded its...

OQ Technology successfully sent an emergency broadcast message directly to phones through its satellite constellation in a recent demonstration.  The demonstration took place in Luxembourg, sending an emergency broadcast message...

Orange is launching a satellite messaging service working with Skylo, the French telco announced Tuesday during an Orange OpenTech event.  Orange said the service is currently available in France and...