Connectivity

Sateliot has signed an agreement with Telefónica España to use its satellite IoT connectivity to expand Telefónica’s network in remote areas, as well as security and defense uses.  Sateliot, based […]

T-Mobile is deepening its tie with SpaceX, debuting a new broadband service for businesses called Super Broadband, that brings together 5G and Starlink in a fully managed service.  In a […]

GomSpace, the Danish satellite company, looks to play a key role in developing sovereign satellite capabilities in Ukraine. It has signed a deal with its Ukrainian partner Stetman which will see […]

SpinLaunch plans to work with digital infrastructure provider Equinx to support the ground infrastructure for its Meridian constellation with a plan to deploy “ultra-compact teleports” at the company’s data centers.  […]

The FCC has granted AST SpaceMobile commercial authorization to provide direct-to-device services using spectrum from its partner mobile network operators (MNOs).  The FCC released an order on April 21 approving […]

Eutelsat has announced three new broadcast deals this week in Mexico and the Caribbean. The satellite operator is to partner with Co-op Cable, introducing an expanded direct-to-home (DTH) and connectivity […]

Eutelsat has retired its Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communications satellite Eutelsat 139 West A after 22 years of service.  The operator said in a Tuesday statement that the satellite completed orbit-raising […]

Amazon has planted its flag in the direct-to-device (D2D) landscape with a deal to acquire Globalstar and deploy its own D2D satellite system. Amazon will acquire Globalstar under a roughly […]

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon’s satellite constellation is scheduled to launch service in mid-2026, in a letter to shareholders on Thursday.  Jassy did not share a more specific timeframe […]

Hungarian company 4iG Space and Defense Technologies has signed with Northrop Grumman to develop the nation’s first communications satellite under a deal announced Tuesday.  Northrop Grumman will build HUGEO — a […]

This year, Iridium is rolling out Iridium NTN Direct, which CEO Matt Desch says will make Iridium the first narrow-band satellite IoT service that is standardized and global. Iridium was […]

With a large landmass of 11.7 million square miles, Africa has been a challenging place to set up satellite services. But that is changing. As of September, 2025, more than […]

Canadian telco Northwestel has signed on for a multi-year contract for capacity from Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation to provide broadband services.  Northwestel operates in Canada’s North, which includes Nunavut, the Northwest […]

ArkEdge Space and ABIT Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and satellite communication devices, ArkEdge Space said on Thursday. The partnership […]

Two of the Middle East’s biggest satellite companies have signed a partnership deal to provide better connectivity services in region. Es’hailSat, the Qatar satellite company, and EgyptSat have signed multi-year […]

In this “Live in the Booth” interview during SATShow Week, AST SpaceMobile President and Chief Strategy Officer Scott Wisniewski talks about the recently launched BlueBird 6 satellite, the company’s recent […]

Airlines have been embracing inflight connectivity (IFC) as a standard competitive offering for their passengers for over 20 years. But as the demand increases, IFC developers are diving deeper into […]

The role of governments as an investor and market creator will be the dominant trend to watch in the growth of the space economy in India and the Asia Pacific […]

With multiple active conflicts happening throughout the world and geopolitical concerns rising across the board, commercial satellite leaders say these developments put the importance of satellite communications in stark light […]

Despite fierce competition for capital and increasingly divided world politics, the direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has something going for it: demand is booming. SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said in a […]

The war in the Middle East underlines the value proposition of sovereign satellite communications, partners of a recent satellite deal between Astranis and MB Group said Monday during SATShow Week.  […]

More than 200 Amazon Leo satellites are loaded onto six dispensers at Cape Canaveral, ready to be launched into orbit in the coming months as Amazon prepares to ramp up […]

Eutelsat Group CEO Jean-François Fallacher has been in the job almost a year now. He has joined Eutelsat at an interesting time in its history as it looks to transform […]

In a new filing to the FCC, Ligado defended its request to host an L-band payload on AST SpaceMobile satellites, saying the proposal will work within Ligado’s existing L-band coordination […]

Eutelsat has terminated contracts with Russian satellite operator, RSCC for the RSCC-owned and operated Express AT1 and AT2 satellites. Eutelsat said this termination was down to the failure of RSCC’s […]

MTN’s StarEdge Horizon connectivity service can now be purchased on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, the company said Thursday. StarEdge Horizon is a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity architecture […]

After Amazon asked the FCC to deny SpaceX’s request to build an orbital data center constellation, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Amazon’s own constellation deployment in a public post on […]

Contrivian is now an authorized reseller of Amazon Leo to provide connectivity to state and local agencies in the U.S., the company said on Wednesday. The agreement expands its multi-modal […]

ST Engineering iDirect is teaming up with Q-KON, to launch Intuition Unbound across Africa and bring better connectivity services to the region. Q-KON is an African satellite engineering and service […]

Viasat and Space42 have shared more details about the Equatys direct-to-device (D2D) joint venture, including that Equatys will be supported by up to 2,800 satellites.  Equatys has been pitched as […]