Connectivity

Telesat has selected Thales Alenia Space as the prime contractor to manufacture the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation it is calling Lightspeed. The agreement between Telesat and Thales is worth $3...

SpaceX Founder Elon Musk said he will take the company’s Starlink satellite connectivity business public once it is able to predict positive cash flow “reasonably well.” The billionaire space entrepreneur,...

How satellite will play a role in the 5G communications environment around the globe is a key challenge for the satellite industry as it looks to combine with terrestrial players...

Omnispace makes it very clear that it’s business case is not a satellite backhaul service for 5G. It is an actual 5G service delivered through a massive pipeline of 2...

ST Engineering iDirect has won a new telecoms contract in India, the company announced Feb. 4. Shaf Broadcast, on behalf of the Indian state-owned telecommunications company, BSNL has decided to work with...

SpaceX launched an additional batch of 60 Starlink satellites early on Thursday morning to build up its satellite constellation to deliver low-latency broadband internet service from space. A Falcon 9...

Thales Alenia Space is going to be taking part in a 5G demonstration in Asia, the company announced Thursday. It will partner with South Korean operator KT SAT, subsidiary of...

Omnispace, the Washington, D.C. startup that wants to provide 5G connectivity from space, has received $60 million in equity financing from a consortium of investors led by Fortress Investment Group,...

Global satellite operator Eutelsat has won a multi-year contract to deliver Ka-band satellite broadband services to Zimbabwe’s state-owned internet service provider, TelOne (Pvt) Limited. Starting in March, Eutelsat broadband division...

SES has won a new contract with a Peruvian telecoms company which will enable the customer to serve the oil and gas and mining industries throughout the region, the company...