Connectivity

Last week, SES closed one of the biggest deals in the history of the satellite sector when it completed its acquisition of Intelsat. The deal creates a multi-orbit giant with...

Peru’s national telecommunications program Pronatel has awarded Gilat Satellite Networks $60 million to upgrade regional broadband infrastructure.  Under the contract announced Tuesday, Gilat will upgrade broadband infrastructure in Peru’s Apurímac,...

Eutelsat has signed a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity deal with the U.K. government’s FCDO Services and NSSL Global, after the U.K. recently increased its investment in the operator. The...

SES has completed the deal to acquire Intelsat that signals a new era for the company, bringing together two of the largest satellite operators to better compete in the changing...

SpaceX launched the third Amazon Project Kuiper mission early Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral, marking the first SpaceX launch in Amazon’s constellation deployment.  SpaceX launched 24 Kuiper satellites at 2:30...

One of the biggest telcos/wireless operators in Canada is bringing satellite messaging to market. Rogers is launching Rogers Satellite, a new satellite-to-mobile text messaging service, enabled by SpaceX’s Starlink constellation,...

Arabsat is teaming up with First Gulf Company (FGC) to deliver VSAT and satellite data services in Saudi Arabia. This agreement leverages Arabsat’s Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Ku-band infrastructure and FGC’s...

Malaysian satellite operator Measat has received authorization to provide satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited as a local partner.  Measat announced July 8 that it secured authorization from...

Globalstar has signed a second launch deal with SpaceX, which will launch part of its constellation upgrade on a Falcon 9 mission. The mission will launch nine satellites and is...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr detailed his policy agenda for the FCC in a July 2 speech, including a number of details relevant to the satellite industry, including action in the...