Connectivity

AST SpaceMobile is generating a lot of interest as it nears the launch this summer of Bluewalker 3, a satellite designed to connect directly with unmodified cellphones on Earth.  The...

COLORADO SPRINGS – Amazon ramped up its plans for its Kuiper constellation by signing a multi-launch deal on Tuesday with a large swath of the heavy lift launch industry. The...

Thaicom is the latest satellite player to sign a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as it looks to deploy a cloud-based satellite TV broadcast distribution platform for the Asia...

QVC UK will continue to broadcast on SES satellites after the two companies signed a five-year contract renewal. In an announcement released April 4, SES said that the deal will...

ABS has won a new multi-year capacity deal with Taiwanese service provider Teleport Access Service (TAS), the company announced March 29. TAS will distribute Buddhism-based channel Hwazan TV on the...

Intelsat is establishing a new satellite video neighborhood in Brazil by “seeding” antennas at more than 200 cable headends in Brazil. The satellite operator is working in cooperation with local...

At SATELLITE 2022, one of the key topics of conversation was how the satellite industry can work better with the telecoms industry. Neil McRae, the chief architect at BT, was...

SES has ordered a third software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the operator announced Monday.  SES-26 will be a Ku- and C-band satellite to replace SES’s NSS-12 satellite...

One of the world’s leading telcos Orange is teaming up with AST SpaceMobile to test its space-based cellular broadband network. The two companies announced the non-binding MoU on March 25....

OneWeb has added Eutelsat, Kymeta, and Speedcast as distribution partners for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity, the company announced this week.  Eutelsat, a shareholder in OneWeb, signed a multi-year deal...