With the highly anticipated Release 17 from 3GPP, narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is now on a fast track to becoming the first technology to bridge the worlds of telecom and satcom. But will this limit standard 5G NTN services to be IoT-related only, until we move on to future releases? Not likely, since recent development and…

The past year has been one of the most eventful on record for the satcom industry. In the 12 months from October 2021 to September 2022, the industry saw multiple constellations make significant progress, M&A activity across the entire value chain, and major announcements related to direct-to-mobile communications. All of these happened while the satcom…

The satellite industry is in the midst of major innovations, with over 17,000 satellite launches planned for the next decade. This will add some 200 Tbps of capacity to the current global connectivity grid. Against this background of growth in digital connectivity, we explore demand metrics and market dynamics impacting satellite services in Africa. Data…

After the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea burst, Swedish investigators found evidence that Russia detonated the pipelines in an act of “gross sabotage.” Russia’s sabotage was done for many reasons, including to signal that Russia does not care about sanctions from the EU. It is also a signal that they do not care about…