Speedcast is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia to meet demand for connectivity from the energy market. The company announced Tuesday it has secured an Internet Service Provider license from the country's Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST). Speedcast has previously worked in Saudi Arabia with in-country partners, but now has a new teleport facility…

AT&T has filed with the FCC to lease spectrum to AST SpaceMobile for satellite direct-to-cell service.  In filings to the FCC on Thursday, AT&T notified the commission it has a long-term spectrum lease agreement with AST SpaceMobile to lease certain 850 MHz cellular A and B block spectrum and certain lower 700 MHz B and…

Axess Networks is helping bringing more connectivity to hard to reach areas in Mexico. The company announced May 4 that it will connect more than 700 new 4G nodes via satellite for CFE Telecomunicaciones "Internet for All" program, a national development plan in Mexico. The new 4G nodes will be connected throughout 2023. These new…

CNT, a telecom provider for the Galapagos Islands, is increasing its capacity agreement with SES from 1.5 gigabits per second to 2.5 gigabits on the O3b constellation, with plans to migrate to O3b mPOWER.  CNT and SES have a long term partnership and the satellite operator has been serving the island chain off the coast…