Connectivity

This Startup Wants to Launch Broadband Smallsats into GEO

By Photo of Kendall Russell
Photo: Astranis.
Photo: Astranis.

While SpaceX and OneWeb intend to expand internet coverage from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), NewSpace startup Astranis plans to launch broadband smallsats into traditional Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). According to one of its founders, the company isn’t out to solve GEO satellites’ latency issues — instead, it hopes to help connect remote areas by selling high-speed internet to local Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Read more at Wired >>

More on This Topic

Connectivity

Contrivian Completes Merger With Big Network to Fuel Orchestration Service

Connectivity

AST SpaceMobile Discloses Delays to Launch Campaign, Explores Vertical Integration  

Connectivity

FCC to Consider Allowing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Devices for D2D Service

Connectivity

South Africa’s Top ISP Herotel to Distribute Amazon Leo 

Connectivity

Sonatel Taps Eutelsat OneWeb for Teleport Upgrade

Sonatel, the main telco of Senegal, a country with a population of over 19 million people, has completed a significant teleport upgrade working with Eutelsat OneWeb. Sonatel has upgraded and […]
Connectivity

Space42 and Skylo Test D2D Test on Thuraya-4 

Connectivity

SpaceX Files for 100,000-Satellite Gen-3 Constellation 

Rivada Space Networks constellation concept. Photo: Rivada Space Networks
Connectivity

Rivada Signs Connectivity Partner in Nepal

Connectivity

CesiumAstro Files for 737-Satellite Synchronicity Constellation 

Trending Now

  1. Space Force Chief Nominee Schiess Counts Moving Target Indication Among Top Priorities
    Government/Military

    Space Force Chief Nominee Schiess Counts Moving Target Indication Among Top Priorities

  2. Poland Commits Nearly $750M to Europe’s IRIS² Constellation
    Government/Military

    Poland Commits Nearly $750M to Europe’s IRIS² Constellation

  3. Skyroot Aerospace Makes History for India With First Launch Success
    Launch

    Skyroot Aerospace Makes History for India With First Launch Success

  4. SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman’s First Mission Robotic Vehicle
    Launch

    SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman’s First Mission Robotic Vehicle

  5. AST SpaceMobile Discloses Delays to Launch Campaign, Explores Vertical Integration
    Connectivity

    AST SpaceMobile Discloses Delays to Launch Campaign, Explores Vertical Integration

  6. ThinKom ThinAir GT Antenna Secures Government Certification for O3b mPower
    Technology

    ThinKom ThinAir GT Antenna Secures Government Certification for O3b mPower

  7. Starlink Laser Communications Will Support NASA Artemis III
    Technology

    Starlink Laser Communications Will Support NASA Artemis III

  8. 40 People Who Shaped the Satellite Industry: Part One
    People

    40 People Who Shaped the Satellite Industry: Part One

  9. L3Harris and Sierra Space Receive $1.75B for SDA Tranche 3, Tracking Layer
    Government/Military

    L3Harris and Sierra Space Receive $1.75B for SDA Tranche 3, Tracking Layer