Focus: 5G

Ligado Networks said it has received approvals from wireless standard organization Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to deploy its L-band spectrum in 5G networks.  The company is developing a 5G […]

Dish Network secured a significant and extensive partnership that it hopes will advance the roll-out of its U.S.-based, next-generation 5G network. On Friday, the company entered into a strategic agreement […]

Luxembourg-based satellite company OQ Technology selected Lithuania’s NanoAvionics to build, integrate, and operate a 6U nanosatellite for its upcoming constellation, OQ announced Monday. This is the second satellite that NanoAvionics […]

Dish Network Corporation has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider and will construct its 5G network on AWS, the companies announced Wednesday.  Dish also announced that […]

Dish Network selected Palo Alto Networks as the cloud security services provider for its OpenRAN-based 5G wireless network in the United States. Dish’s 5G network will utilize Palo Alto Networks’ […]

Inmarsat is seeking an injunction against the Dutch government in a Netherlands civil court to review spectrum allocation changes it made in a recent update to the country’s National Frequency […]

Nuvotronics, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has been awarded a contract worth more than $10 million to support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) “5G to Next G” program, the […]

Omnispace acquired a new strategic partner in its quest to build and operate a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered 5G network. The Washington D.C.-based operator reached a collaborative agreement with Lockheed […]

The FCC voted on Wednesday to reallocate 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band to facilitate 5G deployment, and to hold an auction for the spectrum. The auction […]

Washington D.C.-based global hybrid network operator Omnispace successfully demonstrated the ability to use satellites to provide 5G services to the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), the U.S. Navy and the […]

Dish Network has entered into an agreement to acquire Republic Wireless, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that sells low-cost mobile service operating on the T-Mobile network. […]

Verizon Wireless and AT&T were the top bidders in the FCC‘s C-band auction, which grossed more than $81 billion. The FCC on Wednesday announced the top winning bidders, 21 bidders […]

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has put together a draft order to auction mid-band spectrum in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band for 5G deployment through an auction that would begin in […]

Rakuten Mobile and Ligado Networks have reached an MoU for commercial trials for 5G mobile private networks based on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP). Under the MoU announced Feb. 12, […]

How satellite will play a role in the 5G communications environment around the globe is a key challenge for the satellite industry as it looks to combine with terrestrial players […]

Omnispace makes it very clear that it’s business case is not a satellite backhaul service for 5G. It is an actual 5G service delivered through a massive pipeline of 2 […]

Thales Alenia Space is going to be taking part in a 5G demonstration in Asia, the company announced Thursday. It will partner with South Korean operator KT SAT, subsidiary of […]

Omnispace, the Washington, D.C. startup that wants to provide 5G connectivity from space, has received $60 million in equity financing from a consortium of investors led by Fortress Investment Group, […]

The FCC will start the assignment phase of the 5G auction of C-band spectrum on Feb. 8, the commission announced Tuesday. In this phase, bidders that won generic spectrum blocks […]

Update: On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the FCC denied a request to stay the Ligado decision. “[The] order imposed stringent conditions in order to protect incumbent users, including GPS services and […]

The FCC’s C-band auction has set a new FCC auction record at the end of its first phase, grossing $80.9 billion. This far exceeds previous estimates for the auction, which […]

As the satellite industry aims to serve every connectivity need from global 5G networks to mission critical communications, the ever-present threat of a cyber attack is an integral consideration of […]

At the 13th European Space Conference on Wednesday, Gerry Collins, network and services policy expert for ESOA stated that the satellite industry needs to change its way of doing business […]

Globalstar revealed Jan. 7 that business partner Nokia entered into an agreement with Tideworks Technology to deploy Globalstar’s Band 53 spectrum at the Port of Seattle, Terminal 5. This deployment is […]

Many satcom companies have suffered severely from the COVID-19 crisis. Some have succumbed to the virus, especially those servicing the aero industry have been under stress, while others have been […]

Iridium Communications revealed Tuesday the availability of Iridium Edge Solar – a solar-powered Internet of Things (IoT) remote asset tracking and management device. Iridium Edge Solar has over-the-air configuration capabilities, […]

“Why would astronauts on Earth have access to 5G at home, but not have the same access to the same technologies when they are on the Moon?”  Thierry Klein, head […]

The European Commission has selected a group of companies in the satellite industry including Airbus, Arianespace, and SES, to study the build of a satellite-based connectivity system for the European […]

AST SpaceMobile rolled out two major announcements on Wednesday — the company is planning to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and plans to launch the first […]

The FCC began its 5G spectrum auction of the C-band on Dec. 8, auctioning off C-band spectrum that satellite operators are working to vacate. Up for grabs is spectrum in […]