Focus: 5G

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...

The era of Ajit Pai’s Federal Communications Commission chairmanship has come to an end, and with it, perhaps, the Blitzkrieg approach to regulatory engineering. Pai was determined to establish the...

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...