Competing with SpaceX's Starlink constellation drove the wider discussion during the “New World Order” panel at the SATELLITE show LEO Digital Forum, as satellite operators pushed their multi-orbit strategies and emphasized the stability of GEO in a virtual discussion on the future of the industry. During the morning’s keynote, Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg said he…

SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation will be able to serve every household in the rural United States in five years, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell shared Tuesday during a discussion on the future of the industry during the SATELLITE show LEO Digital Forum. “I do know that my constellation in five years will be able to serve…

BridgeComm reports that it has demonstrated high-speed optical communications of speeds beyond 100 Gb per second in a lab setting. The company announced Thursday that it will hold point-to-point demonstrations of the technology in North Carolina next week.  BridgeComm said this Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) technology can meet demands for fast and secure point-to-point data…

TrustComm, a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite communications application specialist, is now a distribution partner of OneWeb. The companies announced an MoU on March 26 that TrustComm will deliver connectivity from OneWeb’s satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to U.S. government customers.  TrustComm holds a number of DoD contract vehicles to provide managed satellite services…