Focus: Broadband

California-based launch and internet service provider SpaceX sent a new batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday […]

SES will deliver satellite capacity to Nunavut in northern Canada, through a multi-year agreement with with SSi Canada, the developer-operator of Qiniq broadband, and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut. Under […]

SoftBank Group has made an investment into the new iteration of OneWeb, the company announced Jan. 15. This marks SoftBank re-investing into OneWeb, after the former majority investor pulled out […]

OneWeb has adjusted its plans for the size of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation down from a 48,000-satellite constellation to roughly 7,000, the company announced Wednesday.  In May, while the […]

SES revealed Tuesday that Southern Cross Cables Limited (SCCL) will use SES Networks’ connectivity services to upgrade its undersea Southern Cross cable network. This project will help improve communications between […]

Eutelsat has taken on a eight-year, $243 million (200 million euro) financing agreement from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to back investments related to the procurement and launch of the […]

Viasat has reached a distribution agreement with Sky Brasil, the largest satellite pay TV operator in Brazil, for its satellite internet service. In the agreement announced Tuesday, Sky will sell, […]

Azercosmos revealed Monday that it has formed a partnership agreement with Belgian satellite service provider SatADSL. Under the new agreement, SatADSL will provide internet access using its cloud-based Service Delivery Platform […]

The FCC has granted SpaceX permission to launch ten Starlink satellites into Polar Orbit. In an FCC order issued Jan. 8, the commission granted SpaceX the ability to deploy and […]

Hughes Network Systems revealed last Friday the launch of Hughes Express Wi-Fi in Chile. Each Hughes Express Wi-Fi hotspot uses Hughes’ satellite connectivity and Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi-Fi platform.  Hughes […]

Last year, Airbus had the target of selling three of its new flexible OneSat satellites to customers around the world. Between January 1st 2020 and December 30th 2020, it had […]

Viasat has taken issue with SpaceX’s request to lower the orbital altitude of its Starlink satellite constellation, and requested the FCC to prepare an environmental impact statement on Starlink.  In […]

“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 […]

Integrasys revealed Dec. 17 that local telecom and satcom provider MSTelcom has successfully deployed a large network across Angola, with connectivity supported by ST Engineering iDirect‘s Evolution platform. Integrasys’ Very […]

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) validating its X-SAT Saturn-class bus design to support the Blackjack Program, the company announced Dec. 14. Blackjack is a […]

A successful launch capped off a challenging and eventful year for OneWeb, in which the company went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and emerged under new ownership. Arianespace and its Starsem […]

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 […]

OneWeb has selected Hughes to develop and manufacture the ground system technology for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, restarting a prior agreement between the companies. Under the $250 million three-year […]

Amazon has completed initial development of the user terminal for Project Kuiper, it’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation in development. Amazon announced Wednesday that its prototype design has delivered speeds […]

In a new feature, we round up and put into context the most recent news involving the major satellite operators. The week of Dec. 7 was a relatively quiet one […]

SpaceX is one of the top recipients of funds in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), the FCC’s reverse auction working to bridge the digital divide, marking a win for […]

Soon after naming new CEO Rick Baldridge, Viasat announced a major move in Europe that the company will  buy the remaining 51% share of Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), a wholesale […]

SpaceX plans to expand its Starlink beta tests in a notable way in early 2021, the company announced with its latest launch of Starlink satellites on Nov. 24.  A Falcon […]

African telco Paratus has signed a capacity agreement with Spacecom for its AMOS-17 satellite, the companies announced Nov. 25. Paratus South Africa has contracted services to provide connectivity for remote […]

It is not easy to build a successful Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. Aside from the technical and regulatory challenges, there are many business and financing issues as well. These […]

Eutelsat has begun direct distribution broadband through Konnect, its retail distribution arm, in Europe and Africa, Eutelsat announced Monday. With Konnect, Eutelsat is using a multi-channel retail strategy with online […]

SKYTRAC Systems is partnering with Scandinavian Avionics (the headquarters of The SA Group), the company revealed last Monday. The partnership’s goal is to increase market share for Skytrac’s broadband and […]

Viasat is making moves to strengthen its European position in the broadband market. The satellite operator announced Thursday it is purchasing the remaining 51% share of Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), […]

Telecom Italia (TIM) purchased all of the capacity dedicated to Italy on Eutelsat’s KONNECT satellite in order to provide fixed broadband services to Italian households starting in January 2021. Additionally, […]