Focus: Broadband

Taiwan’s largest telecommunications company signed an exclusive distribution partner agreement with Eutelsat OneWeb for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. Eutelsat announced the multi-million-dollar deal with Chunghwa Telecom on Wednesday.  Chunghwa […]

Intelsat is working to reduce the digital divide in Africa, using satellite technology to bring connectivity to millions of people. Working alongside Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), it has deployed more […]

Lynk has initiated satellite-to-cell phone services in the Solomon Islands with its regional mobile operator partner Solomon Islands Limited (Bmobile), which is using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space” to connect its customers with […]

SES is pushing back the start of commercial service for its O3b mPOWER constellation to early in the second quarter of 2024, as it deals with power module issues on […]

Shipping giant Maersk plans to deploy SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet on more than 330 of its container vessels, the company announced Thursday. Maersk has already tested Starlink on more than […]

Intelsat has launched new services in Brazil, one of Latin America’s biggest markets, as it targets more revenues from this market. It announced Sept. 27 that new services in Brazil […]

Starlink has officially passed the 2 million subscriber mark, SpaceX announced on Sept. 23. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation is supplying broadband internet to more than 60 countries on […]

Measat is connecting close to 600 school sites in remote locations nationwide through its CONNECTme NOW high-speed wireless satellite broadband services, the company announced Friday, adding that the initiative is […]

Luxury British cruise line Cunard signed a deal for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service across its fleet, the company announced Monday.  Cunard began rolling out Starlink on its fleet in June. […]

Intelsat is expanding its teleport network to include Telespazio’s Fucino Space Centre in Italy, the satellite operator announced Thursday. Intelsat said it signed the teleport agreement with Telespazio to accommodate […]

  The conversation around satellite constellations like OneWeb and prospective operators including Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Rivada Space Networks is driven by differentiating themselves to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. […]

Intelsat is teaming up with Aalyria as it looks to advance multi-orbit connectivity. Intelsat announced the deal, Sept. 12. The deal aims to advance the development of a new optical […]

Yahsat has signed a contract that it hopes will improve its broadband prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Nigeria. It announced Sept. 11 that its subsidiary, YahClick, will partner with Nigerian […]

SES has connected 400 remote villages and communities across Mexico with voice and data services via mobile backhaul. SES announced Thursday the mobile backhaul service via the SES-17 satellite will […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded SES Space & Defense a multi-year contract to conduct tests of broadband service across a multi-orbit satellite network.  The award announced Tuesday […]

Measat and Parcel65 have revealed details of a milestone as they look to help rural entrepreneurs across Malaysia. The two companies announced Aug. 24 that they had activated the Program […]

SES has announced in a new partnership in the Philippines. SES is teaming up with We Are IT (WIT) to deliver connectivity services via the SES-9 satellite to 43 Filipino […]

OneWeb had demonstrated how its satellites and services can make a real impact in the humanitarian community. The company announced Aug. 17 that it took part in a successful demonstration […]

OneWeb has made a key move in the U.S market, signing a partnership deal with IP Access International, a provider of terrestrial and space based mobile connectivity to enterprise and […]

Astranis is reporting issues with vendor-supplied solar arrays on its first satellite that was launched in April, and the satellite is not fulfilling its mission to provide broadband connectivity in […]

Amazon is investing $120 million in a new satellite processing facility in Florida as it ramps up activity for the Project Kuiper constellation. Amazon and Space Florida announced the new […]

BT, OneWeb and the U.K. government have teamed up to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity to Lundy Island, North Devon in the United Kingdom. The partnership was announced July 21. […]

OneWeb Technologies has signed Stallion Infrastructure Services as a distribution partner to deliver managed satcom service to its customers. Stallion Infrastructure, based in Houston, Texas, provides surface equipment rentals and […]

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has selected the Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System ground platform to backhaul 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular network traffic in Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will use […]

Gilat Satellite Networks was awarded millions of dollars in orders for a cellular backhaul project in Mexico. The new orders are part of CFE Telecomunicaciones “Internet for All” program, a […]

Viasat is dealing with an unexpected anomaly with the reflector on its Viasat-3 satellite that “may materially impact” its performance. The company’s stock plunged after it released the news on […]

Astranis will build a satellite dedicated to broadband in the Philippines under a new deal announced Tuesday with satellite service provider Orbits Corp and the government of the Philippines. This […]

OneWeb has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Connecta Satellite Solutions as it looks to increase its presence in the United States and across the Caribbean. The two companies announced […]

Australian telecommunications provider Telstra has a new deal with SpaceX to offer voice-only and voice plus broadband Starlink services to rural and remote customers in Australia. Telstra said in a […]

Momentum is teaming up with OneWeb to better enterprise connectivity solutions to the oil & gas sector. The two companies announced the partnership, June 29. Momentum offers these solutions in […]