Focus: Broadband

SES has agreed to provide satellite-based trunking services to Integra Multisolutions (IMS) in Colombia to connect underserved communities. SES announced Dec. 15 that the new service will begin on the...

Satellite operators are bullish on the prospects for satellite broadband, but differ on their offerings and approaches to capture the market.  On Tuesday during World Satellite Business Week, Jean-Hubert Lenotte,...

On Monday, executives from some of the biggest satellite operators told the audience at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) that they performed better than expected in 2021, despite unclear conditions...

Oman’s largest integrated telecom service provider, Omantel, purchased satellite backhaul services, a gateway hub, and hundreds of terminals from Hughes Network Systems, the operator announced Monday. Under the terms of...

South American satellite service provider Grupo Andesat will use an Astranis MicroGEO satellite to provide broadband connectivity in rural Peru. The deal, announced Tuesday, will launch the first dedicated communications...

SpaceX launched a batch of 48 Starlink satellites on Thursday evening, with two BlackSky satellites along for the ride. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40...

Telesat has chosen Satixfy for baseband modem equipment for its Lightspeed satellite constellation. The Canadian operator on Wednesday announced a manufacturing agreement for 288 of Satixfy’s Sx3099 landing station modems. ...

OneWeb is working with Kymeta through a joint development agreement to develop a flat panel antenna for land fixed applications, the companies announced Wednesday. The antenna will be based on...

Kacific Broadband Satellites expects to significantly bring down the costs of deploying satellite broadband in the markets where it operates with a new modem and terminal. The company announced Nov....

Kacific Broadband Satellites is introducing a new backhaul service targeting ISPs and telcos in Asia and the Pacific, the company announced November 22. The Ka-band mobile backhaul service, called ‘Mobile...