Focus: Broadband

SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites early on Thursday morning as it increases the service area of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. This week, SpaceX launched in beta...

European satellite operator Telespazio contracted Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks to supply enterprise connectivity and thousands of VSAT terminals for an organization described as, “Brazil’s largest private sector energy company.” While...

SES has signed a new broadband deal in Indonesia, the company announced on Tuesday. A partnership agreement with Dwi Tunggal Putra (DTP) will enable residents of 158 villages in remote...

ABS has upgraded Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation’s (TTC) network to bring about better connectivity to people in the Pacific Islands. The company announced the move March. 4. Due to the geographic...

Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has signed a multi-year contract to enable internet connectivity and e-learning solutions for schools in Nigeria together with a local partner Intertel, and in partnership with...

In February, Telesat finally came forward with the long-awaited announcement of the details of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, a venture away from Geostationary Orbit (GEO) for the Canadian satellite...

Over recent years we’ve seen some impressive advancements across the satcoms industry with boundaries pushed further than we once thought possible. It was recently reported that SpaceX’s satellite broadband service Starlink, is...

SpaceX deployed another round of Starlink satellites late Monday, but ended its streak of Falcon 9 booster recoveries.  The Falcon 9 rocket took off on Feb. 15 from Launch Complex...

Telesat has selected Thales Alenia Space as the prime contractor to manufacture the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation it is calling Lightspeed. The agreement between Telesat and Thales is worth $3...

SpaceX Founder Elon Musk said he will take the company’s Starlink satellite connectivity business public once it is able to predict positive cash flow “reasonably well.” The billionaire space entrepreneur,...