OneWeb and Telefonica have signed an MoU to improve connectivity services across Europe and Latin America. The companies said that OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity will allow Telefonica to offer coverage in remote areas that it has not been able to serve.  The collaboration announced Friday is between the LEO satellite operator and Telefónica Global…

Around the world, governments, militaries, and nonprofits are seeking greater collaboration with the commercial satellite industry to meet connectivity needs, civil and defense representatives said on a government end-users webcast Wednesday morning.  The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is looking to leverage both space and ground-based developments in 5G as part of its 5G-to-Next G…

Hispasat has won a new satellite backhaul deal in Mexico, the company announced April 28. The Spanish satellite operator will provide a satellite backhaul solution for a network of LTE radio stations in more than 60 communities located in remote areas in Mexico. It has been selected by the Mexican communications agency CFE TEIT (CFE…

Hispasat has teamed up with internet service provider GlobalSat to roll out satellite connectivity hotspots in 500 remote towns in Mexico, including Durango, San Luis Potosí, Guerrero, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, and Sinaloa. The two companies announced the collaboration April 19. This project, which has been promoted by Mexico's government through the CFE TEIT initiative, will…