Focus: North America

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) rolled out a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative on Tuesday to improve U.S. government coordination on spectrum management and...

Gilat Satellite Networks has signed agreements with global satellite operators Intelsat and SES to provide its new SkyEdge IV very-high throughput satellite (VHTS) platform in support of new satellites. SES...

German optical communication technologies company Tesat-Spacecom (Tesat) is expanding its footprint into the United States to provide optical communications terminals (OCTs) to U.S. government and commercial customers. Tesat announced Tuesday...

Fleet Space Technologies, an Australian space startup, is planning to tap into the U.S. market. The company announced Feb. 1 that it is establishing an international office in Houston, Texas....

Comtech Telecommunications has established two new business lines focused on satellite ground technologies. Comtech said these two businesses will serve growing opportunities in satellite ground station technology, and the company’s...

Telesat will work on 5G technology and demonstrations in partnership with Canadian program ENCQOR 5G. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, Telesat plans to conduct demonstrations, trials and pilots of 5G...

RS21 is a data science company targeting the space sector to improve predictive maintenance and remote monitoring of satellite systems and networks. RS21 has been recognized for its autonomous technology...

Ligado Networks and Nokia have reached a commercial agreement to work together on private networks for enterprise customers. They plan to offer enterprise customers the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud private...

Rocket Lab‘s launch site at the Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern coast of Virginia is expected to see a launch in 2022, as Rocket Lab and NASA near completion...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a contract to space-based laser communication technology company Mynaric to design a new optical communications terminal under phase zero of the...