The five satellite operators — Eutelsat, Intelsat, SES, Star One, and Telesat — involved in the FCC’s C-band clearing have agreed to vacate their spectrum on the FCC’s accelerated timeline, making them eligible for incentive payments. The FCC announced Monday that its Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has secured commitments from all eligible satellite operators.   The 3.7…

Ligado Networks has received more than $100 million in new investments for its work to build 5G Internet of Things (IoT) networks, the company announced Thursday. This funding comes after the FCC recently granted Ligado approval to modify its L-band spectrum licenses.  The FCC decision has been criticized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)…

SES and Intelsat both elected on Tuesday to clear a portion of the C-band spectrum in the United States in line with the FCC’s accelerated timeline in order to receive accelerated relocation payments. These filings come in advance of the FCC’s May 29 deadline. The FCC voted on Feb. 28 to repurpose the C-band spectrum…

Roccor, a small satellite market hardware supplier, has created a deployable L-band antenna that it says makes the reception and transmission of Link 16 signals via spacecraft possible. This development, which Roccor announced Tuesday, is in partnership with Viasat, Inc., and the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, and is part of the first…