Focus: Spectrum

Eutelsat Communications appointed Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee, effective tomorrow. Burguburu will oversee Eutelsat’s legal, compliance, regulatory and governance issues by heading […]

HawkEye 360 commissioned its three Pathfinder satellites and began geolocating Radio Frequency (RF) signals. According to the release early test results have demonstrated successful geolocation of Very High Frequency (VHF) Channels 16 […]

The C-Band Alliance (CBA), containing SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Telesat, is still optimistic that its proposal for the re-allocation of valuable C-band spectrum in the United States will be successful. However, […]

ViaLite launched a new C-Band Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber link. With a C-Band uplink/downlink frequency range of 3.4 to 7.1 GHz, the link aims to be suitable for use in […]

The C-band situation in the United States is once again under the microscope. Respected satellite equity analyst Giles Thorne of Jefferies has released a new report titled “The Orbiter: All Eyes […]

In defending its plan to make more midband spectrum available for 5G, the C-Band Alliance is pointing to some deals that have benefited the wireless industry — as well as […]

Globalstar revealed that the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has approved a global standard for terrestrial use of Globalstar’s spectrum at 2483.5-2495 Megahertz. 3GPP has designated Globalstar’s terrestrial S-band as Band 53, […]

In the middle of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ambitious Space Month initiative in November, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sat down for an interview with Via Satellite to discuss […]

Telenor Satellite’s Ka-band maritime business is seeing strong growth as the benefits of having Ka-band capacity have started to kick in. Telenor Director of Datacomms Products and Services Jan Hetland […]

While the pot of gold isn’t quite materialized yet, the consensus here is that 5G exists on the rainbow — and the satellite industry is sitting on a pot of […]

SatixFy made two new Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) available, in accordance with the U.K. Space Agency-backed, Prime and Beat activities implemented under the Core Competitiveness element of the European Space […]

GetSAT, a provider of small, lightweight satellite communication terminals for airborne, ground, and maritime applications, introduced its Ultra Blade L-Band antenna, which is compatible with any L-Band satellite. According to […]

The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has changed its proposal to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), adding up to 200 MHz of mid-band C-band downlink spectrum to support 5G wireless deployment. […]

Berenberg Satellite Equity Analyst Sarah Simon released a comprehensive report on SES, and went into detail on how she sees the C-band situation in the United States directly impacting the […]

The creation of the C-Band Alliance (CBA) by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat to accelerate making mid‐band spectrum available for 5G services in the U.S. has been the main talking […]

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat created a a consortium called the C-Band Alliance, or CBA, in a move that could accelerate making mid‐band spectrum available for 5G services. The CBA […]

Ericsson received the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) certification for its CBRS portfolio. The 3.5 GHz CBRS band for LTE will be used to […]

AsiaSat received its second patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), titled “Methods and Systems for Improving Spectrum Utilization for Satellite Communications.” This patents methods and systems […]

SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has teamed with prime contractor Bushtex to provide commercial Ku-band bandwidth to U.S. Air Combat Command (ACC). This satellite communications capability will support […]

Speedcast International, a global provider of remote communications and Information Technology (IT) solutions, can now serve customers with a one meter or larger antenna with its Speedcast Bandwidth on Demand […]

HawkEye 360 broadens access to its products with the introduction of a strategic partner program, including Eagle Technology as the strategic partner for New Zealand. HawkEye 360 is first commercial […]

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), for the launch of NovaSAR-1, a small Synthetic Aperture Radar […]

Atlas Space Operations believes its new X-Band electronically steered array system could well turn out to be a defining moment for the company. The company yesterday that it has deployed […]

As part of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest efforts to bring 5G services to the United States, the agency made a number of major announcements yesterday that establish […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted authorization to SES to serve the United States market using a significantly expanded O3b fleet in the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a license to Audacy that authorizes the space communications company operate the world’s first commercial inter-satellite data relay network. The data relay […]

Could the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) bandwidth replace Wi-Fi as the world’s common connectivity link? According to Preston Marshall, head of access for Google and director of the CBRS […]

At the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit in London last week satellite should have been front and center but it was only mentioned a handful of times, even though the event focused on bringing connectivity to rural and underserved communities across the globe...

The Trump administration is set on tackling regulatory reforms for space launch and re-entry regulation, and remote sensing, while new space traffic policy is on the president’s desk...

David Hartshorn, secretary general of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) for two decades, has surprisingly decided to step down. The GVF announced Hartshorn’s shock resignation on April 19. The GVF […]