Focus: Telecom

AST SpaceMobile Reveals Ongoing 5G Partnership With Nokia

By Rachel Jewett | July 28, 2022

AST SpaceMobile has signed a five-year 5G deal with Nokia to jointly work to expand universal coverage with AST SpaceMobile connectivity and Nokia hardware. The companies have been collaborating for...

Connectivity

Space-Based Shortcuts Advance in the Last-Mile Connectivity Race Against Fiber

By Jeffrey Hill | July 25, 2022

Sitting on the stage of a crowded Denver Convention Center conference room, Dan Dooley, CCO of Washington D.C. metro-area based mobile connectivity company Lynk, tries to explain that the cell...

Connectivity

Telefónica to Collaborate on 5G/IoT Service with Sateliot

By Rachel Jewett | July 22, 2022

Telefónica is collaborating with Sateliot to develop a dual 5G NB-IoT connectivity service, the companies announced July 20. The Spanish telecommunications company is collaborating with satellite IoT company Sateliot, also...

Connectivity

GEO 2.0: The Future of Geostationary Orbit

By Adrienne Harebottle | June 27, 2022

Smallsats and the rise of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations have generated attention and media coverage in recent years. At the same time, orders for large satellites in Geostationary Orbit...

Connectivity

Viasat Taps Avanti for Capacity to Serve Energy Customers

By Mark Holmes | June 23, 2022

Avanti Communications will team up with Viasat to support the connectivity needs of Viasat’s customers in the energy sector. Capacity from Avanti’s fleet of HYLAS Ka-band satellites will be used...

Connectivity

Speedcast to Provide Managed VSAT Backup Network for Retailer in Mexico

By Mark Holmes | June 22, 2022

Speedcast has won a multi-year contract from a large American multinational retailer to provide a managed VSAT backup network for close to 3,000 store operations across Mexico, the company announced...

Connectivity

Speedcast Adds 13 Gbps of Capacity to Network to Meet Cruise and Energy Demand

By Rachel Jewett | June 1, 2022

Speedcast has added 13 Gpbs of capacity to its network to support demands in the cruise and energy markets, the company announced in late May. Speedcast’s network size now “significantly”...

Connectivity

Telefonica Explores Backhaul via LEO in Demonstrations With Telesat

By Mark Holmes | May 26, 2022

Telesat has revealed details of a new demonstration involving one of the world’s biggest telcos as its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) plans kick into gear. Telefónica and Telesat completed one of...

Connectivity

Kcell and SES Demonstrate 3G and 4G Connectivity in Kazakhstan

By Mark Holmes | May 25, 2022

SES has revealed details of a cellular network connectivity demonstration in Kazakhstan that shows the potential for satellite-based cellular connectivity. Kcell, Kazakhstan’s leading mobile network operator, paired its terrestrial network...

Connectivity

Liquid Telecom Satellite Services CEO Expects Strong Growth This Year

By Mark Holmes | May 11, 2022

Liquid Telecom Satellite Services is expecting to see strong revenue growth in 2022, thanks to demand for connectivity, particularly in Africa, its main market. Scott Mumford, CEO of Liquid Telecom...