Focus: Telecom

Lynk Global has signed another mobile network operator for service on its satellite-to-cell service. Mongolia’s largest mobile operator, Unitel, has signed on as a member of Lynk’s flagship carrier program. ...

Telesat has chosen Ciena to deploy routing and switching platforms for terrestrial backhaul solutions for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Lightspeed.   Ciena is a networking systems, services, and software company...

Eutelsat has signed a broadband deal with a major European telco. The company announced Oct. 7 that Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s biggest telco, will provide high-speed satellite broadband via the Eutelsat...

Two mobile network operators, Aliv and Telecel Centrafrique, have acquired first-to-market rights to implement satellite-to-cell service from Lynk Global. Aliv operates in the Bahamas, and Telecel operates in the Central...

Omnispace and Vulcan Wireless have tested voice and data communication between the company’s on-orbit satellite and military communications radios, the companies announced Thursday.  Omnispace used the existing on-orbit satellite from...

The next generation of the Apple iPhone is rumored to support satellite connectivity, but differing reports on the capabilities have caused confusion.  Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International, who has...

Gilat Telecom and ST Engineering iDirect have deployed a cellular backhaul network in the Democratic Republic of Congo for Vodacom, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies installed two Newtec Dialog...

Ligado has chosen Mavenir as its partner to develop base stations for its 5G mobile satellite network, the company announced Thursday. Mavenir is an end-to-end, cloud-native network software provider.  Ligado...

SES has announced that Microsoft will become the first cloud provider customer for SES’s next-generation Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) system – O3b mPOWER. Microsoft plans to leverage the MEO connectivity services...

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), an entity operated by the Russian state, has moved its Express-AM33 satellite from the 96.5 degrees East orbital position to the 11 degrees West...