Focus: Telecom

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to offer satellite direct-to-device services to mobile network operators in Europe starting in 2026 under a new joint venture between the companies called SatCo. The...

T-Mobile will be launching its new nationwide satellite service to subscribers in late July. T-Mobile’s satellite-to-mobile service, T-Satellite with Starlink, will be commercially available on July 23 and will include...

Iridium Communications is partnering with Syniverse on the rollout of its Iridium NTN Direct service. Iridium plans to integrate with Syniverse’s global platform to contribute to mobile network operator (MNO)...

EchoStar responded to the FCC this week after the Commission opened an inquiry into the operator’s spectrum. In new filings, EchoStar argued the FCC’s inquiry threatens its business, 5G progress...

EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan teased plans for a direct-to-device satellite constellation during EchoStar’s investor call on May 8, saying that while EchoStar hasn’t made many announcements, it is getting plans...

The FCC granted Lynk Global approval to provide satellite direct-to-device services in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.  Lynk is working with mobile network operator (MNO) partner Docomo Pacific, subsidiary...

Skylo Technologies is bringing two-way SMS messaging over satellite to Verizon customers thanks to a partnership with Syniverse. Skylo has extended the Syniverse Evolved Mobility solution as a method for...

T-Mobile cut the price on its commercial service for “T-Satellite” messaging, and plans to start service in July. T-Mobile is setting the price at $10 per month, and is offering...

Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile completed what they claim is the first-ever broadband video call between unmodified smartphones in Japan using a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite....

Taiwan’s largest telco, Chunghwa Telecom, is investing in a dedicated MicroGEO satellite built by Astranis, to increase access to satellite capacity. The companies said this will be the first communications...