Focus: Telecom

Qualcomm Technologies is teaming up with Honor, Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi to develop smartphones with satellite communication capabilities using its Snapdragon Satellite processor. Qualcomm made the announcement, Feb. […]

The FCC will consider rules that allow satellite operators to operate satellites using terrestrial spectrum, in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released Feb. 23.  The FCC said in the […]

Omnispace and Ligado Networks have reached an MoU to combine their licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in the L- and S-Bands for direct-to-device solutions. Under the deal announced Thursday, […]

Samsung is the latest big-name electronics manufacturer to look to develop a satellite-based capability. In a major announcement on Feb. 23, the electronics giant said it had secured standardized 5G […]

A few short years ago, the question posed by that title would have been laughable. How could the future of the internet – with its 997 terabits per second of […]

AccelerComm and TTP are launching a high-performance 5G Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) regenerative base station solution for deployment on LEO satellites, the two companies announced Feb. 10. The project will aim […]

AST SpaceMobile has signed two MoUs as it looks to extend the reach of its space network. The two MoUs will help attack key markets in Latin America and the […]

Canadian satellite service company Galaxy Broadband Communications has signed a $50 million, multi-year deal with OneWeb for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity to provide broadband service in Canada. Galaxy Broadband, […]

Samsung announced the details of its new Galaxy S23 series of smartphones this week — and emergency messaging via satellite was not one of the features.  In Wednesday’s Galaxy Unpacked […]

French satellite service provider IEC Telecom is now an official reseller for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service. IEC Telecom announced Monday that it has a new service portfolio with Starlink […]

Satellite IoT startup Skylo announced partnerships Jan. 5 with both smartphone manufacturer Bullitt Group and IoT solutions company Quectel aimed at expanding connectivity through satellite through smart phones and IoT […]

Iridium Communications unveiled its satellite-to-cell ambitions on Thursday, announcing a partnership with Qualcomm Technologies for satellite-compatible chips that will enable messaging on Android cell phones via Iridium’s satellite constellation.  The […]

Latin America remains a region full of potential for satellite services. Brazil has long been a dynamic market, both for video and data services. Telecommunications company Embratel provides satellite services […]

SES celebrated the start of a new era for the company on Friday evening, with the launch of its first O3b mPOWER satellites. The Boeing-built satellites will bring orders of […]

Viasat is partnering with Microsoft through the Microsoft Airband Initiative to expand internet access in Africa and around the world. Microsoft’s Airband Initiative has a goal to bring internet access […]

Alaska is a challenging environment for broadband connectivity. The state is by far the largest in the U.S., more than two times the size of Texas, and the third-least populous […]

There is not a single regulatory framework that addresses mobile cellular devices with satellite capabilities – this unaddressed dichotomy belongs to the past. National satellite service licensing frameworks need to […]

The path that satellite constellation operator Globalstar took to signing Apple as its largest customer in history this past summer started with a crisis that happened 15 years ago. After launching […]

At any given moment around the world, 15 percent of the planet’s 5.2 billion mobile phone users are not connected, according to research conducted by Lynk, the first company to […]

Apple announced Tuesday that its emergency SOS service via satellite is now available with the iPhone 14 in the U.S. and Canada. The service is set to start in France, […]

AST SpaceMobile reported Monday that it successfully deployed the massive communications array on its BlueWalker 3 satellite that will test satellite direct to cellular communications.  The 693-square-foot array is now […]

SES signed a multi-year capacity renewal with Claro Brasil through Embratel to support connectivity in at least eight cities with O3b mPOWER network. Embratel is the corporate solutions division of […]

Telstra, one of Asia’s largest telcos, is looking forwarding to deepening its relationship with the satellite industry as it looks to embrace new satellite tech over the coming years. Sri […]

The FCC on Friday approved Lynk Global’s license for satellite direct-to-cell service, approval that will allow Lynk to launch commercial services later this year.  Lynk has six satellites in space […]

Apple’s new iPhone 14 will be able to send emergency SOS messages outside the reach of cellular networks, enabled by Globalstar satellite connectivity.  The service will be available on the […]

Lynk Global has teamed up with telecommunications company BICS in a partnership that it hopes will enable mobile network operators (MNOs) to expand mobile coverage to people in remote areas around […]

The relationship between telcos and satellite players could be changing. A number of factors are leading to a perfect storm, giving satellite a larger opportunity to serve telcos. One recent […]

Vodafone PNG, based in Papua New Guinea, has committed to purchase wholesale bandwidth from Kacific Broadband Satellites Group‘s Ka-band satellite Kacific1 for mobile backhaul use. The bandwidth will primarily be […]

SpaceX and T-Mobile are collaborating to enable satellite direct-to-cell connectivity with the second generation of Starlink satellites. Such a service would close gaps in cellular networks in rural and remote […]

Speedcast recently signed deals with aviation services provider Bristow Group and Algerian satellite services provider Algérie Télécom Satellite (ATS).  Bristow Group signed a multi-year contract to upgrade more than 40 […]