Focus: Telecom

Australian telco Optus made a major announcement last month when it confirmed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for a OneSat software-defined satellite. Optus 11 will be deployed for Australia and […]

  Representatives from Telesat and SpaceX dug into their companies’ plans for constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and how they can provide backhaul in Via Satellite’s Cell Backhaul Digital Week […]

Connectivity on a global and unprecedented scale has never been as important as it is today amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and deals between telcos and satellite companies carry extra resonance. […]

Cost concerns first, latency concerns second — that’s how Algerie Telecom Chief Business Development Officer Karim Aberkane outlined his priorities when explaining how LEO and MEO satellites are starting to […]

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of connectivity is obvious. This virus has impacted every country, every community on some level, and the need for connectivity is vital. Satellite […]

Intelsat has extended its partnership with African telecom group Liquid Telecom to connect more than 2,000 additional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) terminals across the continent. The two companies have […]

Azercosmos has signed a partnership agreement with HorizonSat, a provider of telecommunications, internet, and satellite services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to this agreement, HorizonSat will provide data […]

Hispasat will provide backhaul services to Red Compartida, a shared network in Mexico operated by Altán. Under an agreement the two companies announced Thursday, Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite will provide […]

SpaceX and NASA will have to wait a few more days to make history, as unfavorable weather conditions prevented the Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from […]

Intelsat has deployed Intelsat CellBackhaul, an end-to-end managed service aimed at helping Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) provide 4G and 5G broadband across the United States and especially in rural areas, […]

T-Mobile completed its merger with Sprint Corporation, the wireless company announced Wednesday. The new combined parent company T-Mobile US, Inc., will operate under the name T-Mobile.  The new T-Mobile has […]

AXESS Networks (AXESS), has signed a joint venture agreement with the Saudi Arabian communications provider Middle East Telecommunications (METelecom) to provide end-to-end managed satellite communications solutions for customers operating in […]

DISH Network is providing its entire portfolio of 600 MHz spectrum to T-Mobile at no cost for 60 days, the company announced Monday, in response to the spread of COVID-19. […]

Spacebridge has delivered a solution for 2G/4G mobile cellular backhaul over satellite network to a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in Africa. The company said the solution will service unserved remote […]

Rakuten and Vodafone are the lead investors in a just-announced space-based cellular broadband network called SpaceMobile from AST & Science. AST & Science plans to create a constellation of Low-Earth-Orbit […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions was awarded an $11.5 million contract from an unnamed government customer to build an advanced space radio monitoring system to help regulate and protect satellite […]

African multi-service telecommunications operator Orange said it will be the first telco to adopt O3b mPOWER, SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite communications system. The operator, which is present in […]

Arlanxeo, a synthetic elastomer company headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands, has selected Telefónica to deliver Network as a Service solutions for a five-year contract. The contract covers 11 countries on […]

The satellite telecommunications sector is facing new and growing challenges, with increasing mobility, and demand for global connectivity. Customers and their end-users increasingly need to connect to the very edge […]

 What does O3b stand for? Why does SES prefer MEO to LEO? And what inspired the engineering and technical development behind SES’ upcoming next-generation network O3b mPOWER? Stewart Sanders, […]

The Pacific Islands stand on the cusp of a digital revolution, and mobile connectivity will play a pivotal role in this transformation. Not only will it offer critical access to […]

The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) has designated CommScope as an approved Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Root of Trust Certificate Authority (CA). CommScope joins the other approved ROT CAs: DigiCert, […]

Sprint is closing its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid wireless business. A note to customers posted on the website in early January said that Virgin Mobile USA will be discontinued and […]

  Capricorn Space has contracted antenna systems supplier ViaLite to install RF- over-fiber links at its new Australian teleport, ViaLite announced Dec. 10. ViaLite said that it would supply lossless, […]

Iridium and OneWeb entered into an MoU to develop a combined service offering from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) that could potentially include ground equipment that is compatible with both operators’ constellations, the […]

U.S. Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-TX) will join U.S. Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Pen Test Partners Live-Hacker Ken Munro, Invatare CEO and former Statoil North America […]

Comtech Xicom Technology is the leader in mm-wave HPA design.  The products below represent some of their latest milestones. 250W V-Band: The Xicom team announced another milestone, shipping the world’s […]

Tom Choi, Executive Chairman at Airspace Internet Exchange has announced the signing of an MOU with PT Telekomunikasi, one of the largest telecommunications operator in Southeast Asia, that will put […]

Hughes Network Systems (Hughes) has won a key new contract in Latin America, the company announced Aug. 27. Axesat, one of the main broadband service providers in the region, has […]

Mainstream Data, a satellite IP connectivity provider to underserved U.S. healthcare, banking, and enterprise customer is purchasing a third hub from ST Engineering iDirect, in order to expand its services using […]