Hughes announced this week that it will invest $50 million into OneWeb, joining the U.K. government and Bharti Enterprises in their acquisition of the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)  constellation company.  Hughes has been a longtime partner of OneWeb and was also an investor through parent company EchoStar. Before OneWeb filed for Chapter 11 in March, Hughes…

Has it ever struck you that the satellite industry does all the work and the mobile industry has all the fun? It is an unfair comparison, of course.  But consider: mobile gets the apps and games, the pictures and videos and social media frenzy.  According to The New York Times, “The Nude Selfie is Now…

SES Networks and Colombian services provider SkyNet have increased network capacity to support COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the Colombian department of Amazonas. SES announced Monday that SkyNet used SES Networks’ Signature Solutions to deliver connectivity services to local residents, businesses, government entities and the San Rafael de Leticia Hospital. Amazonas has the highest COVID-19 infection…

Telesat has joined the Rural Broadband Consortium, a group of tech firms led by Mobile Network Operator (MNO) C Spire working to bridge the digital divide and bring broadband access to rural areas. Airspan Networks, Microsoft, Nokia, and Siklu, are also in the group. Rural Broadband Consortium was formed last year and has been testing…