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OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats

OQ Technology has been awarded a 1.1 million euros contract to design, build, integrate, test and demo three, advanced smallsats that will feature multiple payloads, providing space-based, 5G, narrowband Internet-of-Things […]

OQ Technology starts commercial 5G service via their satellite constellation

OQ Technology has started the first commercial contract for using their constellation of LEO satellites to provide 5G coverage for IoT devices. The contract, close to 1 million euros, is […]

MediaTek + Inmarsat join forces on two-way, SATCOM direct to smartphones, IOT devices + cars

MediaTek and Inmarsat have expanded their collaboration to bring ultra-reliable, two-way satellite services to smartphones, IoT devices, automotive and other industries. The two companies are focused on enabling mobile operators, […]

Comtech awarded million$$ for blended comms tech + location service + also demo’d 5G connectivity over a satellite network

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) has awarded Comtech Telecommunications $29 million to deliver communications technologies and location services that will operate on Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS satellite constellation. Under […]

VEON + OneWeb Partner for seamless comms + digital services

VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON) and OneWeb are partnering to provide extended mobile internet connectivity and digital services for emerging markets. VEON Group’s operating companies serve a vast […]

Samsung Electronics’ standardized 5G NTN modem technology to power smartphone-satellite communication

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, has secured standardized 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) modem technology for direct communication between smartphones and satellites, especially in remote […]

Omnispace and Ligado Networks create largest portfolio of licensed, satellite spectrum for global Direct-to-Device voice, text and data connectivity

Omnispace and Ligado Networks announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to combine their respective licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum to enable the world’s most capable space-based, direct-to-device (D2D) solutions […]