Broadband satellite operator Starlink is reported locally to launching its service over India later in 2025. Starlink has received provisional spectrum from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Competition is likely […]
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Lynk Global seeks FCC approval for S-Band trial in South Africa
Lynk Global, a LEO satellite provider, has applied to the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to conduct an S-Band trial in South Africa. The company is seeking […]
Comtech’s SLM-5650B becomes 1st sovereign-certified modem to operate on SES’s O3b mPOWER MEO constellation
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) recently announced the company’s software defined, SLM-5650B, became the first sovereign-certified modem to receive Government Terminal Certification (GTC) to operate on SES’s MEO O3b mPOWER […]
Forrester’s Digest: SES commits to MEO ‘next-gen’ MEO Sphere
Luxembourg-based satellite operator, now the world’s biggest player in the sector, used the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week to announce an expansion of its Mid-Earth orbiting fleet. Adel Al-Saleh, […]
Es’hailSat, Saudi Netlink sign MoU
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and Saudi Netlink have signed a joint cooperation and strategic partnership agreement for the purpose of providing joint satellite services across both their customer base […]
SpaceX finally launches Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima mission on 9/11 from the Cape
The weather at the Cape in Florida finally cooperated after three unsuccessful scrubs as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Thursday, September 11 launched the Nusantara Lima mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit […]
Intellian + Eutelsat developing ultra-portable military-grade LEO manpack terminal
Intellian Technologies Inc. and Eutelsat are developing an ultra-portable, fully integrated, military-grade Manpack for Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO network. Developed for Defense and Government, this military-grade unit provides the uninterrupted, dependable […]
Ofcom to authorize satphone connectivity
UK comms regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will move ahead with plans to make the UK the first country in Europe to enable standard smartphones to connect to satellites […]
JetBlue selects Amazon’s Project Kuiper for in-flight Wi-FI
Project Kuiper, Amazon’s LEO satellite network, has a simple mission: deliver fast, reliable connectivity to customers and communities around the world. The service will reach a wide range of customers […]
Mercury awards AV $1.4 billion in new hardware production agreement to support U.S. Space Force’s SCAR Program
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing announces a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite […]