Nokia and Orange Jordan have announced the successful upgrade of Orange Jordan’s Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) with Nokia’s 7750 Service Router (SR) platforms. This strategic initiative enhances broadband services across […]
Connectivity
Vodafone, AST test video call game changer
Last week a Vodafone engineer, Rowan Chesmer, somewhere in the middle of Wales and very much in a dead zone for cellular connectivity, used an AST SpaceMobile satellite to send […]
Forrester’s Digest: Vodafone UK tests AST SpaceMobile calls
Vodafone is prepared to go head-to-head this year against Elon Musk’s Starlink in the ‘battle for space connectivity’. AST SpaceMobile (AST) connectivity for the UK and the rest of Europe […]
Eutelsat and NIGCOMSAT’s multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership
Eutelsat Group and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) have announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership to deliver low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services in Nigeria. This strategic agreement positions NIGCOMSAT as Nigeria’s […]
Telit Cinterion ME310M1-W1 IoT module unlocks global deployment opportunities for next-gen cellular LPWA solutions
Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end IoT solutions enabler, receives approval for the ME310M1-W1 module by two major U.S. MNOs. The certifications enable IoT specialists and their customers to begin using the […]
SES launches 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites, stregthening MEO constellation
SES announced today that its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites was successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, […]
SpaceX ready for lucky Friday the 13th launch of O3b mPOWER 7&8
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the fourth pair of O3b mPOWER satellites to a medium Earth orbit by SES on Friday the 13th at 12:55 – 3:55 PM […]
Forsway secures funding from the ESA to build Xtend 5G
Forsway has secured a major development funding contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) with support from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). In this new project, Xtend 5G, Forsway […]
GlobalData: Apple’s billion$ deal with Globalstar will change the D2D satellite game
Following the news that Apple plans to invest $1.1 billion in satellite communications company Globalstar alongside a further $400 million for a 20% equity stake in the business, Emma Mohr-McClune, the Chief […]
Forrester’s Digest: Apple pours billion$ into Globalstar + SES + Telekom Srbija extend deal
Globalstar is the satellite operator supplying emergency SOS and Text messages for Apple’s iPhones. Apple says it wants to expand the service and will invest $1.1 billion (€1.01 bn) and […]