SES is buying rival Intelsat for $3.1 billion (€2.99bn) in a deal announced last April. The purchase had been expected to be completed in the second-half of 2025 once all […]
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Kepler announces formal strategy shift for their Optical Data Relay Network
Kepler Communications has petitioned for changes with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consolidate its constellation size to better suit the updated optical data relay infrastructure. To comply with FCC […]
Ligado can sue U.S. Government for $39bn in claims that the government stole its L-band spectrum
Ligado Networks can proceed with their claim for $39 billion (€36.9bn) in damages and compensation from the U.S. government for what it claims – in essence – is the theft […]
Forrester’s Digest: Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorization?
The past months have seen a tennis match of submissions volley back and forth between SpaceX and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over granting SpaceX and its Starlink satellites access […]
Southern Linc wireless subsidiary promotes Engineering Director to VP of Engineering and Operations
Southern Linc, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), has announced that Alan McIntyre has been named the Vice President of Engineering and Operations by the Southern Linc Board of Directors. […]
Logos Space, a new satellite company built for EW Era, launches to provide enterprise connectivity
Logos Space Services, a SATCOM operator for enterprise customers, has now been launched — the company will use spectrum differently than previous satellite operators to maximize security and avoid jamming. […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Direct-to-Cellular service testing in Romania and U.S. and others
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system is testing its Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) satellite phone system in Romania, designed to show that Starlink satellites can operate at up to eight times the capacity currently […]
EchoStar fails to find extra cash
EchoStar, the Charlie Ergen-backed business that owns the Dish US pay-TV operator, says that negotiations which have taken place over the past weeks with certain debt-holders and which would have […]
Forrester’s Digest: FCC to vote on extra satellite spectrum
The Federal Communications Commissioners (FCC) are due to meet and vote on September 26th to potentially free up extra bandwidth for satellite communications. FCC chair Jessice Rosenworcel has written saying […]
FCC approves AST SpaceMobile’s 1st commercial satellite launch
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted an initial license for space-based operations in the United States. With this initial license, […]