SpaceX’s next flight of its giant Starship (test flight 11) is likely to launch on October 13th. The date has been confirmed by SpaceX, and the US Coast Guard’s local […]
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Forrester’s Digest: Starlink readies India launch
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 […]
Forrester’s Digest: Kuiper will start in 5 countries in March 2026
Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite service Project Kuiper says it will have broadband coverage in five countries by March 2026. Ricky Freeman, president of Project Kuiper’s Kuiper Government Solutions division at Amazon, speaking […]
Forrester’s Digest: Space42, Viasat launch Equatys D2D venture
Emirates-based Space42 and California-based Viasat have created Equatys, described as a joint-held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a […]
Forrester’s Digest: Ergen explains “cash rich” future plans
EchoStar co-founder Charlie Ergen appeared at the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week (WSBW) and, along with EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan, explained his strategy for delegates. “We are going to […]
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, […]
Forrester’s Digest: Amazon’s Kuiper rolls out KA-03 payload
Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite Project Kuiper rolled out its next batch of satellites on September 12th ready for a planned launch next week, likely on September 25th subject to the usual weather […]
Forrester’s Digest: Forecast: Starlink’s revenues at $15.9bn in 2026
Analysts at Quilty Space have updated its model to include a forecast for Starlink’s broadband-by-satellite division for 2026. Quilty projects revenues of $15.9 billion (€13.6bn), EBITDA of $11 billion, and […]
Forrester’s Digest: FCC ends EchoStar investigation
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been something of a thorn in the side of Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar, and frequently complaining that EchoStar’s use of its wholly-owned 5G cellular spectrum […]
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX; quits LEO plan
It seems that Charlie Ergen and EchoStar have decided to trim — if not exit — the satellite direct-to-consumer market. It is selling its AWS-4 and H-Block licenses (c. 50MHz […]