Analysts at Barclays have joined a growing number of researchers favoring AST SpaceMobile (AST). A report from the bank explains to investors the background to AST’s recent agreement with Ligado […]
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
Berg Insight Report: IoT CMPs market at $1bn in 2024
Berg Insight, the IoT market research provider, has released findings about the market for IoT connectivity management platforms (CMPs), a standard component in the value proposition from mobile operators and […]
Telstra signs Starlink Satellite-to-Mobile deal
Telstra has announced a new collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring Satellite-to-Mobile (direct-to-handset) text messaging to customers in Australia. Telstra says the deal will enable them to provide better coverage […]
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 […]
Juniper Research Forecast: Satellite IoT revenue to double between 2024-2027 to over $3.5 Billion
A study from Juniper Research, experts in the Internet of Things market, forecasts that total global satellite IoT revenue will grow from $2.9 billion (€2.6bn) in 2024 to $5.8 billion […]
Viasat and BSNL successfully trialed in India for first time Direct-to-Device satellite services
Viasat, a global provider of satellite communications, has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in India for the first time. Working alongside partner BSNL, India’s telecommunications provider, Viasat engineers successfully […]
SpaceX sends BlueBirds flying as AST SpaceMobile’s largest satellite communications array launches in low Earth orbit
On Thursday, September 12 at 4:52 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 1-5 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
SpaceX to launch AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites, “each the largest communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit”
(NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smartphones designed for both commercial and government use, today provided an interim business update. The […]
New Mobile Satellite Industry Assoc. to advance global connectivity for D2D + IoT services
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, Omnispace and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), have announced the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA). The organization will bring significant scale and choice to promote and […]
Slam and Lynk Global’s home run with a definitive business combination agreement
Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), a satellite-direct-to-standard-phone (“sat2phone”) telecoms provider, and Slam Corp. (NASDAQ: SLAM), a special purpose acquisition company (“Slam”), today announced that they have entered into a definitive business […]