EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS), a global communications and connectivity provider, selected MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a solid mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as the prime contractor for […]
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)
AST SpaceMobile + Fairwinds Technologies demo world’s 1st tactical NTN connectivity over standard mobile devices
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has successfully demo’d the world’s first Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) tactical satellite communications delivering high-throughput data, voice, and video using unmodified mobile devices in collaboration with […]
5GAA presents 1st satellite + 5G-V2X direct vehicle connectivity
For the first time worldwide, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) showcased connected vehicles using non-terrestrial networks (NTN) for emergency messaging, as well as 5G-V2X Direct for advanced detection of vulnerable […]
Skylo Technologies raises million$$
Skylo Technologies has raised $37 million from investors including Intel Capital, Innovation Endeavors, BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst, Next47, and Seraphim Space to support the company’s Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite connectivity […]
Iridium unveils Project Stardust
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has revealed Project Stardust, the evolution of the company’s Direct-to-Device (D2D) strategy with 3GPP 5G standards-based Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) Non-Terrestrial Network (NB-NTN) service development. […]
LeoLabs + Aalyria team together plus Aalyria receives ESA contract
LeoLabs has signed a partnership agreement with Aalyria wherein the firms will address space awareness challenges for complex communications networks that span land, sea, air, and space — this agreement […]
Viasat and Skylo Technologies launch world’s first direct-to-device network
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), provider of satellite communications, and Skylo Technologies, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, launched the world’s first global direct-to-device (D2D) network. The companies’ global infrastructure agreement […]
AccelerComm, Radisys, RFDSP + TTP partnership to deliver high-performance space-based cell service
AccelerComm, Radisys® Corporation, RFDSP Lower-Phy IP specialists and TTP are jointly formulating a high-performance, Regenerative 5G RAN reference solution and architecture based on 3GPP for deployment on LEO satellites. This […]
IoT + NTN mobile technologies are propelling a billion$$$ satellite service market
ABI Research’s recently published white paper explores the ascending satellite Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) market. According to the company, there will be more than 175 million NTN mobile connections worldwide by […]
Keysight + Skylo Partner for NTN device ecosystem certification program
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and Skylo Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that extends Keysight’s cellular testing expertise to non-terrestrial networks (NTN) through the use of Skylo’s […]