The European Investment Bank’s global arm, EIB Global, has signed a €125 million loan agreement with satellite operator SES to fund three satellites of its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) […]
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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 […]
SpaceX’s Starlink smallsats Group 6-61 launch, now on Tuesday, will tie the record number from last year
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is slated to launch 23 Starlink smallsats into Low Earth Orbit from Cape Canaveral on October 22, Tuesday night from 3:52 – 7:14 p.m. PDT. The launch […]
Skylo’s Ulefone Armor 23 Ultra Android smartphone certifies on its non-terrestrial network
Skylo Technologies, provider of non-terrestrial networks, announces the certification of the Ulefone Armor 23 Ultra for connectivity on its satellite network. Users of the rugged Android smartphone will be able […]
Foxconn rockets into satellites in search of life beyond iPhone
Taiwanese iPhone assembler Foxconn’s satellite business ambitions have lifted off with a successful launch that the company sees as an entry point into a space industry forecast to grow to […]
OPTAC-X to provide LTE-global SATCOM telehealth tech with Mayo Clinic
OPTAC-X, a telehealth provider with remote physician and tele-expert networks, has entered into a know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic for the use of OPTAC-X’s hybrid LTE-global SATCOM telehealth technology with […]
ITU Radio Regulations Board approves waiver for Rivada LEO constellation and the company signs an MoU with IEC Telecom
Rivada Space Networks recently announced that the ITU’s Radio Regulations Board has waived the requirement that Rivada place 10% of its constellation into orbit this year. The ITU waiver process […]