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 […]
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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 […]
Forrester’s Digest: Alphabet ups AST SpaceMobile investment
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, Waymo self-driving cars and dozens of other subsidiaries, is further investing in would-be satellite direct-to-consumer cellular activity AST SpaceMobile. Google is already a strategic […]
Virgin Atlantic becomes the first UK airline to provide free, fleet-wide Starlink Wi-Fi
Virgin Atlantic is the first UK airline to announce plans to introduce Starlink in-flight connectivity. The airline will begin installing streaming-quality Wi-Fi on its Boeing 787s, Airbus A350s, and A330neos […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 12-19 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
On Tuesday, June 3, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink Group 12-19 smallsats, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from foggy Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
SpaceX scrubs Sunday night launch of Starlink Group 12-19 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell due to Coronal Mass Ejection
SpaceX has scrubbed its plans to launch 23 Starlink satellites in the early Monday morning with no explanation. While the weather didn’t play so much a factor space weather is […]
SpaceX’s Sunday night launch of Starlink Group 12-19 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 12-22 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell from the sunny Cape
On Saturday, May 24 at 1:19 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
SpaceX plans Saturday launch of Starlink Group 12-22 smallsats including Direct to Cell
On Saturday, May 24, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch Starlink Group 12-22 smallsats to low Earth orbit internet satellite constellation including a mix of Direct to Cell and normal v2-mini […]
Banks enthusiastic for AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile (AST) is expected to launch the first of its giant ‘second generation’ BlueBird satellites in July, and eventually will have around 250 satellites in orbit and will provide […]