Charlie Ergen, founder and chairman of the EchoStar/DISH combination, is reported to be negotiating with some of the company’s bond and debt-holders for extensions to its debt payment obligations. However, […]
Satellite Spectrum
FCC spectrum boost for satellite broadband
The Federal Communications Commission is aggressively pursuing spectrum abundance as part of its Final Frontiers agenda to secure U.S. leadership in space and supercharge the possibilities of satellite broadband. The […]
AT&T plans satellite connectivity trials
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AST SpaceMobile, in coordination with AT&T, the ability to test direct-to-cellular connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum via its BlueBird satellites orbiting […]
Ofcom consults on satellite D2D
UK media regulator Ofcom has published proposals for enabling MNOs to use their spectrum for direct to device (D2D) services, in partnership with satellite providers. The proposals are open for […]
Ligado details bankruptcy exit plan
Ligado Networks entered Chapter 11 in January. It has now presented its exit plan to the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. A key portion of the exit scheme is an agreement with […]
Satellite Spectrum Security: Jamming of PNT is child’s play
By Chris Forrester Satellite spectrum security is rarely out of the headlines, even on the world’s front pages as well as in trade magazines. Ahsun Murad Co-founder, President/CEO Optimal Satcom […]
SPECTRUM IS HOT, HOT, HOT
By Chris Forrester Drew Svor (Partner: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton) opened his panel session at SVSW’s Satellite Innovation by specifying the actual spectrum that businesses were interested in. “Everyone […]
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 […]
Forrester Digest: FCC denies SpaceX access to extra spectrum — maybe Yahsat + Bayanat merger
SpaceX has been asking the FCC for permission to share spectrum already allocated to Globalstar and Dish Network AWS-4 spectrum — the FCC has dismissed SpaceX’s application. The SpaceX application […]
Omnispace and Ligado Networks create largest portfolio of licensed, satellite spectrum for global Direct-to-Device voice, text and data connectivity
Omnispace and Ligado Networks announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to combine their respective licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum to enable the world’s most capable space-based, direct-to-device (D2D) solutions […]