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 […]
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River Advisers strengthens their integrated solutions for the space + satellite industry
River Advisers is strengthening its core practices through a strategic realignment around Spectrum Strategy and International Coordination as well as Global Licensing and Market Access. This evolution reflects the firm’s […]
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 […]
Isar Aerospace’s maiden satellite mission failed ending in Spectrum’s fiery explosion
The Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway was a beautiful setting for Germany’s Isar Aerospace’s first attempt to launch Spectrum. The launch took place on Saturday, […]
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 […]
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum’s maiden flight planned for Tuesday
On Tuesday, March 25, Isar Aerospace will launch at 4:30 AM – 7:30 AM PDT, Spectrum its launch vehicle from Maiden Flight Andøya Spaceport in Norway Isar Aerospace’s first test […]
Türksat to leverage capacity on Eutelsat’s KONNECT VHTS satellite for in-flight connectivity over Europe
Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) and Türksat announce a new multi-million-dollar, multi-year agreement between for Ka-band services on Eutelsat’s KONNECT VHTS satellite. Under the agreement, Türksat will leverage […]
Forrester’s Digest: FCC confirms C-band spectrum thoughts
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its note to interested parties that it is contemplating a new move as far as satellite C-band frequencies. This move is of […]
Forrester’s Digest: AT&T, Verizon test AST SpaceMobile video calls
US telcos AT&T and Verizon have followed Vodafone in Europe by testing video calls using AST SpaceMobile’s orbiting satellites. Verizon and AST successfully trialed a live video call between two […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile helps bankrupt Ligado
Ligado Networks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 6th. Ligado holds some extremely valuable ‘L-band’ spectrum over North America but is in the middle of a bitter dispute […]