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Following the launch of the Apple iPhone Air on September 9th, 2025: Emma Mohr-McClune, Chief Telecoms Analyst, Technology at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “While […]
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Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite service Project Kuiper says it will have broadband coverage in five countries by March 2026. Ricky Freeman, president of Project Kuiper’s Kuiper Government Solutions division at Amazon, speaking […]
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The global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a good steady pace according to a new research report from specialist IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. The global satellite IoT […]
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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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The UK Space sector has been receiving mixed signals from government, with two major announcements highlighting this see–sawing movement. UK Space Agency is folded into governmentThe first is that the […]
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been something of a thorn in the side of Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar, and frequently complaining that EchoStar’s use of its wholly-owned 5G cellular spectrum […]
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The European Commission has confirmed a significant upgrade to EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based flight and positioning augmentation system. On August 25th, the GEO-3 satellite Eutelsat 5 West B moved from test […]
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Financial discussions about a potential merger between the two declining DTH operators over North America could be on again. Indeed, those discussions have gone on for years and, despite changes […]
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Pay-TV operator EchoStar is selling $23 billions-worth (€19.8 billion) of terrestrial spectrum designed to improve 5G and home Internet access. AT&T and EchoStar have also agreed to enhance their long-term […]
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The World Teleport Association (WTA) will soon be releasing the organization’s newest research report, Cyberthreats in Your Own Backyard, in September—this report will be free for WTA Members and available […]
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