Satellite Communications

BICS, a Proximus Global company, and Starlink have entered into a strategic partnership, appointing BICS as the preferred IPX provider in Europe for Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite connectivity services. The collaboration enables Starlink to leverage the IPX network to connect mobile ...

OQ Technology has achieved a major technological milestone using its LEO satellite constellation to successfully deliver Europe’s first direct-to-mobile (D2M) emergency broadcast message from space — transmitted directly to standard smartphones without any hardware or software modifications. This milestone makes ...

SES, earlier this month, extended a multi-year, multi-launch services agreement with Relativity Space which is building the Terran R rocket—the companies are partnering for multiple launches aboard Terran R, a medium-to-heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle, that will bring the selected SES ...

Viasat has worked with the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) to install two redundant Network Control Stations (NCSs) to support two satellites, SpainSat NG I and SpainSat NG II.—one ground station controls the UHF Time Domain Multiple Access (TDMA) networks, ...

Announcement from the FCC...The Federal Communications Commission today took critical step toward releasing a large swath of mid-band spectrum for America’s innovators when it voted to propose rules for 5G and 6G services in the Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz). This ...

Speedcast has successfully integrated and deployed Starlink’s Global High Throughput Service (HTS) for offshore energy customer COSL Drilling Europe. This latest enhancement to COSL’s fleet of state-of-the-art, semi-submersible drilling rigs marks nearly a decade of partnership with Speedcast. COSL Drilling ...

Hughes Satellite Systems owned by EchoStar admitted it doesn't have enough money now to cover its next 12-months activity and says one option is to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company's obligations include $1.5 billion (€1.29bn) borrowing obligation to repay ...

Infinite Orbits and SES are going to collaborate in Europe’s first commercial life extension mission—in-orbit services provide concrete solutions to satellite operators seeking ways to better manage and renew their fleets. Building on its tailored-to-market offering, Infinite Orbits meets the ...

Neo Space Group (NSG) and Thai Airways (THAI) have announced that NSG Skywaves®—the Group’s advanced, in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution, will be line-fit on all of THAI’s new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Through this agreement, Thai Airways will equip ...

After an initial €7 million funding round in 2022, the French small satellite manufacturer U-Space has announced a new €24 million Series A round led by Blast, the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ Definvest fund managed by Bpifrance, and Expansion, ...

The two companies have signed a strategic partnership aimed at offering high-speed connectivity across Italy, enabling high-performance backhaul and last-mile services by integrating satellite backhaul and fiber access in remote areas. FiberCop, the company running Italy's most advanced, extensive and ...

By Chris Forrester Silicon Valley Space Week’s second day, and part of its Satellite Innovation sessions, saw delegates enjoying a detailed update from Viasat’s Kevin Cohen (VP/Direct to Device, Strategic Partnerships), who delivered a Keynote. Chris Forrester reports. Viasat, by ...

By Chris Forrester Dr Tim Farrar, president of TMF Associates, moderated the popular Direct-To-Devices session at the Silicon Valley Space Week held at Mountain View on October 28. The popularity of the panel, part of the SVSW’s Satellite Innovation segment, ...

Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT) has brought their commercial RM200M two-way satellite IoT module to industry attention—this solution that enables affordable and resilient connectivity for critical assets everywhere and is now globally certified. The RM200M, pictured above, is the latest addition to ...

Intellian Technologies and Iridium Communications Inc. have launched Intellian’s new Iridium Certus® GMDSS Systems. The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is an internationally mandated safety system established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It is estimated that more ...

At a time when terrestrial and space connectivity are converging, UNIVITY, an operator of space-based connectivity services, and Telespazio France, a European leader in satellite operations and services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Their objective is to combine ...

Tusass, Greenland’s national provider of telecommunications services, has signed a strategic. multi-year agreement to bring Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity to Greenland—this expanded partnership will enable the delivery of secure and resilient communications across the country’s vast and remote territory. Tusass ...

OQ Technology has joined the membership in the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA), an industry effort to progress the development of direct-to-device (D2D) IoT and other advanced Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity. MSSA, which was launched in February of 2024, seeks ...

Tele2, in partnership with Skylo, is launching a new Global Satellite IoT Connectivity service in Sweden—this launch makes Tele2 the first Swedish operator to offer a commercial 3GPP-based direct-to-device satellite IoT solution. The service ensures IoT devices stay connected even ...

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC) and Skylo have expanded their partnership to deliver the industry's first, complete, device-to-cloud terrestrial and satellite IoT solution from a single partner. Global IoT deployments have long been hampered by a fundamental challenge: devices lose connectivity ...