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On Thursday, September 3, 2026, satellite operator SES announced that the final three O3b mPOWER satellites arrived at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Transported from Boeing Space and Launch facilities in El […]
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On September 2, 2026, the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) published Reference Architecture Version 2.0, expanding technical guidance for non-terrestrial network (NTN) operators. The updated framework establishes design standards for […]
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On September 1, 2026, broadcast solutions provider iKO Media Group (iKOMG) announced a multi-year partnership with Spanish media group Atresmedia to distribute three international television networks across Latin America. The […]
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On September 2, 2026, cloud video transport provider Zixi and video processing developer Ateme announced an expanded, co-engineered partnership designed to assist broadcast network operators in transitioning live video contribution […]
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On September 1, 2026, Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space announced an expansion of its product roadmap to support growing commercial demand for Direct-to-Device (D2D) communications satellites. Designed to address terrestrial […]
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On August 31, 2026, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) within the U.S. Department of Defense awarded an Other Transaction (OT) agreement to ALL.SPACE, a wholly owned subsidiary of York Space […]
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Targeting the vendor lock-in and closed ecosystem limitations of proprietary mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink, Lithuanian optical communications developer Astrolight is scaling an open-standard, interoperable laser communication architecture across space, ground, […]
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On August 17, 2026, direct-to-device (D2D) satellite operators Lynk Global and Omnispace announced the formal completion of their corporate merger, launching a combined operational entity rebranded as Elveo Mobile (Elveo). […]
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In a major regulatory step to expand its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite footprint, Amazon filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late Friday, July 24, 2026, requesting authorization […]
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As orbital computing initiatives—such as Google’s Project Suncatcher demonstration and mega-constellation deployments—accelerate data generation in orbit, traditional radio-frequency (RF) communication infrastructure faces severe spectrum congestion and physical throughput limits. / […]
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