AST SpaceMobile, together with telco giant AT&T, is to start beta-tests of its Direct-to-Cellular satellite service over the US. A statement talked of using “real smartphones” in the tests and using the first five AST satellites already in orbit. AST is due to launch a much larger satellite in a week’s time from an Indian […]
Applause, a provider of crowdtesting and UX research that works with the likes of Netflix and Paramount+ and sports broadcasters, to provide quality assurance for a wide range of platform features, has shared its industry predictions for 2026 through Adrian Garcia, the company’s Senior Solutions Consultant. Garcia’s three key predictions for the next 12 months […]
Viasat, a specialist in satellite communications, has published a report revealing that rising demand for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity could open new revenue streams for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) — while posing a significant competitive challenge. The report – The Great Connectivity Convergence: NTN in Consumer Mobile – was conducted by GSMA Intelligence and surveyed more than 12,000 […]
SWISSto12, a Switzerland-based aerospace company, has issued a trading update, and the numbers are impressive.Key to the numbers is the market’s enthusiasm for the company’s HummingSat product. HummingSat is a smaller craft yet can operate at geostationary orbits. · 40 per cent revenue growth and 38 percent workforce expansion in 2025 · Significant progress on […]
Berg Insight, the IoT market research provider, has released findings about the market for cellular routers and gateways. Close to 6.2 million cellular routers and gateways were shipped globally during 2024, at a total market value of approximately $1.7 billion (€1.4bn). Shipments grew moderately by 2 per cent year-on-year as inventory levels normalised from the […]
Public service media organisations from across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have sent a joint open letter to the Lithuanian Seimas, expressing serious concern about recent legislative initiatives that they believe could undermine the independence and stable financing of Lithuania’s public broadcaster, LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television). The letter — addressed to the Speaker […]
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the wireless ecosystem, has released its End-to-End Quality of Service (E2E QoS) Field Trials Report – Maximising Performance: Unveiling the Real Benefits of Wi-Fi QoS Management report. The trials demonstrate how standardised Wi-Fi QoS mechanisms deliver […]
Korean Air, alongside Asiana Airlines, Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul, will introduce Starlink high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi to its entire fleet. This marks the first time a South Korean airline will adopt Starlink for in-flight connectivity, an initiative that aims to significantly elevate the passenger and crew experience ahead of the airlines’ full integration. […]
Middlechild Productions is launching Wildchild Studios, a new sister company dedicated to creating digital content. “We’ve been making digital first content for a while now,” commented David Sumnall Founder and CEO of Middlechild Productions, who will oversee Wildchild alongside MD Andrew Eastel. “It felt like the perfect moment to create a stand-alone studio built entirely around digital storytelling and innovation.” […]
Airbus and Spacesail, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation operator, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Spacesail’s advanced LEO connectivity into Airbus’s HBCplus inflight solution. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed at the 2025 Satellite Internet Industry Ecosystem Conference, aims at allowing Airbus’s High Bandwidth Connectivity Plus (HBCplus) customers to access an additional […]