The FCC’s upper C-band compensation payments targeted to SES, Eutelsat and Telesat, at an overall $6.3 billion (€5.5bn), sound impressive. However, the total is dependent on the frequencies controlled by the three satellite operators being cleared on schedule. The FCC’s statement said: “Today we take a major step towards securing American’s wireless future and the […]
Analyst Professor Tim Farrar (of TMF Associates) has released a report on Starlink’s profile and forecasts which contains detailed forecasts of the consumer, government and D2D businesses as well as analysis of Starlink’s technology and regulatory progress. Farrar also states that he has heard rumours that Starlink is developing its own smartphone. Farrar said: “It […]
Elon Musk has given a long-form video interview with The Economist by its editor in chief Zanny Minton-Beddoes. His predictions, especially those on the growth of AI and its impact, are fascinating. His predictions include: · In five years, AI compute will exceed the sum of all human intelligence. · In ten years, we will have […]
Aerospace giant Airbus says its space division, which a year ago was anxious about its prospects, has seen business rebound and has successfully met its financial targets making it well-positioned to reap the benefits of surging demand from European governments. In a July 21st investor conference, Airbus management did not precisely reveal its Q2 2026 […]
AST SpaceMobile has been given building permission to construct a 400,000 sq.ft. satellite manufacturing facility alongside its current Midland, Texas campus. As the local press have calculated, this is the equivalent to about seven football fields under one roof, and is designed to enable a continuous production line for satellite manufacturing. It represents around $100 […]
AST SpaceMobile has raised $1 billion (€0.88bn) in convertible debt to fund “satellite expansion”. But there are serious questions over the company’s plans. AST’s formal explanation is that the fresh cash is “intended to support growth initiatives, expand the company’s satellite network, and enable potential partnerships or acquisitions, including efforts to vertically integrate launch capabilities […]
Piper Sandler is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company, focused on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, public offerings and public finance. It is advising its clients that AST SpaceMobile should be considered an ‘Overweight’ element in their portfolios. Piper Sandler’s research analysts have set $100 as a price target for AST. The […]
Amazon’s low Earth orbiting broadband fleet has structured an agreement with local telco Herotel, and with it comes permission to start its broadband service in South Africa. Rival Starlink has been trying for years to gain permission to start its Starlink services and now has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit. Amazon Leo has barely […]
Eutelsat has lodged an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build and launch an extra 528 satellites in its ‘Eutelsat Next’ scheme. The filing says the satellites will orbit at 1,220 kms (the same as OneWeb) and designed to extend the company’s ability to provide secure, resilient, high-speed, high-capacity communications services around the […]
The FCC has given its approval to launch giant space mirrors into orbit. These large spacecraft can reflect sunlight to Earth’s surface for construction sites, search-and-rescue lighting, and more. The company behind the project wants to launch 50,000 of these space mirrors. Reflect Orbital, a California startup that markets itself as The Sunlight Company and […]