Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
BNP-Paribas senior analyst Sam McHugh, in a note to clients, said that the investment bank had hosted a call with Claude Aiken, a former FCC lawyer and advisor to two FCC Commissioners, to discuss whether there are regulatory paths that SpaceX could use to gain access to the Big Three networks, assuming none of the […]
Up until now the pre-launch schedule for Blue Origin’s New Glenn was to prepare the rocket in horizontal mode and then to raise the rocket to vertical for launch. That methodology is about to be modified once repairs and modifications have been carried out on the Cape Canaveral launch pad (Launch Complex 36). CEO Dave […]
Capital market and investment company Clear Street has issued its clients with a report on how it sees Rocket Lab’s acquistion of satellite operator Iridium, describing the transaction as a “watershed” moment for Rocket Lab. “[The deal] effectively transforming the firm into a true vertically integrated space operator. By combining its industry- leading launch and […]
US credit rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has issued UK television and radio transmission company Arqiva a position of ’CreditWatch negative’ due to increased regulatory uncertainty. The key issue is the UK’s examination of the future for ‘over-the-air’ television and radio broadcasting. The UK’s Department of Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) released a green […]
Last week’s FCC-organised AWS-3/113 auction of terrestrial spectrum in the US raised $3.2 billion for the areas under offer. Analysts at BNP-Paribas have looked at the results. The bank says: “Verizon spent $3.2 billion – or 90 per cent of the auction total – to buy 82 licenses. T-Mobile spent $278 million for 102 licenses […]
Professor Tim Farrar (of TMF Associates), in a blog post, has reviewed and speculated on the much reported SpaceX plans for a global cellular service over and above its existing Starlink broadband service. Bloomberg reported on June 29 that SpaceX was in discussion with Charter Communications – which has operations in 41 US states – […]
Vodafone Group has been an enthusiastic supporter of AST SpaceMobile for some years. It has demonstrated video calls via its circuits with AST and has created a joint-venture with AST in the form of a ‘SatCo’ in November 2025. SatCo has morphed into Satellite Connect Europe. Last week, Vodafone Spain (which is not owned by […]
FCC chairman Brendan Carr issued what is seen as a significant vote of confidence for AST SpaceMobile during a press conference. Carr said the US wanted to “lead the world” with AST’s technology. “If you step back,” he said, “what AST is doing in significant part, or maybe exclusively in the AST [cellular] sector, is […]
Would-be global cellular satellite provider AST SpaceMobile says its next three satellites – the giant BlueBirds 11, 12 and 13 – will launch during the first half of August. SpaceX will take care of the launch. AST says the mission will continues the momentum established by the successful June 2026 launch of BlueBirds 8, 9, […]
June 22nd saw SpaceX’s share price tumble 16.4 per cent, and an overall fall of 31 per cent since the IPO’s all-time high. This fall represented a $927 billion (€816.5bn) fall over just three days of trading. SpaceX issued a Bond offering on June 22nd which didn’t help market confidence. The Bond is looking to […]
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