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.
The European Union has sanctioned RTRS, the Russian digital television transmission company, but not RSCC, the state-owned satellite company, which is doing exactly the same thing, claims Andre Lange, who heads up the influential Denis Diderot Committee. In a press release, the European Council announced that the list of new propagandists and entities sanctioned by […]
Elon Musk says his troubled Starship giant rocket is on track to launch again in early August. Starship has had a challenging gestation. The massive rocket, which comprises the ‘Super Heavy’ lower booster stage and the Starship upper stage, has launched nine times to date. The rocket has at its key aim the lowering of […]
A study from Dr Tim Farrar’s TMF Associates talks of Starlink’s “amazing revenue growth” in the context of a satellite industry that does not grow fast. “In fact,” Farrar said, “Starlink’s near $2 billion of international broadband service revenues reported in 2024 compares to about $3 billion for all other satellite operators combined, a roughly […]
Hyderabad-based Indian company Ananth Technology has been licensed to launch satellite services over the country, beating the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others including OneWeb in their applications to start direct-to-consumer services. This approval marks the first instance of a private Indian firm venturing into the satellite broadband market using indigenous satellites. Recently, […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech to British parliamentarians, said the UK should boost its investment in space-related businesses. On July 9th he was meeting privately with UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer where it is possible that the UK’s investment in OneWeb could be on their agenda. Macron, in his speech, argued […]
Another investment bank has upgraded its views on AST SpaceMobile – which is planning a global direct-to-cellular satellite broadband service. Roth Capital Partners, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, has raised its share price target for AST to $51 (from $42) and citing the 89 per cent rise in AST’s share price since April. Roth rates […]
An intriguing idea been floated around by Defence news expert Larry Ramer, suggesting that Amazon should buy – or make a considerable investment – in AST SpaceMobile. Ramer explained: “In light of the tremendous potential of AST’s technology, I also would not be surprised if AMZN eventually decides to buy AST for as much as […]
Orbex has delayed its UK rocket launch to 2026 due to site and funding issues. SaxaVord, the launch site in Scotland, isn’t ready, and more financial support is said to be needed to lift off. Orbital Express Launch, or Orbex, is a UK-based aerospace company that is developing a small commercial orbital rocket called Prime.It […]
Elon Musk’s plans to start Starlink broadband services in South Africa are currently stymied. But he is reportedly planning an ambitious work-around with a 2 billion Rand (€96m) overall investment in the Southern Africa region to get around local Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations. South Africa’s Business Day reports that Musk will use the investment […]
There are more than a few ‘rivals’ to Starlink, but only Eutelsat’s OneWeb has a full fleet of satellites in orbit with which to challenge Elon Musk’s broadband satellite service. The other major potential rivals are Jeff Bezos-backed Amazon Project Kuiper and Canada’s Telesat and its Lightspeed fleet. But Kuiper has only just started launching […]
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