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 […]
Thailand’s state-owned National Telecom (NT) should give up its 126 degree East orbital satellite slot, says a local consultancy. The advice is that NT should pass the satellite position to the country’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The 126 degrees slot expires in December. Because of financial and operational headwinds, the planned offering of […]
Moody’s Ratings have issued a Baa1 rating for SpaceX, which is slightly higher than that issued to Tesla (which is Baa3). “SpaceX’s Baa1 issuer rating reflects the company’s exceptional franchise strength as the world’s leading orbital launch provider and operator of the largest low earth orbit satellite broadband network, Starlink. The company benefits from robust […]
An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders at Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES has approved the company’s reduction of Capital and some key governance changes. “At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on June 17, 2026 in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, SES shareholders approved all board-backed resolutions, including the cancellation of shares repurchased under the buyback programme launched in November […]
There are reports out of India that giant telecommunications business Reliance Jio is preparing one of its most ambitious telecommunications projects yet. The reports say the company is planning to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation comprising around 1,600 to 1,650 satellites to offer broadband internet and direct-to-device connectivity services across India […]