Broadband-by-satellite operator Starlink has cut the price of its service in parts of the US, reflecting that more satellites launched means more coverage and more customers. Starlink Standard Kit falls to a record low of $89 (€75.94) in parts of the US – a significant drop from its usual price ($349) and 85 per cent […]
SWISSto12, the aerospace company and a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, together with Astrum Mobile, Asia Pacific’s only Satellite-to-Device (S2D) company, have announced a milestone in the development of the NEASTAR-1 geostationary satellite: the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This marks a key step forward following the programme’s […]
The newly merged SES has unveiled new branding. Central to this rebranding, says the satellite operator, is the purpose statement: “Space to Make a Difference”, which it says highlights the company’s mission and the transformative impact it aims to achieve in the industry. Accompanying the launch is the new corporate tagline: Solve. Empower. Soar. “Through […]
FCC Commission Chair Brendan Carr, while speaking at the US Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit this week, praised the new wave of innovation and growth in the Space sector. “As a result, we now have new constellations of low-earth satellites that make it possible to deliver high-speed internet to remote locations and connect Americans […]
Air France is extending its offering of free broadband WiFi access to its passengers using Elon Musk’s Starlink. “Free high-speed Wi-Fi is now available on board Air France flights. A stable, fast and secure experience by Starlink, and already deployed on several aircraft and gradually being rolled out across the entire fleet by the end […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its annual Openreach Monitoring Report for 2024/25. In 2018, digital infrastructure provider Openreach legally separated from BT, establishing its own board, staff, management and strategy, with a duty to serve all customers equally. Ofcom accepted a number of commitments offered by BT to help ensure Openreach’s independence. Ofcom monitors […]
Analysts at Quilty Space have updated its model to include a forecast for Starlink’s broadband-by-satellite division for 2026. Quilty projects revenues of $15.9 billion (€13.6bn), EBITDA of $11 billion, and Pro-forma free cash flow of $4.9 billion. Quilty’s report suggests that by the end of this year Starlink could have 8.2 million customers, and “sustaining […]
Novaspace’s 13th edition of its Prospects for In-Flight Connectivity Report finds NGSO services poised to revolutionise in-flight connectivity (IFC) standards. NGSO’s share of commercial aviation IFC is set to skyrocket from just 1 per cent in 2024 to 63 per cent by 2034, driving 76 per cent of total operator revenues by decade’s end. “2024 […]
According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband access equipment market increased to $4.7 billion (€4bn) in Q2 2025, up 7 per cent Q/Q and 1 per cent Y/Y. Despite the high level of macroeconomic uncertainty, […]
In advance of the annual RDK Global Summit, RDK Management has announced that Vodafone has deployed RDK-B as its central software for the latest generation of Wi-Fi 7 Fibre and DOCSIS CPEs, the Ultra Hub 7 routers. These new routers have been now deployed commercially in the UK and in Germany. Vodafone also continues to […]