Telcos must look beyond their own organisations to maximise the benefits of AI, the WBBA has advised in a report launched at BDC Barcelona 2026. Surveying over 340 telecoms professionals, the State of AI in Telecoms report has found that while AI adoption is accelerating, most operators continue to focus on internal efficiency and cost […]
March 7th saw SpaceX launch 25 satellites from its Vandenberg Space Force complex. There’s another 25 due to launch on March 10th also from Vandenberg, and a further 29 craft from Cape Canaveral on March 12th. These totals will take the overall total of satellites launched by SpaceX to 11,493, of which some 10,015 either […]
Amazon Leo has filed a formal petition calling on the FCC to deny SpaceX’s 1 million-satellite proposal for orbiting data centres using the Sun to charge batteries and the cold of space to cool on-board processing. Amazon argues that the SpaceX 1 million satellite project would take “centuries” to deploy. Amazon Leo says: “Deploying the […]
The FCC is looking closely at certain satellite ‘guard bands’ which separate designated key frequencies in order to avoid unwanted interference. These bands are frequently used for TT&C, the jargon for Telemetry, Tracking and Command of satellites in orbit. The FCC issued one of its Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on March 5th asking stakeholders […]
Airbus is working with German defence giant Rheinmetall and domestic satellite manufacturer OHB to build a Starlink-like internet service for Germany’s Bundeswehr armed forces, according to a Bloomberg report. This is not the first time that the plan has emerged, although it confirms an apparent desire for Germany to want a fully independent source of […]
Research from Parks Associates and TechSee presented at Enterprise Connect shows that as broadband competition expands across fibre, 5G fixed wireless, and next-generation satellite services, providers in the US are increasingly winning or losing customers based on the quality of the in-home Wi-Fi experience. The firm’s white paper, Seeing the Unseen: Delivering Connectivity with Confidence, […]
LOT Polish Airlines has commenced rolling out Internet access on its long-haul fleet. The Viasat Amara service is currently available on the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane (SP-LSA). It will be offered on two more aircraft by the end of April. The service allows passengers to stay connected, work remotely, and enjoy online entertainment during […]
Canadian satellite operator Telesat is building a mega-constellation of 198 low Earth orbiting satellites. They’ll start being launched later this year and start coming into service in 2027. Meanwhile, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Lightspeed to non-Canadian governments. The UK is already an investor in Eutelsat’s OneWeb and is a reported to be […]
SES has added new Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite capacity to its network, with the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites (launched in July 2025) now delivering commercial service and expanding high-throughput, low-latency connectivity across global markets. To date, SES has launched 10 out of 13 O3b mPOWER satellites. The remaining three satellites in SES’s […]
Eutelsat has announced the closing of its €1.5 billion senior notes offering on March 5th. The satellite group said that the transaction “represents the final milestone in [its] comprehensive c. €5 billion equity and debt financing strategy, supported by its main shareholders. It aims to support the Group’s long-term strategic vision through the deployment of […]