SpaceX’s massive Starship finally launched at 18.30pm Texas-time on August 26th in a near-flawless test flight. The flight, dubbed #10, pulled off a successful mission after months of explosive mishaps. SpaceX made clear that the Super Heavy booster performed as intended, making a controlled splashdown in the Gulf minutes after liftoff from South Texas. During […]
AST SpaceMobile needs to get its second-generation satellites into orbit speedily. The first of these craft, weighing some 6500 kgs, is much-delayed in its promised launch date. Now, AST insists that the satellite is ready to leave its Midland, Texas, fabrication facility and will be shipped this August. Then there’s the question of the rocket […]
A report commissioned by Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform cybersecurity, and developed by research firm Omdia, highlights the critical role of secure Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) in the future of digital services. Titled Secure CPE: Gateway to the Next Trillion Dollars, the paper explores how next-generation CPE will shape the competitive landscape for broadband […]
Orange Spain has announced the launch of its new Orange Todo package, a “simple and complete” flat-rate offer that bundles all of the brand’s premium services into one plan, designed to make life easier for customers who prefer not to contract services separately. The new plan includes top-tier connectivity with fibre and mobile on the […]
The EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites has seen the SpaceRISE consortium, which is managing the project, launch its first contest for the building of the 270-satellite low Earth orbiting (LEO) segment of the scheme. The two competing suppliers are Aerospacelab of Belgium and Airbus Defense & Space of France. The competition (‘competitive dialogue’) will […]
Today (August 26th) could be the day when SpaceX successfully launches its #10 Starship test flight, postponed from August 24th for a technical problem and again on August 25th because of bad weather. But SpaceX president, Gwynne Shotwell, is predicting a rapid increase in Starship’s launch rate predicting around 400 launches over the next four […]
Notwithstanding reports of a further delay to the launch date for AST SpaceMobile’s latest FM1 satellite, the company says it has completed development of the electronics board with its new AST5000 ASIC chip – the cornerstone of the company’s next-generation BlueBird satellites. “After five years of rigorous engineering and production, representing an equivalent of 150+ […]
A study from tech strategists Juniper Research has predicted that operators will generate $30 billion (€25.7bn) from cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity globally in 2030. This represents a substantial rise of 74 per cent from $18 billion in 2025; driven by a rising demand for operational efficiency and automation. To capitalise on this growth, […]
AST SpaceMobile’s FM1 craft is reportedly not going to be launched as speedily as hoped. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is responsible for launching the important broadband satellite, it can happen before the end of [India’s] financial year, which is December 31st. There have been numerous reports that ISRO is not […]
The French government has granted Italian launch services provider Avio a ten-year licence to carry out Vega rocket operations from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Italy had pushed for access for some years, and on July 10th representatives from Italy, Germany, and France met at the European Space Agency headquarters to sign the […]