Broadband satellite operator Amazon Leo has met the FCC to further discuss an “extension or waiver” to the FCC’s required obligation that Amazon Leo places at least 1,618 satellites (50 per cent of the planned total) to be in place by July 30th this year. The formal request was repeated to the FCC on March […]

Lynk Global, in partnership with SES. and its affiliates, is developing a multi-orbit solution to more efficiently and effectively deploy global direct-to-device (D2D) services utilising Lynk’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and SES’s Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary-Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites. Lynk’s US base is in Chevy Chase, Maryland (a suburb of Washington DC). To support […]

A missile strike has destroyed a Teleport in Israel owned by SES of Luxembourg. The Emek Ha’Ela satellite Earth station is based in Beit Shemesh, central Israel and suffered what has been described locally as a “barrage” of long-range precision missiles. Hezbollah claimed the Teleport serves the “Communications and Cyber Defense Division of the Israeli […]

Japan’s fixed communication services revenue is set to remain largely stable between 2025 and 2030 as steady expansion in fibre broadband offsets the continued decline of traditional voice services. The shift underscores a structural transition in the country’s telecom market, where operators are prioritising high-speed connectivity and bundled offerings to defend revenue growth in an […]

Eutelsat has ended contracts it had in place on two Russian-owned satellites. Russia’s Express AT1 and AT2 satellites had contracted leases for capacity on these satellites to complement coverage provided by the Eutelsat 36C and 36D satellites located at 36° East. Eutelsat says AT1 has failed at its 56 degrees East position, and AT2 is […]

VeEX Inc., a global leader in innovative test and measurement solutions for next-generation networks, have introduced the MTX640, a compact, high-performance dual 100GE multi-service handheld test set. Built on VeEX’s proven Ethernet testing architecture, the MTX640 supports a wide range of Layer 2 through Layer 4 performance tests, including throughput, service activation, and advanced Ethernet analysis […]

A second Shared Rural Network total not spot site is now live, this time boosting mobile connectivity on Islay in Scotland. The publicly funded 4G mast brings mobile service from all operators to parts of the island that previously had no signal from any operator. This new site addresses one of Scotland’s most persistent mobile […]

Amazon Leo had formally complained to the FCC about SpaceX’s plans for 1 million satellites. The complaint did not go down well with FCC chairman Brendan Carr. Carr, in a comment posted on X, said: “I think Amazon should focus on getting Amazon’s house in order with their own launches and their own satellite constellation, […]

Novaspace’s Capacity Pricing Trends, 8th Edition finds the satellite connectivity market has entered a Post‑Capacity Era, where bandwidth is no longer the basis of differentiation. Starlink’s vertical integration and cost compression are accelerating this shift, resetting competitive expectations across the sector. “The market has moved beyond capacity as a differentiator. As supply expands and economics converge, the real […]

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $4.8 billion (€4.1bn) in Q4 2025, up 7 per cent QoQ and 2 per cent YoY. Though the spending acceleration in the quarter […]