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 […]
Satellite operator SES has, until recently, explained that it favoured just 100 MHz of C-band upper segment being cleared for the FCC to auction. The FCC is required to complete its competitive bidding auction process no later than July 2027 for at least 100 MHz. A ruling is expected from the FCC during the second-half […]
British companies developing satellite communications technology are to receive £30 million (€34.5bn) in government funding, Space Minister Liz Lloyd announced this week, as the UK looks to secure a larger share of a global market. The investment, the second round of funding from the UK Space Agency’s Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme, will […]
Virginia-based Lynk Global and Smart Communications are expanding their direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity tests to Northern Coastal municipalities of Burgos, Bangui, and Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte – areas facing the West Philippine Sea. Lynk has also filed with the FCC for permission to start testing its transmissions over the Czech Republic. Burgos, as an example, […]
AST SpaceMobile used the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona to confirm the addition of two key Canadian partners – Bell and Telus – for its satellite-based cellular service. The news adds a potential 21 million connections for AST. “By combining Telus’ award-winning wireless network and AST SpaceMobile’s innovative satellite technology, we’re eliminating connectivity gaps […]