Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the launch of a new debt offering with a total nominal amount of €1.5 billion in new senior bonds denominated in euros. The amount raised will be mainly used to repay existing expensive debt. Eutelsat is tapping the market at much more favourable terms now that its credit and […]

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system has completed its 1st Generation deployment of Direct-to-Cellular satellites. It has launched more than 650 craft over the past 18 months and says that 12 million people have been served with emergency connectivity. Posting in social media, SpaceX said it is “live or partnered” in more than eight countries across five […]

The satellite industry, in particular SES (and its Intelsat subsidiary) and Eutelsat, is keen to see the next slice of C-band satellite spectrum auctioned off for use by US telcos and in particular 5G and expansion into 6G. SES would be happy to reversion 100 MHz – for a fee – and the FCC is […]

UK and Spain-based would-be satellite operator Open Cosmos won the rights to satellite frequencies from Liechtenstein in January. Now it seeks around $200 million (€169.6m) in fresh funding in order to build the satellite fleet and meet strict International Telecommunications Union launch obligations. Open Cosmos launched two of its small Ka-band low Earth orbiting satellites […]

Marika Auramo, the Vodafone Business CEO, has said that her company is ready to scale up activity through satellite connectivity. Vodafone has a partnership agreement in place with AST SpaceMobile. “2026 will be the year satellite connectivity transforms business resilience and growth. As the technology matures, we’ll see it move beyond niche applications into mainstream […]

Astrolight, a space and defence-tech company pioneering laser communication solutions across space, ground and maritime domains, is set to demonstrate its low-SWaP (size, weight, and power) ATLAS-1 laser communication terminals in space for the first time. The terminals will demonstrate high-bandwidth (up to 1 Gbps), secure space-to-ground links aboard two customer satellites, scheduled for launch […]

SpaceX’s Starlink direct-to-home broadband system has 524,863 users in Spain, ahead of longstanding operators such as Adamo and PTV. But in South Africa, Starlink has hit a roadblock. The Spanish data comes from APNIC statistics reported by Spanish web-site Banda Ancha, and converts into Spain’s sixth-largest ISP. Starlink does not release country-specific numbers but Spain’s […]

The West African state’s CRAN (Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia) regulator has licensed OneWeb (and via Q-KON’s distribution partners Echo Namibia, Oblixx Communication Networks (OCN) and RocketNet Namibia) to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb Business Broadband satellite connectivity services to Namibia. The examination and compliance has taken a year to complete. The new licence was issued on […]

Eutelsat and Singapore’s Can Marine are partnering to deliver maritime connectivity services leveraging Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO constellation. Can Marine is a maritime connectivity integrator serving commercial shipping and offshore operators. The company provides end-to-end satellite communications solutions, from network design to service delivery and support. Can Marine enables predictable, secure connectivity for modern maritime operations. […]

Sir Peter Beck’s RocketLab business in March 2025 announced its intention to acquire German laser communications provider Mynaric for approximately $75 million (potentially $150 million with related earn-outs) to boost its space systems business. The deal aimed to integrate Mynaric’s optical terminals into Rocket Lab’s satellites, though it has faced regulatory delays and scrutiny regarding […]