UK comms regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on proposals to revise and improve the way it licenses non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) systems. NGSO systems use satellites to provide services such as broadband to individuals, businesses, and other organisations, particularly in remote areas. Ofcom introduced the current process for licensing NGSO systems in 2021 with […]

EchoStar co-founder Charlie Ergen appeared at the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week (WSBW) and, along with EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan, explained his strategy for delegates. “We are going to be an asset-light, growth company,” Akhavan told a press conference at WSBW. “That’s the forced pivot that we had to make by disposing of our […]

The Novaspace World Space Business Week event in Paris heard an expert panel talk about their Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite plans. Scott Wisniewski, President of AST SpaceMobile, told delegates that the stage his D2D business was now at was to move to revenue generation using its partnerships with the likes of Vodafone, Verizon and AT&T. AST […]

Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Eutelsat’s OneWeb and the SES/Jio plans for their satellite direct-to-consumer schemes might have an extra hurdle. Reports from India say that the government, which has been slow in issuing the necessary permits for these services to start, might now want to ‘cap’ or limit the number of subscribers they sign up. […]

Rocket Lab, the launch company founded by Sir Peter Beck and based mainly in New Zealand, has filed to raise $750 million (€636m) of fresh cash in the form of Common Stock. The move will dilute shareholder value by a modest 3 per cent but take the rocket-builder’s cash at hand to some $1.5 billion. […]

GSOA has announce the appointment of Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Space Services at Space42, as its new Chair of the Board, alongside two new Vice Chairs: Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, and Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, CEO of NIGCOMSAT. GSOA represents the full satellite ecosystem, from established operators to emerging innovators across all orbits and […]

The market was expecting Arianespace to launch six of its giant Ariane 62 rocket this year. That will not happen. Arianespace CEO David Cavailloles told delegates at the Novaspace World Satellite Business Week in Paris that it has been a “perfect year” from a delivery point of view, and that two planned launches would happen […]

AALTO, an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates and delivers services using Zephyr, has launched its ‘Be the Interface’ campaign, an call-out for partners to collaborate on the development, integration and commercialisation of payloads. With Zephyr’s capabilities demonstrated over more than two decades, AALTO is preparing for initial commercial operations in 2026. As part of the […]

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and Saudi Netlink have signed a joint cooperation and strategic partnership agreement for the purpose of providing joint satellite services across both their customer base located in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and spread across the Middle East and North Africa region. This partnership allows the customers of both companies to leverage […]

The US cellular businesses of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have had their market presence threatened if not actually dented by the recent moves by EchoStar and Musk’s Starlink. The move by EchoStar in selling off large chunks of spectrum to AT&T (for terrestrial) and Starlink (for satellite) has put the whole sector under the microscope. […]