Using Speedtest data, Ookla has taken a look at the early usage of T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service across T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and FirstNet users in the US. Speedtest data highlights the early usage of T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service, which works on most new iOS and Android smartphones released in the past 2-4 years. The service is available […]
Satellite operator ABS has relocated its head office (‘Redomiciliation’) to Dubai. It also has offices in the Philippines and Indonesia as well as Brazil and Virginia, US. The move has been completed with the help of Dubai’s Development Authority (DDA). ABS says the move aligns with its strategy under private ownership and a new management […]
Telesat has purchased a land plot from the City of Timmins (in Ontario, Canada), which will serve as a landing station to connect data from the advanced Telesat low Earth orbiting Lightspeed satellite network to terrestrial Points of Presence and fibre in Northern Ontario. Construction of the satellite antennas and networking equipment will commence in […]
Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (OCAA) has given the go-ahead for extra space launches from its new Etlaq Spaceport. One launch took place in December last year (NASCOM’s suborbital Duqm-1 rocket). The new facility is also open to foreign direct investment. The OCAA says it can fast-track launch approvals in as little as 45 days and […]
United Airlines has started offering Starlink WiFi and In-Flight connections on some of its Denver-based fleet. United plans to install Starlink on up to 15 of its 737-800 planes each month, with more than half of the United’s regional Embraer fleet already equipped with Starlink. Reports say that United is installing two Starlink antennas on […]
Local reports in South Africa say that Communications Minister Solly Malatsi is poised to give a policy direction which will permit SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system to operate in the country. Malatsi’s move will have to be approved by the nation’s regulator Icasa and will likely to require Starlink to invest in local businesses in order […]
Viasat, a specialist in satellite communications, has announced what it has called “an industry-first concept for business aviation that radically changes how in-flight connectivity performance is measured”, aligned with a report by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School. The report, titled Redefining In-Flight Connectivity in Business Aviation: What Really Matters to Private Jet Passengers, observes […]
RocketLab is the New Zealand and US rocket building company, founded and managed by Sir Peter Beck. Its Electron orbital rocket launches small satellites, and has launched 70 satellites as of August 2025; second only to SpaceX. It is developing its Neutron reusable vehicle which will carry larger payloads. Founded in June 2006, RockletLab has […]
SATLINE, an infrastructure provider for SATCOM businesses across Europe, has opened a new data center in the UK to deliver faster, more reliable satellite connectivity. Equipped with two new downlink antennas, the facility expands coverage and enhances performance for broadcast, IPTV and OTT clients. The site’s primary purpose is to ingest and convert satellite RF […]
AST SpaceMobile’s first of its second-generation BlueBird satellites is now on its way to the India rocket launch site at India Space Organisation’s Sriharikota/Satis Dhawan facility. The spaceport is located on an island off the east coast of India, surrounded by Pulicat Lake and the Bay of Bengal. The distance of Sriharikota from Chennai is […]