Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite Project Kuiper rolled out its next batch of satellites on September 12th ready for a planned launch next week, likely on September 25th subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical needs. The 27-craft payload, also known as Kuiper Atlas 3, is part of Amazon’s effort to quickly deploy its satellite Internet constellation […]
Analysts at investment bank TD Cowen have issued a note to clients saying that positive news from EchoStar could continue to flow. “EchoStar still owns the highly lucrative 700 and AWS-3 spectrum, in which we note that all three wireless carriers have a robust ecosystem,” TD Cowen analyst Gregory Williams wrote in a note for […]
Broadband-by-satellite operator Starlink has cut the price of its service in parts of the US, reflecting that more satellites launched means more coverage and more customers. Starlink Standard Kit falls to a record low of $89 (€75.94) in parts of the US – a significant drop from its usual price ($349) and 85 per cent […]
SWISSto12, the aerospace company and a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, together with Astrum Mobile, Asia Pacific’s only Satellite-to-Device (S2D) company, have announced a milestone in the development of the NEASTAR-1 geostationary satellite: the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This marks a key step forward following the programme’s […]
The newly merged SES has unveiled new branding. Central to this rebranding, says the satellite operator, is the purpose statement: “Space to Make a Difference”, which it says highlights the company’s mission and the transformative impact it aims to achieve in the industry. Accompanying the launch is the new corporate tagline: Solve. Empower. Soar. “Through […]
FCC Commission Chair Brendan Carr, while speaking at the US Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit this week, praised the new wave of innovation and growth in the Space sector. “As a result, we now have new constellations of low-earth satellites that make it possible to deliver high-speed internet to remote locations and connect Americans […]
Air France is extending its offering of free broadband WiFi access to its passengers using Elon Musk’s Starlink. “Free high-speed Wi-Fi is now available on board Air France flights. A stable, fast and secure experience by Starlink, and already deployed on several aircraft and gradually being rolled out across the entire fleet by the end […]
Analysts at Quilty Space have updated its model to include a forecast for Starlink’s broadband-by-satellite division for 2026. Quilty projects revenues of $15.9 billion (€13.6bn), EBITDA of $11 billion, and Pro-forma free cash flow of $4.9 billion. Quilty’s report suggests that by the end of this year Starlink could have 8.2 million customers, and “sustaining […]
Novaspace’s 13th edition of its Prospects for In-Flight Connectivity Report finds NGSO services poised to revolutionise in-flight connectivity (IFC) standards. NGSO’s share of commercial aviation IFC is set to skyrocket from just 1 per cent in 2024 to 63 per cent by 2034, driving 76 per cent of total operator revenues by decade’s end. “2024 […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been something of a thorn in the side of Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar, and frequently complaining that EchoStar’s use of its wholly-owned 5G cellular spectrum was inadequate. The past month has seen EchoStar agree a $17 billion deal to sell wireless spectrum to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as well as a […]