Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar subsidiary) together with aircraft connectivity specialist Gogo, is celebrating key milestones in their partnership to transform the in-flight connectivity experience in the business jet market with the on-time delivery of both the Gogo half-duplex (HDX) and full-duplex (FDX) Aviation electronically steerable antenna (ESA) terminals. The pair say that the milestone […]
A report from analysts at CreditSights has looked at the prospects for satellite delivered ‘direct-to-device’ (D2D) telephony and broadband. The report says that for the new entrants – the likes of SpaceX’s Starlink, AST SpaceMobile and Amazon’s Kuiper – the promise of D2D is that satellite companies will be able to access a much larger […]
Non-geostationary orbiting satellite networks are routinely beaming their signals in areas reserved for geostationary satellites, and into each other’s signals as well, according to Kratos. The spectrum-monitoring service provider monitors signal interference at seven out of the 10 official International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) monitoring stations. The interference, according to Space Intel Report (SIR), is real […]
SpaceX’s massive Starship is set for its latest test flight today [October 13th], its eleventh, in the early evening Texas (CT) time. The mega-rocket is listed to launch at 7:15pm EDT (23.15 GMT) subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical considerations. Flight 11 will be the fifth Starship launch this year. SpaceX hopes to […]
Parnil Urdhwareshe, Starlink’s India market director, speaking in New Delhi, said its upcoming satellite broadband service in India will remain underutilised unless rural users are brought on board, stressing that rural connectivity lies at the core of its global network and will be central to its India plans. The company, which is gearing up to […]
Eutelsat’s shares have rocketed in value over the past 30 days (up 32 per cent to €3.93) although when compared to 6 months ago (€4.50) they still have a way to go. Indeed, when looking at the longer trading picture and at a snapshot of 2022 when they traded at between €10 and €13 it […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has quietly registered the service trademark ‘Starfall’ through the tiny Polynesian kingdom of Tonga. The application was made on May 19th and recognised by the US Patent & Trademark Office on October 9th. The filing covers launch, on-orbit & re-entry services, spaceflight travel, in-space manufacturing services, custom manufacturing and processing of pharmaceuticals. […]
The Jeff Bezos-backed Project Kuiper rival to Starlink is readying its KF-03 batch of 24 satellites for launch today [October 9th], subject to the usual last-minute weather and technical considerations. According to weather officials, there’s a 55 per cent chance of favourable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions […]
The news that Scotiabank telecoms analyst Andres Coello had downgraded shares in AST SpaceMobile to ‘Sell’ surprised the market. On October 8th came the news that US cellular giant Verizon was firmly confirming it would start offering AST’s cellular service from space. AST’s shares surged 17 per cent as a result. “Through our definitive commercial […]
FCC chairman Brendan Carr is not everyone’s favourite legislator, but his latest proposal looks like winning favourable support from the industry. He wants to create a ‘Space Assembly Line’ in order to ‘fast track’ applications and to demolish barriers to entry for the space and satellite sector. However, good as this idea is, he also […]