Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit aircraft satellite launch company is suing OneWeb – in which Virgin was originally a shareholding partner – over a cancelled contract to launch batches of its satellites. Virgin commenced its action on June 4th in New York’s Southern District Court, and OneWeb must file a response by June 25th. The […]
Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the FCC, along with two of his key Commissioners, met with the FCC oversight committee on June 12th at the US Senate on Capitol Hill, and were specifically questioned on the C-Band Alliance’s scheme to reassign 180 MHz of spectrum for 5G over the US. What followed were very timely […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has submitted its FUEL (Flexible Use and Efficient Licensing) auction plan to the Federal Communications Commission on June 11th to cover the proposed reallocation of 180 MHz of satellite spectrum for 5G use. The comprehensive White Paper has been issued following extensive meetings with the FCC on June 6th-7th, and the […]
Many of Hollywood’s major studios and broadcasters have come out firmly in support of the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) plan for a restructuring of its C-band spectrum over the US. The ‘Content Companies’ have written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) saying that CBS, Discovery, Disney, Fox, Viacom and Univision, are giving the CBA their support. […]
Last week a meeting was held, hosted by the Technology Policy Institute in Washington DC, to hear various presentations and submissions on the increasingly vexed proposal by the C-Band Alliance to restructure 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US to help speed the roll-out of 5G. The meeting was held to review – and […]
Avanti Communications has released its audited results for the 18 month period, and confirmed that its ’end of year’ would now be December 31st each year. The satellite operator says that its total revenue for the period was $73.7 million (the previous 12-month period to June 2017 saw revenues of $56.6 million). Avanti says that […]
Subject to weather conditions and the usual last-minute technical glitches, SpaceX is planning to launch its next Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24, at 11.30pm local time. A planned launch date of June 22nd has slipped by two days. The mission is for the US Air Force and its complex Space Test Programme which involves […]
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is working with OneWeb – in which it has a major stake – to use satellites to support and control self-driving vehicles in Japan. SoftBank says they are installing more than 3300 points at base stations throughout Japan which can provide what is described as centimetre-level accuracy. Testing starts in July. […]
If – or perhaps when – the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approves some sort of variation of the C-Band Alliance’s plan for the adoption of 180 MHz of satellite frequency over the US, there will be another financial beneficiary. The Alliance is being led by Intelsat and SES, who between them control around 90 per […]
About 1000 passengers – plus crew – on a fleet of Mississippi paddle wheel steamboats can now access satellite-delivered broadband. The American Queen Steamboat Co has equipped its American Queen vessel with FMC GlobalSat connectivity. The company is adding connectivity to its sister vessels, American Countess and American Duchess. The American Queen Steamboat Company operates a […]