Elon Musk’s SpaceX will reportedly spin-off its Starlink broadband-by-satellite system with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). SpaceX is currently financing the development and launch of the Starlink system and has successfully placed 240 satellites into orbit. “Right now, we are a private company, but Starlink is the right kind of business that we can go […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was generous in his treatment of the C-Band Alliance, and his decision has won approval from the Alliance, the 5G Action Now lobby group and a host of investment analysts. Chairman Pai’s plan would repurpose most of the C-band for 5G deployment while ensuring current users of the spectrum could continue […]
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket has successfully placed 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb. In a complex mission, the Soyuz lifted off 02.42 am (local time) Friday morning from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and shortly afterwards started releasing its spacecraft in batches of 4 at 20-minute intervals. The satellites were deployed at a height of 450 kms. They […]
Communications company and sports and news-focused live TV streaming service fuboTV have agreed a video streaming distribution and technology partnership that they say advances how content can be delivered and consumed in-flight. The partnership claims to be the first to leverage technology standards from the global technical association, the Streaming Video Alliance, and apply them […]
Thirty-four satellites for the OneWeb constellation are ready for launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellites which arrived in two shipments, including one last week, have been tested, and have now been fitted into the dispenser of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket. The launch of has been scheduled for February 7th 02:42 (local time) from the historic Baikonur […]
Michele Maris, a research astronomer at Italy’s Trieste Astronomical Observatory, believes it may be time to mount a legal action against the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the UK’s OneWeb because of the damage being done to the night sky. Maris is part of a group of astronomers who say that the deployment of […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), in what might be its last filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prior to the Commission’s decision on a planned auction of C-band spectrum owned by CBA members, is strongly arguing that Eutelsat’s scheme for the allocation of any incentive payments from the FCC is “grossly unfair”. The CBA, while […]
Australia’s communications regulator has cleared Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite-by-broadband service to operate over Australian airspace. Australia’s Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) added SpaceX to the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination which regulates the satellite companies which can operate in Australia. Existing satellite operator Foxtel has objected, saying that it has high levels of concern given […]
Satellite builder Northrop Grumman is significantly increasing the size of its manufacturing operations in Gilbert, Arizona on the outskirts of Phoenix. The company says that the expansion includes a 100,000-square-foot addition that will double the site’s satellite production capacity, and a new, two-story, 120,000-square-foot administrative and engineering building to complement an existing office building, Northrop […]
Reports indicate that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will announce this week its decision and key proposals as to how it will manage an auction of C-band satellite frequencies over the US. A Bloomberg News report adds that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai intends to circulate a C-band proposal (most likely on February 6th or 7th) […]