On October 29th a 64-page document was submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and expanding considerably the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) proposal to release 200 MHz of satellite spectrum (in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band) for 5G use over the US. The FCC filing was followed up by the CBA’s Preston Padden (EVP at the Alliance) […]

OneWeb wants to encircle the planet with around 900 smallish satellites to provide global broadband access. OneWeb wants to start launching its first satellites this winter, but a key part of its overall launch strategy is their use of Russian rockets. Russian news site Kommersant reports that Russia’s space agency Roscosmos is likely to lose […]

Inmarsat, a specialist in global mobile satellite communications, has expanded its global network of Value Added Resellers (VARs) for its GX Aviation inflight broadband solution with the addition of Honeywell Aerospace. The agreement builds on Inmarsat’s long-standing partnership with Honeywell, who already manufactures the JetWave hardware for GX Aviation and sells Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX inflight […]

The satellite industry is a carefully structured business. With every DTH satellite costing upwards of a quarter-billion dollars to build launch (and insure) operators have to be sure of the business they expect to gather. However, there are plans afoot for thousands of new satellites to be launched over the next 5 years. Even though […]

Arabsat, the global satellite operator, and Forsway, a specialist in providing innovative satellite broadband solutions, have announced the deployment of affordable satellite broadband services across Africa under the new Arabsat Broadband package. In their first collaboration for Africa, the partners have teamed up to create a managed resource to deliver affordable broadband based on Arabsat […]

SpaceX’s plans to launch 4400 satellites in order to circle the planet with broadband access has moved a step closer. Last week SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate the first batch of satellites at a lower orbit, and to start the shell of the system next year, which is […]

The world’s two largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, have enjoyed considerable share-price rises largely because of the “windfall” gains expected to flow from the re-versioning of their C-band frequencies over the US. One market commentator, having conducted a detail examination of the objections to the scheme, is extremely pessimistic, saying the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) […]

The Spanish government plans to auction spectrum in the 700MHz band for 5G services in the first quarter of 2019. Currently, DTT channels are using that band, but will release it by March 2020. DTT migration is expected to commence in January of next year. The government aims to raise up to €1.05 billion with the […]