The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a cluster of planned satellite constellations. The total of satellites which received the FCC stamp of approval is a staggering 7859. It is quite possible that not all will take flight, but the FCC has simply said the market must decide on success or failure. The FCC levied […]
The past few weeks has seen more than a few commentators suggest that OneWeb, the proposed ‘mega-constellation’ of an initial 648 satellites, is in trouble. They have suggested the cash needed to finance the operation is not going to happen, or the satellites are costing far more than originally envisaged, that launch dates have slipped, […]
Two US senators, from each side of the aisle, have written to the FCC’s chairman Ajit Pai asking that it exercises caution as to how the proposed C-band restructuring is handled. The letters came from Jerry Moran (R-Kansas.) and Tom Udall (D-New Mexico). “As part of its proceeding, the FCC must consider whether sufficient spectrum […]
TRT World, the international news platform headquartered in Istanbul, has signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics that will extend its reach to passengers on airlines around the world. Panasonic provides in-flight connectivity and infotainment content for over 80 connectivity customers around the world. This partnership enables Panasonic to extend TRT World’s live broadcast to many […]
LeoSat, which is planning to supply a constellation of 108 low-earth-orbiting and very high-tech satellites, has won permission from the FCC to provide services over the US. LeoSat is very much focusing its low-latency, high-speed transfer of communications onto the data-hungry market. LeoSat uses optical inter-satellite links as well as on-board processing to speed its […]
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 […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) have announced an agreement whereby AMOS-7 is supplying satellite services to BTC’s VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) network throughout all of Botswana. Spacecom is providing BTC with highest efficiency satellite capacity alongside migrating the existing network towards next generation VSAT technology. Utilising the […]