CABSAT Dubai is now in flow with the event focused on satellites – whether for TV, for Earth observation or other uses. However, the Dubai Emirate is different from its neighbours in the Emirates capital city Abu Dhabi, which is not so keen on unsightly satellite dishes. Last week saw Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities […]
Satellite communications specialist Viasat is reporting that JetXP, its next-generation business aviation connectivity service, has been selected by more than 400 customers since becoming commercially available at the end of 2024. JetXP builds on Viasat’s market reputation for delivering consistent, reliable and seamless global connectivity, complemented by the white-glove customer service and 24/7 support of […]
A routine launch of 28 Starlink satellites today [May 13th] will be looking to break an impressive record for SpaceX. The new record is that the launch will be the 28th use of the Falcon 9 booster rocket. The launch will wrap up a succesful weekend for SpaceX. The company sent another batch of its […]
SpaceX’s technicians and engineers have been carrying out comprehensive engine tests on its next Starship rocket and there had been reports that a May launch of Test Flight #9 would be delayed. Local rumours now suggest that the pessimists were wrong, and that a flight on May 19th or possibly May 20th was now possible. […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced the successful completion of a series of test flights featuring its ESR-2030Ku electronically steered antenna (ESA). Conducted in collaboration with Gogo, which will be the exclusive distributor of the antenna for the business aviation and defence markets, the tests demonstrated outstanding […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband by satellite system has received a ‘Letter of Intent’ from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The official message covers Starlink’s satellite communications services. However, there are many tough limitations being set which might make a deployment a challenge. The move comes after months of regulatory scrutiny by the DoT, which is […]
US telco giant AT&T has updated its customers on the impact that satellite operator AST SpaceMobile (AST) will make when its communication services go ‘live’. AT&T told customers: “We’re working with AST SpaceMobile to one day offer a full suite of connectivity: voice, data, text, and video services in remote, off-grid locations. Our customers will […]
Saudi Arabia’s multi-billion sovereign wealth fund created Neo Space a year ago, and while it is keen on developing space-based technology for Earth observation and other applications it does not see direct-to-cellular from space as being economic – at least for the time being. However, according to an interview in Space Intel Report, Neo Space […]
AST SpaceMobile (AST), a would-be supplier of direct-to-consumer cellular telephony from space, has told the FCC that it will have 243 of its BlueBird satellites in orbit by the end of 2028. The schedule will see 100 working in orbit by the end of next year, then 72 additional craft each year until 2028. AST […]
The good news for Canada-based satellite operator Telesat is that its backlog for its Lightspeed mega-constellation is likely to be worth more than C$1.1 billion (€0.7bn) by the end of this year. The bad news is that the first Lightspeed low Earth orbiting satellite will not be orbited until the end of 2026 and service […]