Bulgarian aerospace company EnduroSat has raised $104 million (€89.8m) from investors, including Google Ventures, Lux Capital and the European Investment Council, as the Sofia-based company scales up production of its small and mid-sized satellites. Compact satellite makers such as EnduroSat are seeing a surge in demand as governments and companies seek secure communications and Earth […]
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2 has announced a new multi-year landmark partnership with Starlink Direct to Cell, marking a UK-first initiative to enhance rural mobile network coverage and improve customer experience. The operator is the first in the UK to utilise Starlink’s position as the world’s largest and only satellite-to-mobile constellation with 650+ satellites […]
Global broadband subscribers surpassed 1.53 billion in Q2 2025, marking a 1.1 per cent growth, according to data from Point Topic. Broadband subscriptions declined in 24 countries, compared to 22 in Q1 2025. In some of these markets consumers are migrating to mobile broadband, others are experiencing economic headwinds or are already highly saturated. Some […]
AST SpaceMobile has added Saudi Arabian telco STC Group as its partner for “Space-based Telecom services” over the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) regions. stc (the former Saudi Telecom Company) will pay $175 million (€150.5m) to secure a 10-year distribution contract for AST’s satellite services, starting in Q4 2026. AST signed an MoU with […]
Satellite operator SES, which now owns Intelsat, has said it will continue to supply lifesaving internet connectivity to Ukraine and other regions on a philanthropic basis. SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh, talking to business journal Forbes, says the entire team at SES – in Luxembourg and Washington – is “very passionate” about connecting those who do […]
UK spectrum regulator Ofcom has granted “temporary authorisation” for SpaceX’s Starlink service to harness the E band (71-76GHz and 81-86GHz) frequencies for their mega-constellation of compact ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The move will reportedly boost Starlnk’s backhaul data capacity at their three UK gateway Earth station sites. Starlink has reportedly been […]
Charles Delfieux, CEO and Founder of Univity, says that the continued race for LEO constellations cannot continue unchecked. Low Earth Orbit populated by spacecraft and the risk of orbital debris is not an infinite resource. It’s a shared environment that must be protected. He argues that the planet needs a new alternative and says that […]
The satellite launch insurance sector represents about $500 million (€429.9m) in annual premiums, according to insurers Marsh. But despite the massive increase in satellite launches over the past few years the number of launches covered by insurance is down significantly. From a peak in 2020-2021 when about 60 percent of all launches were covered with […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has started security tests ahead of its commercial launch in India. Reports from India say this is one of the final steps needed prior to starting commercial broadband services in the nation. The tests form part of India’s obligatory security clearance process for both foreign and domestic telecom operators. However, India’s Telecom Regulatory […]
Reports suggest that Germany’s Bundeswehr army is on the verge of ordering 40 satellites to cover its Synthetic Aperture Radio (SAR) services. Synthetic-aperture radar is a form of radar that is used to create highly-detailed two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions of objects, such as landscapes. Space Intel Report states that a recently established joint-venture between […]