Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
Analysys Mason’s lead analyst Christopher Baugh, in a review ahead of the industry gathering in Washington DC for the annual satellite show (March 23rd-26th, World Satellite Business Week), says that the satellite and space sector is changing, from what was once a steady march of tech progress, to a rapid, multidimensional transformation driven by geopolitical […]
Starcloud, a business based in Redmond, Washington state, and which is a firm believer in orbiting data centres, has filed an application with the FCC. On March 13th the FCC accepted the scheme. In essence, the application seeks to launch 88,000 orbiting satellites with an eye on expected growth of AI. “Starcloud is designing its […]
Lynk Global, in partnership with SES. and its affiliates, is developing a multi-orbit solution to more efficiently and effectively deploy global direct-to-device (D2D) services utilising Lynk’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and SES’s Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary-Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites. Lynk’s US base is in Chevy Chase, Maryland (a suburb of Washington DC). To support […]
The use of optical lasers between orbiting satellites are commonplace. Less common is using lasers from Earth to satellites. Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) says it has a solution. An installation in Chile near Santiago has successfully passed site acceptance testing and is now integrated into the NODES (Network of Optical Stations For Data Transfer To […]
A March 9th filing by SpaceX to the FCC – in effect – acknowledges the strength of AST SpaceMobile, especially in regard to AST’s European developments and its ‘Satellite Connect Europe’ partnership with Vodafone. SpaceX complains that AST is continuing to “wrap itself in the American flag” but as far as Europe is concerned it […]
Two satellite operators, Viasat of California and Space42 of Abu Dhabi, are involved in a joint-venture, Equatys. The pair want to build and launch up to a 2,800 satellite mega-constellation to connect “billions” of people. The Equatys joint venture was announced in September 2025, but details have emerged following the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. […]
The FCC is looking closely at certain satellite ‘guard bands’ which separate designated key frequencies in order to avoid unwanted interference. These bands are frequently used for TT&C, the jargon for Telemetry, Tracking and Command of satellites in orbit. The FCC issued one of its Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on March 5th asking stakeholders […]
Satellite operator SES has, until recently, explained that it favoured just 100 MHz of C-band upper segment being cleared for the FCC to auction. The FCC is required to complete its competitive bidding auction process no later than July 2027 for at least 100 MHz. A ruling is expected from the FCC during the second-half […]
London-based satellite operator Inmarsat, now owned by Viasat of California, is likely to win an appeal in which it is involved over the bankruptcy of Ligado Networks. The Court’s finding says that Inmarsat has demonstrated “a reasonable chance, or probability” of prevailing in its contract dispute. A Delaware federal judge on February 27th granted Inmarsat […]
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr says that the US has always welcomed foreign satellite operators in its market. But that welcome could change. The FCC has issued a Public Notice discussion paper and seeking comments on the state of “satellite reciprocity and fair treatment for our operators”. Comments are due by April 1st. […]
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