Australia formally asked the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for a launch time extension to the ITU’s rule for its planned Optus 11 satellite. The current obligation should have seen Optus 11 delivered in 2023, and launched later that year. Airbus Defence & Space is building the satellite. The ITU rules were that the satellite be […]
Thailand-based satellite operator Thaicom has problems with one of its satellites. The operator says that “component performance anomalies” are affecting Thaicom as well as four other operators who have bought or ordered satellites from San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies. The four other satellites affected were two for Mexico (Apco-1 and Apco-2), a craft for Chunghwa […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technologies, has announced a new initiative to develop frameworks for trusted digital identity and to ensure that the behaviour of AI agents remains trustworthy and accountable throughout their lifecycle. The new ITU Focus Group on Trust and Identity for Humans and Agentic AI, announced at […]
Small satellite specialist Open Cosmos has recently announced a partnership with Infinite Orbits, a European player in in-orbit servicing and Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO). Open Cosmos is now asking the ITU to extend its satellite launch obligations by at least a year. Open Cosmos original deadline of June 10th, which required that the company […]
Would-be global supplier of direct-to-cellular (D2C) services for the world’s telcos, AST SpaceMobile, is seeking permission to more than double its satellite fleet size. Currently it has authorisation to orbit 243 satellites. It has asked the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for permission to coordinate frequencies and spectrum for the proposed new craft and their orbits. […]
Regulators, spectrum authorities, industry experts and academics covering the full spectrum of the Wi-Fi ecosystem have highlighted the real-world impacts of regulatory decisions at the DSA Global Summit 2025. Hosted by the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) between November 17-19, the event – which is co-located with the Wi-Fi World Congress 2025 in Dubai, UAE – […]
The world’s online population grew by more than 240 million people in 2025, according to Facts and Figures 2025 released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The new estimates confirm continuing progress in expanding digital connectivity, while pointing to differences in quality that impact how users benefit from Internet use. Globally, an estimated 6 billion people […]
Non-geostationary orbiting satellite networks are routinely beaming their signals in areas reserved for geostationary satellites, and into each other’s signals as well, according to Kratos. The spectrum-monitoring service provider monitors signal interference at seven out of the 10 official International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) monitoring stations. The interference, according to Space Intel Report (SIR), is real […]
Some 4.7 billion people, or 58 per cent of the world’s population, now use mobile internet services on their own device, according to the annual State of Mobile Internet Connectivity report from the GSMA, the industry body for the mobile sector. However, despite 96 per cent of the global population living in areas with mobile internet […]
Achieving universal, meaningful Internet connectivity by 2030 could require an investment of $2.6 trillion (€2.2tn) to £2.8 trillion at current prices, according to the Connecting Humanity Action Blueprint released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN agency for digital technologies – and the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) of the Kingdom of […]