Jennifer Manner, SVP/Regulatory Affairs at AST SpaceMobile, told a Congress Committee (the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy & Commerce) that the satellite Direct-to-Cell business would launch between 45 and 60 of its second-generation BlueBird 2 satellites during 2026. She confirmed that the satellites were under manufacture at its two factories […]

There has been some confusion, not to say argument, as to whether AST SpaceMobile will manage to connect to users when inside a home, office building or while out shopping and inside stores. AST has partnerships with dozens of cellular telcos but the whole rationale for AST is to provide connectivity when out of range […]

Eutelsat has announced the success of its share capital increase with shareholders’ preferential subscription rights for a gross amount of approximately €670 million. Eutelsat says the proceeds of the Rights Issue, combined with the proceeds of the Reserved Capital Increases completed on November 21st, will be used to reinforce its financial structure and fund its […]

Crossroads Capital Investment Partners, an investor in AST SpaceMobile, has provided a quarterly update and valuable comments on the continued rationale behind its investment. The letter reminded clients that its stake in AST is up 34 per cent this year. “We wanted to take a quick moment to note the company made significant strides in […]

Senegal’s Minister of Communication, Telecommunications, and Digital Economy, Alioune Sall, has announced that the deployment of satellite antennas throughout the nation will commence next year. The plan is for Senegal to provide free internet connectivity to one million citizens through the deployment of satellite antennas, as part of an ambitious government programme to achieve national […]

SWISSto12, a Switzerland-based aerospace company, has issued a trading update, and the numbers are impressive.Key to the numbers is the market’s enthusiasm for the company’s HummingSat product. HummingSat is a smaller craft yet can operate at geostationary orbits. · 40 per cent revenue growth and 38 percent workforce expansion in 2025 · Significant progress on […]

A study by global tech strategist Juniper Research has found satellite provider revenue from direct-to-cell (D2C) will exceed $370 million (€279.9m) in 2026, up from $100 million this year. This substantial single-year growth of more than 260 per cent is fuelled by growing partnerships between mobile network operators (MNOs) and satellite operators, which are rolling out […]

Declan Ganley, CEO at Rivada Space Networks, says his firm has won a long-running dispute with Chinese-backed entities over Rivada’s rights to satellite spectrum. He commented: “I received good Thanksgiving day news from my excellent legal teams in Liechtenstein and Germany.” Ganley added: “[The decision is] a crushing victory over Chinese backed lawfare as we […]