Virgin Orbit comes to a standstill
Virgin Orbit is putting its operations and staff on hiatus as it seeks to find some money from somewhere.
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Amazon unveils Project Kuiper terminals
US hyperscaler Amazon has announced a range of products that will one day let customers connect to its satellite network.
OneWeb bags AWS deal as cloud security comes under scrutiny
US public cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to offer cloud connectivity from space.
Intelsat taps Eutelsat and OneWeb to augment its connectivity services
Yet another satellite industry collaboration sees Intelsat sign a major capacity agreement with contemporaries Eutelsat and OneWeb.
OneWeb signs up another multinational telco customer
France-based Orange will use OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to improve rural coverage across its footprint.
EU gives final approval to Starlink alternative
The Council of the European Union has given the final go-ahead to a new LEO communications satellite programme that is essentially designed to reduce the continent’s reliance on Starlink et al.
CMA gives provisional nod to Viasat-Inmarsat deal
The UK’s competition watchdog thinks Viasat’s $7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat won’t harm competition in the satellite sector after all.
OneWeb bags Veon emerging markets deal
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite provider OneWeb has secured yet another connectivity deal.
Deutsche Telekom taps into satellite for full coverage IoT
German operator Deutsche Telekom is about to start using satellite to ensure full global coverage for its Internet of Things offering.
Qualcomm lines up OEMs for satellite smartphones
The trickle of satellite-capable smartphones looks set to become a flood if MWC is anything to go by.
Rugged phone brand Cat aims to be number one with a Bullitt
The race to offer direct satellite-to-phone communication services is hotting up, and one player has a new product that could help it steal a march on its larger rivals.
Sateliot and Gospace Labs team up on satellite 5G enabled water contamination monitoring
LEO firm Sateliot has teamed up with Gospace Labs to connect the latter’s IoT solution water quality testing kit to 5G satellite networks, in order that they act as an early warning systems.
Starlink appears to be prepping a ‘global roaming service’
Elon Musk’s satellite telecoms operation Starlink has reportedly sent out emails pitching a ‘global roaming service’ for $200 a month.
EU probes in-flight connectivity impact of Viasat Inmarsat acquisition
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat, fearing it might harm competition in the in-flight connectivity market.
The 5G space race: will it be the traditional or ‘alternative’ vendors that will dominate?
The assumption may be that the NEMs, who have proven performance in networks across the globe, will dominate the market.
FCC gives nod to Amazon Kuiper broadband satellite deployment
US regulatory body the Federal Communications Commission has given Amazon the go ahead to launch broadband dispensing satellites, despite some objections from rivals in the space.
AST SpaceMobile heads to Saudi Arabia
Zain Saudi Arabia has become the latest in a growing list of telcos keen to test out AST SpaceMobile’s LEO satellite service.
UK Space Agency dishes out £50 million in funding for comms satellites
£50 million of funding is on the table for ‘ambitious and innovative projects that will supercharge the UK’s satellite communications industry.’
Lynk: ‘We are years ahead of everybody else’
Satellite base-station company Lynk has sent two more of its ‘cell-towers-in-space’ into orbit, and boasts it is the OG of the satellite-direct-to-phone game.
Virgin Orbit’s mission to launch first satellites from the UK ends in failure
The first attempt to launch satellites from British soil last night ultimately failed after the rocket experienced an ‘anomaly.’
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