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Sateliot to build 5G core on AWS

Satellite IoT operator Sateliot has opted for a hyperscaler to host its cloud-native 5G core.

• 9 days ago

Starlink’s download speeds declined over the last year

According to Ookla, the firm behind SpeedTest, median download speeds for Space X’s satellite internet operation Starlink fell across Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK, and the US in Q2.

• 23 Sep 2022

OneWeb prepares to launch 36 satellites from India

OneWeb will launch 36 LEO satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, which apparently marks the first dedicated commercial launch for NewSpace India using the GSLV-MkIII rocket.

• 20 Sep 2022

FCC grants Lynk license for satellite-direct-to-phone service

US comms regulator the Federal Communications Commission has given the green light to Lynk’s satellite-direct-to-phone service, following SpaceX and T-Mobile’s joint announcement that they intend to enter the market.

• 20 Sep 2022

Apple gets into the satellite game with its latest iPhones

US gadget giant Apple had its annual major product refresh, featuring the usual incremental improvements and a couple of milestones.

• 08 Sep 2022

Lynk welcomes SpaceX to the satellite-direct-to-phone party

You might think the arrival of a heavy hitter like Elon Musk as a new competitor would be bad news for startups such as Lynk, but apparently not.

• 01 Sep 2022

Royal Caribbean claims cruise ship satellite connectivity first with Starlink

Cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean is hoping to make sure its customers will never be starved of lovely connectivity by using Spacex’s Starlink satellite internet service.

• 31 Aug 2022

T-Mobile and SpaceX’s plan to kill mobile dead zones comes with a lot of caveats

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has promised there will be ‘no dead zones anywhere in the world for your cell phone’ – but there’s not much substance on offer yet.

• 26 Aug 2022

PLDT and Omnispace team-up for space-based 5G tech

Philippine telco PLDT’s wireless subsidiary Smart has teamed up with US satellite and comms firm Omnispace to develop space-based 5G applications.

• 17 Aug 2022

Intelsat and OneWeb plan to hook up more flights with orbital connectivity

An agreement between satellite operators Intelsat and OneWeb will see the firms expand low Earth orbit connectivity for aviation.

• 12 Aug 2022

UK watchdog probes Viasat acquisition of Inmarsat

Regulatory hurdles are piling up in front of satellite operator Viasat as it looks to gobble up rival Inmarsat.

• 10 Aug 2022

Eutelsat and OneWeb flesh out merger plans

Confirmation came yesterday that the satellite firms Eutelsat and OneWeb are looking to merge, and further details have now emerged as to what an entity with their combined assets would look like.

• 26 Jul 2022

OneWeb and Eutelsat confirm merger talks

Following circulating rumours that French satellite firm Eutelsat was about to acquire UK satellite firm OneWeb, the former has this morning announced that discussions are happening.

• 25 Jul 2022

Telefónica flirts with Sateliot’s direct-to-satellite IoT tech

Spanish operator group Telefónica is looking to space to help it offer seamless NB-IoT coverage in those hard-to-reach places.

• 21 Jul 2022

Ericsson and friends muscle in on direct-to-satellite 5G

Swedish vendor Ericsson has partnered with chip maker Qualcomm and defence giant Thales to help it conquer a new frontier of space-based comms.

• 11 Jul 2022

OneWeb gets satellite landing rights in Brazil

Brazil’s telecoms regulator has granted a satellite landing rights license for low earth orbit satellite firm OneWeb, as the government sets its sights on improving connectivity in the country.  

• 05 Jul 2022

OneWeb lauds successful trial of in-flight LEO services

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites could soon be used for in-flight broadband, following a successful test by UK-based OneWeb and its partners.

• 15 Jun 2022

DT, Inmarsat and Tampnet use oil rigs to improve inflight connectivity

The European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight broadband solution uses terrestrial base stations, of which there are few in the middle of the sea.

• 26 May 2022

Inmarsat tunes up Orchestra to tackle network congestion

UK-based satellite firm Inmarsat has completed trials of the terrestrial element of its Orchestra network, the portion designed to ease congestion in busy shipping ports.

• 20 May 2022

OneWeb and Telefónica pledge to hook up remote areas

Low Earth Orbit satellite firm OneWeb and operator Telefónica have teamed up to bring network connectivity to rural and remote parts of Europe and Latin America.

• 13 May 2022