Indian Space Association (ISpA) launched
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA), the premier industry association of space and satellite companies.
Ashwin Vaishnav, Union Minister of Communications,...
Satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 15.7 mn: Berg Insight
The satellite IoT subscriber base surpassed 3.4 million in 2020. The number of satellite IoT subscribers will increase at a compound annual growth rate...
FCC to vote on Boeing’s application for satellite-powered broadband
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has circulated Boeing Co’s application seeking approval to launch and operate 147 satellites to provide broadband internet access for a...
Deutsche Telekom taps Eutelsat to offer satellite broadband
Deutsche Telekom has selected Eutelsat Communications to offer satellite broadband in Germany.
Deutsche Telekom will commercialize EUTELSAT KONNECT broadband Internet offers for households in Germany...
Gilat signs service contracts of $16 mn for transport-networks in Peru
Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it signed agreements of over $16 million for operating the regional transport-networks to support broadband services in Peru.
Gilat will...
Eutelsat increases stake in OneWeb to 22.9% for $165 mn
Eutelsat Communications has increased its stake in OneWeb to 22.9 percent from 17.6 percent for a consideration of $165 million.
Eutelsat has exercised a call...
Eutelsat rejects €12 per share bid from Patrick Drahi
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from French telecoms billionaire Patrick Drahi, Financial Times reported.
“Eutelsat Communications confirms that it has...
OneWeb launches satellites in global internet service push
British-based firm OneWeb has launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites.
The satellites lifted off...
OneWeb and Hughes sign distribution agreement
Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite communications company, have signed a distribution agreement in the U.S. focused on enterprise services.
In...
DIS urges open interoperability standard for SATCOM industry
The Digital Interface Standards Working Group (DIS) has invited the satellite communications (SATCOM) community to collaborate on the development of an open interoperability standard...
Lintasarta selects Eutelsat for connectivity services in Indonesia
Eutelsat Communications and Lintasarta, a service provider, have signed a contract for capacity on EUTELSAT 172B to support connectivity services in Indonesia.
Lintasarta will be...
7 benefits of Cloud Computing in the telecom industry
In the past decade or so, cloud computing has gained immense popularity and it has made its impact on almost every sector, whether it...
OneWeb gets $300 mn funding from Hanwha Systems of South Korea
Hanwha, the South Korean Fortune 500, announced a $300 million equity investment in OneWeb, a satellite communications company backed by Bharti group.
OneWeb in a...
Starlink beats HughesNet and Viasat in satellite internet speed
Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence report has compared the internet speed offered by satellite providers such as HughesNet, Starlink and Viasat during Q2 2021.
U.S.
Starlink was the...
AT&T DirecTV to become a standalone video business
AT&T’s satellite television provider, DirecTV, will become a standalone video business as part of a deal between the wireless service provider and buyout firm...
Software-defined satellite Eutelsat Quantum launched
Eutelsat announced the launch of Eutelsat Quantum satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket.
Eutelsat Quantum satellite lifted off from...
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