KDDI and Okinawa Cellular have launched au Starlink Direct, Japan’s first commercial Direct-to-Cell satellite service, providing nationwide text-based connectivity via Starlink satellites. Starting April 10, 2025, the service enables compatible au...
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has launched the HL1100W electronically steerable antenna (ESA), now approved for global operation on the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. The...
The Federal Communications Commission has set two major spectrum items for its April 28, 2025, open meeting. The first proposal would modernize spectrum sharing rules between geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary...
SES and SpeQtral have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) designed to support long-distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe....
Verizon has expanded its satellite-to-cellular messaging capabilities, becoming the first U.S. carrier to enable customers to send text messages via satellite to any other device when outside the reach of...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr outlined key achievements and strategic priorities to strengthen U.S. leadership in the space industry during the launch of Satellite Week in Washington, D.C. Emphasizing “speed, simplification,...
Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB) agreed to acquire Mynaric, a leading provider of laser-based optical communications terminals for space applications. Rocket Lab has signed a non-binding term sheet with Mynaric’s...
SES has entered a strategic partnership with Lynk Global to expand direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding to support Lynk Global’s...
Delta Air Lines has selected the Hughes Fusion Simultaneous Multi-Orbit In-Flight Connectivity Solution for select new Airbus A350, A321neo, and Boeing 717 aircraft. This next-generation system integrates low Earth orbit...
Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, and Thales Alenia Space have achieved a major breakthrough in satellite-based 5G connectivity, successfully completing a 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) call using a simulated low Earth orbit...
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile are forming a new European satellite service provider to deliver direct-to-device connectivity for mobile network operators (MNOs) across the continent. The joint venture, known as SatCo,...
Deutsche Telekom and Google have completed the first SMS transmission over a geostationary (GEO) satellite to a commercial smartphone in Europe. A Google Pixel 9 successfully sent and received peer-to-peer...
Mavenir and Terrestar Solutions have successfully completed the industry's first Voice over NB-IoT (VoNB) call in Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) mode. The milestone, achieved over standardized 3GPP NTN S-band spectrum, enables...
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