Space

NTT and Ireland-based MBRYONICS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on next-generation optical communications for space applications. The agreement focuses on extending NTT’s Innovative Optical and Wireless...

Colombia’s ICT Ministry tested direct-to-device satellite emergency messaging in Sumapaz, a rural area of Bogotá without terrestrial mobile coverage. The pilot used an Android smartphone connected through Skylo’s non-terrestrial network...

Altera is collaborating with the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a highly reconfigurable coherent free-space optics (FSO) modem prototype for the Resilient Adaptive Zero-latency Optical Relay for Broadband All-domain Communications (RAZORBAC) program....

Starcloud signed a contract with SpaceX’s Starlink to integrate Starlink mini laser terminals into its next-generation satellites, adding optical intersatellite connectivity to its planned orbital compute infrastructure. The agreement covers...

Vast is expanding its space infrastructure roadmap with the launch of Vast Satellite, a new product line of high-power satellite buses aimed at operators building constellations for communications, Earth observation,...

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon plan to form a joint venture aimed at extending satellite-based direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity across the United States, marking an unusual collaboration among the nation’s three largest...

The FCC approved two EchoStar spectrum transactions totaling more than $40 billion, clearing the sale of about 50 MHz of nationwide 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum to AT&T and...

Cowboy Space Corporation, the space infrastructure startup founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, raised $275 million in Series B financing at a $2 billion valuation to accelerate development of vertically integrated...

AST SpaceMobile reported accelerating deployment of its low Earth orbit cellular broadband constellation, with BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 scheduled for launch in mid-June aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The company...

Red Hat and Voyager Technologies deployed Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 and Red Hat Universal Base Image (UBI) aboard the International Space Station, extending enterprise-grade Linux and containerized cloud infrastructure into low...

AST SpaceMobile outlined plans for a mid-June 2026 launch of three next-generation BlueBird satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, maintaining deployment momentum after the off-nominal orbit and subsequent de-orbit...

Arianespace launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit on April 30, using the four-booster Ariane 64 configuration from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Mission VA268, also designated...

The Federal Communications Commission voted to overhaul its satellite spectrum-sharing framework, replacing legacy rules from the 1990s with a modernized approach designed to improve performance for next-generation broadband constellations. The...