Focus: 5G

The day before Intelsat reported full-year 2019 results that surpassed analysts’ projections, the operator sparked a feud with rival operator SES over an ex parte filing with the FCC requesting adjustments...

Last week was potentially a pivotal week for the U.S. satellite industry in regards to the future of C-band. FCC Commissioner Aji Pai proposed accelerated relocation payments for satellite operators that...

A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused a request to block T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of Sprint. In the ruling, Judge Victor Marrero...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed accelerated relocation payments for satellite operators that could total up to $9.7 billion as incentive to quickly clear part of the C-band spectrum for...

Intelsat has reportedly hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis to consider a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy if U.S. regulators don’t increase the company’s compensation for C-band spectrum, Bloomberg Law reports....

Comtech Telecommunications has agreed to acquire Israeli ground segment company Gilat Satellite Networks in a transaction that could produce a “dominant” force in the cellular backhaul market. Comtech announced Wednesday...

Speedcast has received a 12-month cellular backhaul contract with what it calls the second largest mobile operator in Mexico, but did not give the operator’s name. The company said its...

Bandwidth is by no means an unlimited resource. Your family’s smartphones, your in-home WiFi, and the dozens of Bluetooth devices in your automobile all take bites of different slices of...

Samsung Electronics has completed an agreement to acquire TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), a network services provider headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. TWS provides network design, testing and optimization services to mobile service...

Sprint is closing its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid wireless business. A note to customers posted on the website in early January said that Virgin Mobile USA will be discontinued and...