Focus: 5G

ThinKom Solutions and Telesat will jointly develop a Ka-band enterprise user terminal for Telesat’s planned Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites. As an initial step in the process, ThinKom’s...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote on a critical and contentious proposal this week that could prevent city governments from charging access fees for 5G infrastructure...

The rollout of 5G in North America is happening at a good pace. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made a series of significant announcements this year, as it looks...

Rogers and the University of British Columbia (UBC) signed three year, multi-million dollar partnership deal to build a real-world 5G Hub on the UBC campus that will be a testbed and blueprint...

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Thales Alenia Space are jointly preparing a stratospheric balloon demonstration for 4G/5G telecom applications. Scheduled for October 2018 in southern Spain, the demonstration will test...

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the top satellite operators remain optimistic that they can take advantage of new growth opportunities in areas such as In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), 5G, and connected...

Speedcast made news recently of its on-going acquisition of Globecomm, marking the latest buyout of Speedcast Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pierre-Jean Beylier’s 16-company spree, starting in 2012. The $135 million...

Sprint confirmed a significant wireless milestone as it works with LG Electronics U.S.A. to deliver the first mobile 5G smartphone in the U.S. in the first half of 2019. Sprint customers will...

In the first part of an exclusive interview yesterday, we talked to former ABS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Choi about his future plans for Curvalux, a new technology system,...

Tom Choi is one of the most enigmatic (and some would say controversial) figures in the satellite industry. As the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ABS, as well as...