Focus: Broadband

Astranis has reached a testing milestone that it said is a major step in its path to offering low-cost broadband internet service from microsatellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). The company...

Viasat is selling $400 million worth of senior notes. In a Wednesday announcement, the satellite operator said the net proceeds will be used to repay debt and to finance general...

SpaceX successfully lofted three high-resolution imaging SkySats from Planet and a batch of its own Starlink communications satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket this past weekend on June 13. The...

Viasat is set to receive $2.7 million in support from the FCC over ten years to expand rural broadband in Oregon. The Commission on Friday authorized $7.4 million in funding...

The Federal Communications Commission has reversed course on whether to let SpaceX and other satellite providers apply for rural-broadband funding as low-latency providers. But Chairman Ajit Pai said companies like...

Globalstar has deployed a new ground station in Córdoba, Argentina, the company announced Thursday. The new infrastructure enables voice calls, two-way data communication and internet connection. Globalstar said it extends...

C-COM Satellite Systems has integrated UHP Networks UHP-200 modem with its iNetVu 8000 series antenna controllers. C-COM announced Wednesday that the new modem is now fully compatible with all C-COM...

Intelsat General (IG) has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army to assess and develop its technology and services as a solution for the Army’s mission to progress satellite...

SpaceX Director of Starlink Software Matt Monson revealed some new details about the company’s mysterious Starlink constellation during an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session on Reddit on June 6. Joined...

SES Networks and Colombian services provider SkyNet have increased network capacity to support COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the Colombian department of Amazonas. SES announced Monday that SkyNet used SES Networks’...