Focus: Broadband

Two satellites that will provide high-speed broadband in the Arctic for the Global Xpress service have completed vacuum testing. The two satellites are part of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, which...

OneWeb has initiated service across Europe and much of the United States as the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation is working toward global service.  The satellite operator announced Wednesday that it...

Intelsat is helping bring more connectivity to Indonesia, one of Asia’s biggest markets by expanding its partnership with some key players in the region. Intelsat is working with Lintasarta, an...

The Biden Administration is investing $42.45 billion in a high-speed broadband program with the goal of connecting every resident and small business with high-speed internet by 2030, the White House...

OneWeb is partnering with major Australian telco Telstra as the two companies get ready to deliver one of the world’s largest rollouts of OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul for a...

Eutelsat is exiting the European retail broadband business. The operator is selling its activities here to an unnamed private operator, Eutelsat announced June 15. The divestiture includes affiliate Bigblu Operations...

Astranis successfully hit a milestone with its first satellite, completing an end-to-end test of its payload, connecting to remote user terminals in Alaska. The satellite, Arcturus, is the first Astranis...

Satellite internet is supposed to connect people who otherwise face limited choices — or have no other options — for internet service. While satellite generally isn’t faster than fiber optic,...

SSC has a new 10-year contract to build and manage a satellite network portal (SNP) in Northwest Canada for OneWeb. The site is currently under construction and will serve as...

OneWeb is expanding its distribution network in Africa with a new deal with service provider iSAT Africa. The service provider signed a distribution partnership agreement with OneWeb and will deliver...