Focus: Telecom

Facebook looks to be building its own satellite to launch 2019 to test providing broadband connectivity from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). A company called PointView Tech, which seems to be a new Facebook subsidiary, according to IEEE Spectrum, filed an experimental licensing application to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week asking for authorization to “launch...

A new administration is giving T-Mobile and Sprint hopes of reviving its merger plans. The companies announced Sunday they are trying again to get approval for a merger after aborting their original plans in 2014. The companies say the combined entity would challenge leaders AT&T and Verizon, and be able to build a nationwide 5G...

Thaicom and We Are IT (WIT) Philippines, a satellite broadband service provider in the Philippines, have signed a multi-year capacity wholesale agreement aimed at providing connectivity for the rollout of nationwide enterprise and government broadband projects. According to the terms of the agreement, WIT will use the entire Ipstar capacity of both spot and broadcast...

RBC Signals, global communication services provider for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operators, has announced a partnership with C-Core, a Canadian research and development company. As part of the agreement, C-Core, which has developed a novel ground station optimized for Arctic deployment, will provide RBC Signals with the use of its ground station in Inuvik, Canada....

DataPath, a provider of remote communications and information technology solutions to the aerospace, broadcast, government and critical infrastructure markets, has announced a new line of certified satellite solutions for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market. The specialized solutions span large ground stations, portable terminals, expert field support services, and end-to-end network management software. Over the...

French renewable energy solutions provider Vergnet Group has selected Marlink to provide a satellite-based connectivity solution for its hybrid wind farm/power station construction project in Amdjarass, Republic of Chad. Vergnet Group is the EPC provider to its client Agence Developpement Energie Renouvelable (ADER) for the development of the station where Marlink’s Premium Very Small Aperture...

Globalstar is bringing a new product, the Sat-Fi2, to the United States and Canada, which it hopes will prove a hit to enterprises across the region. Particularly, the company is targeting a wide range of consumer, enterprise and government markets including oil and gas, marine, alternative energy, government, emergency management, forestry, construction, commercial hunting and...

As part of its 2018 federal budget, the government of Canada has committed to providing $100 million for the country’s Strategic Innovation Fund. This investment will largely focus on supporting upcoming Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite projects. Telesat, which is just months away from its first customer demonstrations with its own constellation, will also receive...

HawkEye 360 has selected Norway’s Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT) to provide ground station services for its pathfinder mission. HawkEye 360 plans to use its commercial satellite constellations to identify and geolocate a broad set of Radio Frequency (RF) signals, and is developing a suite of analytic products to process those signals and help provide insights...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) and Astrobotic have announced an agreement to collaborate on delivering a roadmap of innovations that support organizations carrying out operations on and around the Moon. The agreement formalizes a long-term close working relationship between the three organizations with the aim of deploying in-space communication relay services....