Focus: Telecom

A few short years ago, the question posed by that title would have been laughable. How could the future of the internet – with its 997 terabits per second of...

AccelerComm and TTP are launching a high-performance 5G Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) regenerative base station solution for deployment on LEO satellites, the two companies announced Feb. 10. The project will aim...

AST SpaceMobile has signed two MoUs as it looks to extend the reach of its space network. The two MoUs will help attack key markets in Latin America and the...

Canadian satellite service company Galaxy Broadband Communications has signed a $50 million, multi-year deal with OneWeb for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity to provide broadband service in Canada. Galaxy Broadband,...

Samsung announced the details of its new Galaxy S23 series of smartphones this week — and emergency messaging via satellite was not one of the features.  In Wednesday’s Galaxy Unpacked...

French satellite service provider IEC Telecom is now an official reseller for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service. IEC Telecom announced Monday that it has a new service portfolio with Starlink...

Satellite IoT startup Skylo announced partnerships Jan. 5 with both smartphone manufacturer Bullitt Group and IoT solutions company Quectel aimed at expanding connectivity through satellite through smart phones and IoT...

Iridium Communications unveiled its satellite-to-cell ambitions on Thursday, announcing a partnership with Qualcomm Technologies for satellite-compatible chips that will enable messaging on Android cell phones via Iridium’s satellite constellation.  The...

Latin America remains a region full of potential for satellite services. Brazil has long been a dynamic market, both for video and data services. Telecommunications company Embratel provides satellite services...

SES celebrated the start of a new era for the company on Friday evening, with the launch of its first O3b mPOWER satellites. The Boeing-built satellites will bring orders of...