Starlink is planning to expand its satellite-to-cellular-phone services from emergency texting to include voice, data and IoT service, starting in 2025.
A Starlink website promoting the LEO satellite company's Direct to Cell services promises "ubiquitous coverage" and "seamless access to text, voice, and data...
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ABI Research revealed that the total annual satellite services revenues at a global level will reach $124.6 billion by the end of the decade
Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) mobile connections worldwide are forecasted to reach 175 million by 2030, according to new research from analyst firm...
AT&T President of Network Chris Sambar says the "network is the killer app" and details 5G SA services
Killer application? We don't need your killer application. Or rather ... the network itself is the killer application, in that it enables multiple services and lets users...
KDDI-owned global virtual IoT network operator (MVNO) Soracom has announced a partnership with US-based cellular-IoT satellite operator Skylo Technologies. The deal sees Soracom further integrate non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity as an option in its cloud-managed portfolio of wireless IoT standards, which also includes (terrestrial)...
Keysight Technologies has teamed up with space-based NB-IoT start-up Skylo to put together a certification program for 3GPP 5G Release 17 Non-Terrestrial Network chipsets, modules and devices to be used on Skylo's network. Skylo will use Keysight's testing solutions combined with Skylo's own test...
Space-based cellular connectivity company AST SpaceMobile said that it has repeatedly achieved download speeds of more than 10 Mbps over LTE as it tests its LEO BlueWalker 3 satellite with unmodified, commercial smartphones on the ground.
AST SpaceMobile used leased AT&T spectrum and Nokia...
eSIM and iSIM unlock new IoT opportunities as operators scale 5G
2022 has been a landmark year for eSIM technology, with significant adoption from OEMs and CSPs across consumer and IoT devices. iSIM, the integrated SIM – which moves eSIM functionality into silicon, is following...
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved new rules in place that govern how space-based systems coordinate and share spectrum, in an attempt to balance early-mover system protections while enabling newer players to have spectrum access.
The changes mark the first work coming out of...
FCC's International Bureau will split into a Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs
The Federal Communications Commission will officially launch its Space Bureau tomorrow, reflecting the agency's reorganization to deal with increased interest in satellite-based communications.
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed the reorganization late last year...
Rosenworcel envisions a seamless 'Single Network Future'
With interest in integration of satellite and terrestrial networks on the rise in order to provide ubiquitous coverage, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework meant to support collaborations between satellite and wireless terrestrial network...
A moon rover + base station will launch later this year
Amid rising interest in what non-terrestrial networks might mean for communications on Earth, Nokia Bell Labs is taking space-based networks a step further, and collaborating on a NASA project to put LTE on the...
BARCELONA—It was a hectic week for test and measurement vendors at Mobile World Congress 2023, with a slew of announcements, and demonstrations across the Fira, that illuminate where the industry's attention and development efforts are focused.
Power usage—specifically, telecom equipment that can use...
Keysight Technologies is joining with 16 other companies and organizations to coordinate a European 6G testbed program, the 6G-SANDBOX program funded by Horizon Europe to help promote a European supply chain for advanced wireless systems.
6G-SANDBOX is one of 35 new projects, funded...
The federal agency sharply curtailed the number of satellites Starlink sought to launch, citing orbital safety concerns
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday granted private space firm SpaceX partial permission to get started on their second-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. With this clearance,...
Sony Semiconductor Israel has introduced a new dual-band low-power cellular IoT chipset solution which it claims is the “first” to combine the both LTE-M and NB-IoT in a single integrated modem. The new ALT1350 chipset also supports satellite (non-terrestrial; NTN) connectivity, plus cellular, satellite-GNSS,...
Direct-to-satellite service tests are planned for the remote mountains on Japan’s northernmost island
Rakuten Mobile announced this week that it has obtained preliminary licenses from Japanese regulators to begin testing direct-to-mobile satellite communication. The company said it is working with satellite maker AST SpaceMobile and its recently...
The company drew from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, previously used for R&D investments in Corning and others
Apple’s iPhone 14, introduced in September, is the first iPhone to sport Emergency SOS by satellite functionality. Apple claimed on Thursday that the key feature was made possible...
Nascent satellite-based 5G narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) wholesaler Sateliot continues to put together the pieces of its network, announcing this week that its first functional low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite is expected to hitch a ride on a SpaceX launch in the first quarter of 2023.
The...
The satellite broadband service promises up to 350 Mbps with no caps, for $25K a month (plus equipment)
SpaceX announced this week Starlink Aviation, a new business unit of its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service tasked with expanding into the in-flight Wi-Fi market. The...
Satellite telecom operator Sateliot is working to provide direct-to-satellite narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) connectivity, delivered by Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites. The company announced this week a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a fully virtualized cloud-native 5G core for its NB-IoT service,...
London-based startup FloLIVE, offering aggregated hybrid-private 5G from global mobile operators for IoT use cases, is working with California-based satellite IoT provider Skylo to augment its footprint with the addition of non-terrestrial 5G network (NTN) coverage, to go beyond the reach of terrestrial mobile...
Speedcast announced this week a new partnership with broadband satellite service provider Starlink to provide Starlink services to Speedcast’s maritime and enterprise customers. Speedcast said that it’s already been supporting customer trials of Starlink as part of its own integrated services package.
The announcement took place...
The cell satellite service will leverage Nokia’s AirScale products
Nokia announced this week a five-year deal with AST SpaceMobile, the Texas firm with ambitions to build a space-based cellular broadband network accessible by standard 4G and 5G smartphones. Nokia isn’t flying into space with AST SpaceMobile, but...
