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Jio expects to get approval for its satellite broadband offering soon

Jio has already completed with all the required submissions to local regulator IN-SPACe Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to gain landing rights and market access authorizations from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe) by the end of January to launch...

Hughesnet’s new satellite bumps offered speeds as high as 100 Mbps

Satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems, aka Hughesnet, which is part of Echostar, has begun offering service plans with speeds up to 100 Mbps using capacity from its new Jupiter 3 satellite. That's a big bump in speeds for Hughesnet service. Depending on how...

Orange France uses satellite tech to expands broadband offering

Orange said that the new broadband offering is based on the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS satellite French carrier Orange extended its range of broadband connectivity solutions in its home market with a new satellite offering. In a release, Orange said that the new satellite service adds to...

Jio already deployed 1 million 5G cells in India

Jio highlighted it has contributed to 85% of the overall 5G capacity in India Reliance Jio Infocomm has already deployed over 1 million 5G cells across India, the telco said in its earning statement. Jio’s 5G network is currently providing coverage in nearly 8,000 towns and...

Reliance Jio demos satellite-based fiber service for remote regions

Jio has partnered with satellite provider SES to access its medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite technology Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited demonstrated what it claims to be India’s first satellite-based giga fiber service dubbed JioSpaceFiber at India Mobile Congress 2023. The telco said the new...

Starlink customers are in love, says Ookla

Starlink in Canada was the fastest in North America, clocking a download speed of 93.97 Mbps According to new data gathered by Ookla, Starlink users “love” their service, while fixed broadband users are a whole lot less thrilled with their internet service providers (ISPs). When users...

Amazon unveils Project Kuiper terminals

Amazon will offer three terminals designed for different use cases Amazon has given a glimpse at its progress toward its Project Kuiper ambitions of providing low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite-based broadband connectivity for consumers, businesses and IoT applications. The company provided images and descriptions of three...

Amazon to launch, test Kuiper system

Amazon's Project Kuiper aims to support broadband with thousands of LEO satellites Amazon is prepping for more extensive testing of its prototype Kuiper LEO broadband communications system, based on an application for Special Temporary Authority (STA) granted by the Federal Communications Commission last Friday. Amazon...

Rakuten gets approval for AST SpaceMobile testing in Japan

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...

First boats, then planes, now Starlink comes to RVs

Flat High Performance Starlink brings satellite broadband to your camper  SpaceX has announced Starlink for RVs (Recreational Vehicles). The latest permutation of broadband internet service provided by Starlink’s constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) costs $135 per month, plus $599 in hardware fees — a...

Nokia announces 5-year deal with AST SpaceMobile

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...

AST SpaceMobile direct-to-cell satellite gets August launch date

AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 will test satellite broadband to regular cell phones when it launches on a SpaceX rocket this August.

Starlink debuts Premium satellite broadband

Starlink's new Premium service will offer LEO satellite broadband subscribers with twice the download speed for five times the price.

FCC grants SpaceX permission to fly Starlink satellites at lower altitude to improve performance

SpaceX has been granted permission to fly its low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites at a reduced altitude, in part to improve the performance of the company's satellite-based broadband service. The Federal Communications Commission granted the changes to SpaceX's satellite broadband operations over protests from companies including...

Getting ahead of a significant disruption to the communications industry

Are we at the beginning of a more integrated connectivity market? Over the past year, 5G rollout has been a major priority for communications service providers worldwide. However, something else is making waves simultaneously – satellite broadband. With the ability to reach more users than...