satellite communications

Ten percent of Americans still lack broadband access, and 39% of those without access reside in rural areas. But connectivity is a necessity for all areas of modern life. And …

KDDI said the agreement will enhance its cellular connectivity to areas beyond the limits of current 4G and 5G networks Japanese carrier KDDI and SpaceX announced an agreement to provide …

The government of New Zealand said that the spectrum will be available for long term use around May 2026 New Zealand’s Radio Spectrum Management agency (RSM) has unveiled its high-level …

GSMA and ESA partnership will help develop new satellite and terrestrial network technologies that allow for better integration with 5G and 6G systems The GSMA and the European Space Agency …

The FCC will not authorize two-way, high-powered terrestrial mobile use on the 12.2-12.7 GHz band The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4-0 this week to preserve parts of the 12 …

The battle for market share for satellite connectivity, delivered by non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), is well underway, with satellite companies, telcos and handset vendors all vying for a position in this …

The private 5G offering will cover more than 190 countries NTT Ltd. is combining its fully managed private 5G and Edge Compute solutions with satellite connectivity provider SES’s medium earth …

A 2020 report found that 74% of respondents expect ships’ satellite communications budget to increase by more than 25% International satellite service operator IEC Telecom Group has acquired Maritime Network Systems …

The solution uses Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF Systems and Iridium satellite constellation’s weather-resistant L-band spectrum Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite, announced at CES 2023, is designed to provide global, two-way messaging capabilities for …

The FCC has received applications for 64,000 new satellites, said Chairwoman Rosenworcel The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reorganizing to better support the growing satellite industry by transforming the International …

With commercial services set to start this year, Lynk’s CEO says the sky’s the limit Satellite telecom service provider Lynk has announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has …

ERTICO, the European public-private collective of road transport agencies and organisations, has signed a provisional deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to collaborate on space technology and services to …

Sony said its newly-minted subsidiary will build equipment to enable laser-based real-time communication for low earth orbit (LEO) satellites.

The FCC has cleared AST SpaceMobile to test its satellite-based service, which it says will work with regular cell phones.

NASA is evaluating how to decommission its current systems in favor of satellite communications networks for near-Earth operations As part of an initiative to develop communications services for space travel, …

The acquisition is part of a larger strategic plan for Hispasat to become a satellite solutions and services provider Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has announced the acquisition of Axess Networks, …

Mavenir will provide Ligado with its complete portfolio of cloud native solutions to address mobile core, IoT and Open vRAN for 5G Ligado Networks announced a deal with Mavenir to …

Weeks after the U.S. Air Force’s Space Command issued a Request for Information (RFI) detailing its interest in using 5G for data transportation for ground- and space-based communications, Lockheed Martin, a U.S. defense …

Ligado Networks has raised more than $100 million in a first wave of investment for the build-out of its planned 5G/IoT network, even as a federal agency recently asked the …

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Doug Mohney, Space IT Bridge (Bonus Episode) It’s a first! Someone finally tells me, “5G won’t change the world” Space IT …

Terrestrial and satellite networks have progressed along their independent path, rarely intersecting. However, the new generation of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are poised to change the economics of …

  With Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai expected to announce his plans today for the auction of C Band spectrum, an additional complication looms over the already contentious process: satellite …

Co-channel sharing of satellite C Band spectrum is feasible with far smaller geographic protection areas than are currently in place, according to a new study — and trimming down the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.–In the Federal Communications Commission’s quest to free up more mid-band spectrum for 5G wireless services, the debate around the C Band is one of the most contentious and …

  Satellite communications have been in use for decades now, providing connectivity to remote areas, acting as backup in disaster relief situations, and being a major access mechanism for television …