A group of American tech trade organizations and think tanks is pushing the Federal Communications Commission to open up additional satellite spectrum for 5G use -- and it's not the C Band. In a recent letter to the FCC, the organizations, which include the...
The telecoms satellite was on a 15-year mission to provide television and broadband services to Venezuela
The VeneSat-1 satellite, or the Simon Bolivar Satellite, Venezuela’s only state-owned telecoms satellite, is out of service after veering off its orbital course, according to telescopic observations.
Launched in 2008,...
Satellite connectivity startup Skylo, promising NB-IoT on existing geostationary satellites, has emerged from stealth with $116 million in total funding, including a new $103 million Series B round led by Japanese telecoms group Softbank.
The California-based company, targeting IoT data communications, previously raised $13 million...
Satellite operators have sweetened the pot, offering to voluntarily clear an additional 100 megahertz of C-Band spectrum, as the Federal Communications Commission continues to mull the band's future.
In a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the C Band Alliance of satellite operators committed...
Cellular-satellite start-up UbiquitiLink, which aims to connect regular cellular phones via a netowrk of low-earth-orbit nanosatellites, raised a second round of seed funding this week, snagging $5.2 million and bringing its total raised to $12 million. UbiquitiLink said that the money will speed up...
UK operator Telefónica O2 has joined with the UK Space Agency on a new four-year public-private sector partnership to test 5G and satellite communications for autonomous vehicles.
Project Darwin, announced by the UK government, is co-funded via the UK Space Agency’s investment in the European...
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Sprint takes over...
Sequans works with aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin to adapt LTE chips to communicate with satellite systems
Sequans is modifying its LTE chipsets to be able to directly communicate with satellite systems, in a partnership with Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed developed an LTE-to-satellite specification, and Sequans...
IBM , TFT and SweetSense are piloting technologies to accurately monitor and track groundwater use in Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta
The Freshwater Trust (TFT), together with IBM Research and SweetSense, a provider of low-cost satellite connected sensors, are partnering to pilot technologies which can...
The agreement will make Iridium IoT services available with AWS IoT
Satellite communications company Iridium Communications has been collaborating with Amazon Web Services to develop a new service dubbed Iridium Cloud Connect, a satellite cloud-based solution that offers global coverage for internet of things applications.
Iridium,...
The C band is under consideration for terrestrial fixed and mobile networks
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that at its next meeting, it will vote on a notice of proposed rulemaking that could lead to reallocation or spectrum sharing in the C band, which...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Figuring out the...
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 (TV) in certain parts of the world. Satellite use has been vital for government, military,...
Two test satellites set to enter space during Saturday Falcon 9 launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to use satellites to provide broadband internet service. And the plan this week got a key endorsement from U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.
In a statement, Pai said...
5G is a "network of networks" and satellites are part of that new network
For many years satellites have been instrumental in the wide world of telecommunications, albeit, given the high barrier to entry in the market, limited largely to governmental stakeholders and major communications...
The new IoT solution uses Globalstar’s satellite services and chipsets
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has implemented its technology for the development of the SaveMyReindeer solution. Developed by animal tracking specialist FindMy, this IoT solution is designed to prevent trains from colliding with reindeer in Norway’s...
Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA
Wireless network operators' ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore operations as quickly as possible, continues to be tested with the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts...
Having been actively involved in the telecom industry for upwards of a decade, I’ve watched our infrastructure shrink in size and expand in capabilities. The telecom foundation now supports more users and boasts highly advanced features in a much smaller package, allowing for increased...
Multi-million dollar contract to allow Sprint to expand satellite-based backhaul for cellular
Sprint is extending its relationship with satellite connectivity provider Gilat, in a multi-million dollar, three-year managed service contract that will support expansion of Sprint's network, according to Gilat.
Gilat said that it will...
The European startup expects its constellation of nanosatellites to provide vertically-targetted IoT andM2M communication platforms
Swiss space start-up Else, which is currently developing the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation Astrocast to provide diverse global industries with an IoT and M2M communication platform, has received...
5G Manifesto aims for one 5G city in every EU country by 2020
Major European telecom companies presented a jointly developed "5G Manifesto" that lays out industry recommendations on how the European Union can achieve timely 5G network deployment. As part of the plan, the companies plan on large-scale 5G...
5G Manifesto aims for one 5G city in every EU country by 2020
Major European telecom companies presented a jointly developed "5G Manifesto" that lays out industry recommendations on how the European Union can achieve timely "5G" network deployment. As part of the plan, the companies plan on large-scale 5G...
WASHINGTON – With more than a billion users in the developed world, Facebook is now setting its sights on the next billion users who, while currently unconnected, could now be connected to the Internet via an ambitious satellite-based Internet project.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced...
Airline partners with ViaSat to harness satellite-based Wi-Fi rather than ground-based connectivity
Airline Virgin America, owned by billionaire Richard Branson, this week announced a partnership with ViaSat that promises to bring in-plane Wi-Fi with enough throughput to support streaming-video applications like Netflix or HBO Go.
At...
