
Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile make sat call with cell phone
Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile say they have successfully completed a two-way voice call with a standard mobile phone using the BlueWalker 3 LEOsat. Read more…
Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile say they have successfully completed a two-way voice call with a standard mobile phone using the BlueWalker 3 LEOsat. Read more…
OneWeb expects to get all statutory approvals, including landing rights and market access clearances, in time to launch satellite broadband in India by July. Read more…
TRAI is facing problems in finalizing ways to auction spectrum for satellite broadband services, and says an auction process in fact may not be workable. Read more…
Starlink has been making waves in the Philippines, particularly among residents and business owners in rural areas. But oof, that price tag … Read more…
As Starlink in the Philippines inches closer to becoming a reality, integrated telco PLDT prepares to offer its own space-based connectivity package to users. Read more…
Starlink Internet Services Philippines is reportedly aiming to fully cover the Philippines by the middle of 2023, but questions of affordability remain. Read more…
Inmarsat’s Orchestra aims to provide extra broadband capacity for ports and shipping lanes that can reach as far as 30 km offshore. Read more…
Chinese military researchers say China needs to develop “anti-satellite” capabilities to monitor (and maybe destroy) Starlink LEOsats. Read more…
India’s DoT scraps so-called NOCC charges from its unified license conditions to help make satellite-based broadband services more affordable. Read more…
Globe Telecom has signed a MoU with AST SpaceMobile to provide satellite broadband to standard mobile handsets in the Philippines. Read more…
OneWeb has signed a deal with New Space India Ltd to launch its satellites after a deal with Russia’s space agency Roscosmos fell apart. Read more…
Hackers who crippled satellite modems in Ukraine and across Europe are still trying to hobble Viasat as it works to bring users back online. Read more…
After being forced to cancel a rocket launch from Baikonur, OneWeb has contracted with SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit. Read more…
OneWeb gets a license to provide satellite broadband services in India – but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will delay its service launch. Read more…
Intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access in Ukraine. Read more…
A geomagnetic storm caused by a solar flare disabled at least 40 Starlink satellites just a day after they were launched. Read more…
ISpA says allocating the 28-GHz band to satellite operators won’t impact 5G rollouts because operators can use other millimeter-wave bands. Read more…
DoT advises citizens not to preorder Starlink’s satellite-based service, and warns the company it must get a license before selling anything. Read more…
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are at loggerheads again, albeit this time over regulating satellite-based broadband in the country. Read more…
OneWeb and US-based Viasat Inc have reportedly sought approvals to provide high-speed satellite broadband services in India. Read more…
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