LEO
-
Satellite operator Telesat joined forces with SatixFy Communications to develop landing station baseband units for Telesat’s upcoming Lightspeed network. -
The rollout is expected to be completed continent-wide by December 2024, with services already operational in four African countries.
-
Eutelsat Group has announced the signing of an exclusive distribution partnership agreement with Rawafed Libya for Telecommunications & Technology (RLTT), the Libyan telecoms operator, for the delivery of high-speed, low latency connectivity across Libya.
-
OneWeb has signed a contract with Intellian for the supply of Intellian’s OW11FL user terminals, with mass-production beginning in Q4 2024.
-
OQ Technology plans to grow its constellation from three to ten satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) this year.
-
SpaceX’s Starlink is the fastest way to get broadband in eight European countries, but fixed broadband was faster in four more.
Forthcoming events
-
Kazakhstan is building a satellite centre of excellence in association with UK/Indian operator OneWeb.
-
Canadian satellite company Telesat has joined the MEF industry organisation in preparation for launch of its services from 2023.
-
Liquid Telecom began as a carrier providing services across Africa. Now, CEO Nic Rudnick tells Alan Burkitt-Gray why they’ve changed the name to reflect the group’s new business.
-
Satellite company OneWeb has hired a former Ericsson chief innovation officer as its chief commercial officer.
-
Satellite company OneWeb, which plans to begin commercial service in October, has announced a move into aviation networks.
-
OneWeb’s second generation of satellites will use optical intersatellite links, software defined radios and networks, and-on board signal regeneration and traffic routing.
-
Two separate launches within a few hours are set to boost SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service this evening, as the company expands its sales to more parts of the world.
-
Satellite company OneWeb will be a completely wholesale operation from its commercial launch in October, the executive chairman has told Capacity.
-
Elon Musk’s satellite company SpaceX has recruited the GSMA’s head of spectrum, Brett Tarnutzer, as a director.
-
OneWeb has blasted back into life with the launch of 36 new satellites, weeks after being rescued from bankruptcy by investors from India and the UK.
-
Telesat Canada is to become Telesat Corporation and list on the NASDAQ.
-
Airtel founder Sunil Mittal will be executive chairman of the revived satellite company OneWeb, which has emerged from US bankruptcy protection.
