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SES moves to iterative MEO deployment with K2 Space partnership
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " SES announced plans Sept. 16 to deploy a satellite co-developed with manufacturing startup K2 Space early next year, marking the start of a more iterative approach to upgrading its medium Earth orbit (MEO) broadband constellation. The Luxembourg-based operator calls this…...
SES orders 28 satellites from K2 Space for next-gen MEO network
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (749+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " SES has ordered an initial 28 satellites from manufacturing startup K2 Space for meo Sphere, a next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) network slated to be in operation by 2030. The Luxembourg-based operator said the satellites would deliver high-speed broadband, support optical…...
Viasat and Space42s D2 D joint venture finds first mobile partner in UAE
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (317+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Equatys, the U. S. -based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42s shared space infrastructure joint venture for direct-to-device (D2 D) services, has gained its first mobile network partner as it seeks to challenge Space Xs growing lead in the emerging market. The companies…...
Stakeholders in direct-to-device services have to act now to defend their interests at the WRC-27
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (868+ words) In most cases, these announcements were focused on news about the funding of their plans, new partnerships and the technical and commercial advances these companies have made in their efforts to prepare for large scale commercial launch of their services....
Space Force awards BAE Systems $11. 8 million to demo satellite communications for Golden Dome
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (284+ words) Space News WASHINGTON " The U. S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems an $11. 8 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard adopted for its planned MILNET data relay network supporting the Golden Dome missile defense shield. The award,…...
Startup targets radio segment of Golden Dome missile-defense network
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (649+ words) WASHINGTON " A small startup is aiming to supply a component that could become critical to the Pentagon's missile-defense architecture in space: compact radios capable of rapidly moving targeting data between satellites and interceptors. The Golden Dome program, which envisions space-based…...
FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2 D dealmaking heats up
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (510+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The Federal Communications Commission has moved to lock down incumbent rights to Mobile Satellite Service spectrum, dismissing bids by Space X and others to access frequencies increasingly prized for direct-to-device (D2 D) connectivity. The regulator released a broad decision April…...
Univity funds VLEO 5 G demonstrators with $32 million Series A
1+ week, 1+ day ago (359+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " French startup Univity has raised around $32 million to deploy a pair of 5 G demonstrators into very low Earth orbit next year, ahead of plans for at least 1, 600 VLEO satellites to help telecom operators extend 5 G coverage from space....
FCC clears AST Space Mobile constellation as launch setback clouds ramp-up
1+ week, 1+ day ago (797+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " AST Space Mobile received permission to provide direct-to-smartphone broadband services in the United States with up to 248 satellites, days after a botched launch complicated plans to ramp up deployments this year. The order also covers AST Space Mobile's…...
China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (251+ words) HELSINKI " China is rapidly building a broad, diverse satellite manufacturing base capable of producing thousands of spacecraft annually, but faces bottlenecks in launch and uncertain demand. The country has already established dozens of facilities spanning state-owned institutes, commercial firms and…...