1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (307+ words) The low Earth orbit Starlink network allows frontline soldiers to maintain encrypted group chats, fly reconnaissance and strike drones, and securely upload real-time images of potential targets to coordinate precise artillery fire. The most prominent wartime application of the Starlink…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (153+ words) Omni Access, a global provider of digital solutions for the luxury cruise and superyacht sectors, has officially launched Next Gen Fusion 2. 0. The new service is designed to shift maritime communications beyond traditional single-network and dedicated-capacity models into a unified, orbit-agnostic…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (412+ words) satnews. com Simon van den Dries leads Strategic Partnerships at Enduro Sat, the Bulgarian satellite manufacturer that has evolved from a Cube Sat platform company into one of Europe's scaling spacecraft producers. He joined in March 2024, bringing more than 24 years…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (417+ words) satnews. com The satellites that Europe depends on for navigation, weather, and military communications are targets. The question is who is mapping the threat. Dr. Thomas Withington is a Research Associate at the Royal United Services Institute, the London-based defense…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (164+ words) On Friday, May 22, 2026, Viasat, Inc. announced the successful completion of the first satellite-enabled smartphone text and push-to-talk messaging demonstration in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The live showcase occurred during the GSMA M360 Eurasia event in Samarkand. It was conducted in partnership…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (381+ words) satnews. com SES closed a $3. 1 billion acquisition of Intelsat in 2025. The combined entity is now the largest satellite operator in the world by fleet size. The person responsible for selling that capacity to European defense customers is coming to Small…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (356+ words) satnews. com Dr. Jordan Vannitsen is the Co-founder and CEO of Odysseus Space, a Luxembourg-based company developing laser communication solutions for space-to-ground data transfer. Founded in 2019, the company has built a team with over 100 years of combined experience in lasers,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (410+ words) satnews. com Stewart Marsh is Head of Satellite and Space at Cambridge Consultants, the deep tech arm of Capgemini Invent. He has spent more than 25 years in aerospace and telecommunications, leading programs that translate satellite system architecture into commercial products....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (133+ words) The argument for satellite-to-phone connectivity changes when the phone does not need to change. OQ Technology proved that in December 2025. The direct-to-device market in Europe faces a particular structural challenge: 27 national regulators, each with different spectrum allocation rules, set against…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (354+ words) A comprehensive market intelligence assessment from space consultancy Novaspace predicts a rapid transition for laser communications, shifting from an experimental niche into a cornerstone of global orbital networking. The third edition of the Optical Communications Market report forecasts that cumulative…...