Category: Satellites

Viasat and BMW test first integrated satellite voice call

Viasat has demonstrated the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, a milestone for connected car communications outside cellular range. Viasat engineers ran the demonstration out of Munich, and the com…

Viasat and BMW test first integrated satellite voice call

Viasat has demonstrated the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, a milestone for connected car communications outside cellular range. Viasat engineers ran the demonstration out of Munich, and the com…

Rocket Lab buys Iridium to expand global telecom connectivity

Rocket Lab acquiring the Iridium telecom network creates a vertically-integrated satellite connectivity operator. Rocket Lab will purchase Iridium Communications in a transaction valuing the enterprise at $8 billion. The cash and stock deal prices Irid…

FCC adjusts satellite spectrum to expand broadband capacity

The FCC is revising satellite spectrum rules to expand broadband capacity, altering connectivity models for telecom operators. The regulator is voting on updated rules designed to modernise the sharing of satellite spectrum. This update replaces equiva…

Deutsche Telekom upgrades Industry 4.0 with Starlink backhaul

Deutsche Telekom has launched a satellite-based broadband offering for business customers using the Starlink LEO constellation. The company is packaging the connection as a fully managed enterprise service to help businesses extend corporate Wide Area …

AT&T integrates AWS cloud with fiber and satellite networks

AT&T and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are combining their fiber, satellite, and cloud infrastructure to boost enterprise connectivity coverage and performance. The deal will focus on modernising the operator’s internal network and establishing a…

Global connectivity slows as enterprise infrastructure gaps widen

As global connectivity growth slows and enterprise infrastructure gaps widen, the latest data from the ITU presents a reality check. Released alongside the conclusion of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) in Baku, the Global C…

Cutting data latency with satellite edge computing

Fujitsu and Yamaguchi University have demonstrated how orbital edge computing can reduce satellite data latency from hours to minutes. For satellite imagery, the lag between shutter snap and insight is a constant friction point. The standard workflow –…

UK helps fund new European satellite projects through ARTES

UK Space Agency funding will support five new satellite projects through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programme. As businesses and governments increasingly rely on low Earth orbit (LEO) const…