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Connectivity Business Investment Conference 2020
The annual Connectivity Business Investment Conference will explore the critical strategic and financial issues impacting private or public equity and debt capital investments across the rapidly evolving global terrestrial and orbital connectiv…
Op-ed | Satellites are data companies, too
Satellite network operators will soon be saddled with the same regulatory responsibilities as terrestrial network players.
Viasat, lured by broadband subsidy opportunity, eyes 300-satellite LEO constellation
Viasat says it is open to building a constellation of nearly 300 satellites in low Earth orbit if it can qualify for some of the $20.4 billion in broadband subsidies the U.S. Federal Communications Commission intends to dole out under the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund.
RSCC planning four satellites to cover Russia’s Far North
Yuri Prokhorov, RSCC’s chief executive, said the company wants to have the satellites in orbit in 2024 to provide Ku-band coverage to Russia’s Far North.
EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture
Tarana Wireless has raised $200 million in total from investors that include AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Wyler’s 1010 Holdings, LLC.
Viasat orders Asia Pacific ViaSat-3 from Boeing amid record revenue
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg said the company has executed an agreement with Boeing for a third ViaSat-3 satellite, securing the last spacecraft needed for global Ka-band coverage.
Eutelsat pivots for competition with Viasat on European broadband
Eutelsat on May 14 said it is taking steps to secure a foothold in the European broadband market after last month’s decision to forgo jointly funding a satellite with Viasat turned the two companies into direct competitors.
Wall Street analysts balk at Viasat-Eutelsat split on European broadband
Eutelsat’s decision to scrap an investment in Viasat’s ViaSat-3 system in favor of a fully-owned satellite means the two companies will now be competitors in the European broadband market — a stance analysts view as bad for both operators.
LEO and MEO broadband constellations mega source of consternation
The world’s biggest, best established satellite operators talk of broadband as an enormously lucrative opportunity. But in truth, nothing is causing them more frustration.
Startup plans to provide broadband using small GEO satellites
Startup company Astranis has raised $18 million to provide broadband internet access from space using small satellites in geostationary orbit.
NBN of Australia says bandwidth demand requires use of 2nd satellite
Australia’s NBN Co. on May 31 said it will use the full capacity of its second Ka-band spot-beam satellite, scheduled for launch this year, to accommodate the faster-than-expected rise in bandwidth demand rather than keep it as an in-orbit spare.
NBN To Leverage Terrestrial Links To Boost Throughput Via Satellite
As has been the case with U.S. consumer satellite broadband providers, NBN’s challenge is to assure a guaranteed minimum throughput for all subscribers.
Yahsat, Hughes Expand Partnership To Serve Africa
The announcement comes on the heels of Paris-based Eutelsat’s decision to build a Ka-band satellite for Africa.
ViaSat Willing To Bet Big on Super-high-throughput Satellites
ViaSat Inc. on Nov. 9 said it is likely to order the first of what is intended as a three-satellite constellation of ViaSat-3 Ka-band broadband satellites covering the globe with throughput capacity of 1 terabit per second each.
SpaceX President Downplays Commitment To Building Broadband Constellation
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell on Oct. 27 downplayed the company’s 4,000-satellite broadband Internet constellation, saying the project remained “very speculative” pending a deeper assessment of its business case.
Lufthansa Books Passage on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress
PARIS — Europe’s largest commercial airliner, Lufthansa, on Oct. 20 contracted with mobile satellite services provider Inmarsat to use Inmarsat’s Ka-band Global Xpress satellite service on Lufthansa’s European fleet.
