SES eagerly awaiting the flexibility O3b mPower promises

At a time of unprecedented change in the satellite communications sector, fleet operator SES is eagerly awaiting the December launch of its first Boeing-built O3b mPower broadband satellites.

SpaceLink to wind down operations, barring last-minute investment

Barring last-minute offers from potential buyers or investors, SpaceLink, a startup developing a space-relay constellation, will wind down its operations.

NASA taps KSAT and SpaceLink for communications studies

NASA has awarded contracts to KSAT Inc. and SpaceLink as part the space agency’s campaign to begin investigating commercial sources for future space communications services.

Competition is growing in the space-data-relay sector

Companies reveal plans for optical and RF data relay networks to address growing demand from satellite operators for high-speed data transfer.

Surging demand for satellite data services, Euroconsult forecast

At a time of dramatic change in the satellite communications market, Euroconsult expects companies to expand revenues by introducing new services, attracting additional customers for existing services and cutting costs.

Atlas Space Operations upgrades user interface to ease scheduling

Atlas Space Operations upgraded its user interface to make it easier for customers to schedule communications with their satellites and to quickly confirm whether data was transmitted.

Telespazio unveils product line for NewSpace market

Telespazio is beginning to offer a family of products to help commercial space companies set up a digitized ground segment in the cloud.

Isotropic Systems rebrands as All.Space and unveils latest terminal

Isotropic Systems is changing its name to All.Space as the British antenna manufacturer unveil its “fifth-generation smart terminal” to link cellular and satellite networks.

Atlas wins Defense Innovation Unit Award for hybrid network

Atlas Space Operations announced a Defense Innovation Unit contract June 8 to demonstrate a hybrid network to link Defense Department, civil government and commercial satellites. 

Commercial providers of satellite services face a trust gap with military buyers

Despite growing enthusiasm for new space internet services, some military buyers remain distrustful of commercial solutions, Space Force procurement official Clare Grason said.

BlueHalo wins $1.4 billion contract to upgrade U.S. satellite control network

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office awarded BlueHalo a $1.4 billion contract to add satellite communications capacity to the ground network used by the U.S. military to command and control satellites . 

NASA to award demonstrations of commercial satellite services to replace TDRS

NASA expects to make awards this spring in the next phase of its effort to transition from operating its decades-old network of communications satellites to purchasing commercial services.

Universal connectivity requires extensive collaboration

Within a decade, satellite mobility providers expect to offer customers a seamless transitions between terrestrial and satellite networks.

Telstra to build teleports for OneWeb constellation

Australian communications company Telstra announced plans March 22 to build and maintain three dedicated teleports to provide satellite gateway services in the Southern Hemisphere for OneWeb’s broadband constellation.

KSAT invests in dedicated lunar communications network

SAN FRANCISCO – Kongsberg Satellite Services announced plans March 16 to establish a dedicated antenna network for lunar communications.

“Building and operating networks is our core competency,” Arnulf Kjeldsen, KSAT executive vice pr…

CesiumAstro raises $60 million in Series B funding round

CesiumAstro Inc. raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures.

SpaceLink adds smaller satellites to data-relay constellation

SpaceLink announced plans Feb. 24 to establish an initial constellation of smaller satellites than previously planned, a move designed to slash the cost and speed up the rollout of initial data-relay services.

Lynk reveals mobile network contracts

Lynk Global announced contracts Feb. 23 with seven mobile network operators serving Pacific and Caribbean Island nations.

Small satellite constellations promise resilient communications and Earth observation

Small satellite constellations provide valuable communications links in the wake of natural disasters, according to speakers at the SmallSat Symposium here.

Lynk satellites connect with thousands of devices

Lynk Global satellites have connected with thousands of unmodified smartphones, tablets, internet-of-things devices and vehicles, the Fall Church, Virginia, startup announced Feb. 8.