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Aug 25, 2023
Viasat goes 0 for 2 on successful satellites. Here are the impacts
To state it bluntly, 2023 has not been a good year for Viasat. One satellite malfunction is bad enough; two have us wondering where


Jul 26, 2023
Is the ORCHESTRA NGSO Effort Ready to Call?
Earlier this week, Viasat nixed Inmarsat’s “ORCHESTRA” V-band filing with the FCC, presumably ending the company’s lukewarm attempt to

Jul 19, 2023
Kuiper spending $10B on launch alone
Amazon’s launch costs for Project Kuiper, its constellation of ~3,200 broadband satellites, are much higher than initially estimated, accord

Jun 19, 2023
The end of Eutelsat’s consumer internet business
Eutelsat’s June 15 move to sell off its retail broadband business draws to a close a 16-year effort to create a growth engine that

Jun 12, 2023
SES CEO Steve Collar announces sudden resignation
The unexpected end of Steve Collar’s 20-year run with SES on June 12 shook up the satcom industry, triggering a wave of speculation and send

Jun 9, 2023
Rivada CEO drops some financing crumbs ahead of RRB decision
As Rivada Space Networks readies for word from the ITU’s RRB on whether its milestone waiver request will be granted


May 30, 2023
Starlink satellites getting heavier to support DTD
A May 30 regulatory filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission shows that Starlink satellites will see another mass increase


May 9, 2023
Viasat can thank Starlink, for once
Despite a very public rivalry that's included Viasat fighting to block Starlink through regulators in the U.S., France and elsewhere, today


May 5, 2023
The Starlink of 2015 is here
In January 2015, SpaceX's plans to launch 4,000 internet satellites were posted on YouTube by an account called "Cliff O," marking the


May 5, 2023
Emirates to IFC providers: stop over-promising
Emirates, one of the world's largest airlines, has advice the satellite industry doesn't want to hear.


May 1, 2023
The most important GEO launch of the year
SpaceX's April 30 Falcon Heavy launch carried a trio of missions that each have the potential to rewrite the business


Apr 26, 2023
Direct-to-Device (DTD) not a winner takes all
Canadian telco Rogers' move to partner with SpaceX and Lynk Global for Direct-to-Device communications shows that DTD probably won't


Apr 18, 2023
2023 (so far) reaches decade+ low in GEO satellite orders
So far, 2023 is shaping up to be an abysmal year for GEO satellite orders. Maxar's April 18th contract announcement with DISH for a TV broad


Apr 6, 2023
Brazil's Telebras is off the market
Brazilian media is reporting that President Lula da Silva reversed the previous administration's efforts to privatize certain

Mar 15, 2023
Another milsatcom program that forgot the ground segment
The Space Development Agency is weeks away from launching the first satellites in its advanced LEO constellation, the Proliferated

Mar 14, 2023
Does Kuiper have satcom’s Holy Grail?
A year ago Amazon’s Project Kuiper disclosed progress on a consumer-grade flat panel antenna (FPA) that could be produced for

Mar 14, 2023
Starlink Reaches One Million Subscribers
Starlink now has over one million subscribers, according to comments from SpaceX’s Vice President of Starlink Commercial Sales

Feb 13, 2023
EU follows UK’s dubious pattern of scrutiny over Inmarsat-Viasat merger
EU antitrust regulators have reached the same conclusion as Britain’s top regulators in its review of Inmarsat’s proposed merger with Viasat

Feb 1, 2023
EchoStar begins construction of new small satellite constellation
Though a few years late (three, to be exact), EchoStar finally pulled the trigger on an S-band smallsat constellation.

Jan 5, 2023
Iridium Qualcomm partnership
Green bubble texters finally have their rival to Apple and Globalstar.
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