China has just filed an application with the ITU for 203,000 low-Earth orbit satellites. Is it time to review the processes for satellite filings? Read more...

Lynk announced this week that it would merge with competing satellite direct-to-device (D2D) provider Omnispace, with SES becoming a major stakeholder in the new company. Read more...

Our satellite-IMT benchmark was first published in March 2025, but so much has been going on in the last six months or so that we have decided to update it. Read more...

EchoStar has banked massive profits from sales to AT&T and SpaceX, but its assets remained largely idle for years. This raises major questions about regulatory enforcement. Read more...

In 2025, PolicyTracker’s satellite operator profiles cover AST SpaceMobile, Echostar, Eutelsat/OneWeb, Globalstar, Iridium, Amazon Kuiper, Lynk, SES, Skylo, Starlink, Telesat and Viasat. Read more...

An updated research note providing an overview of the satellite D2D sector has now been added to our Spectrum Research Service. Read more...

The satellite operator profiles in the PolicyTracker Research Service have now been updated for 2024. Read more...

"It is not easy to keep up with the meteoric rise of the space industry," FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said recently. In an attempt to do so, the US regulator has now set up a Space Bureau and an Office of International Affairs. That's just one sign among many of… Read more...

The direct-to-device (D2D) market for satellite-to-smartphone connectivity has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Read more...

The Radio Regulations, the UN level treaty document that provides a framework for global spectrum management, is up for review at the end of next year at the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23). Although the Radio Regulations are sometimes ignored, the process of agreeing possible amendments forms a key part of… Read more...