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Viasat
Jul 14, 2025
by Laura Sear

Inmarsat’s acquisition by US operator Viasat may have created a global geostationary satellite operator but its future also lies in a multi-orbit and 4G/5G terrestrial strategy. Read more...

Globalstar
Jul 14, 2025
by Catherine Viola

Globalstar is emerging as a key player in satellite direct-to-device connectivity through its partnership with Apple. Read more...

Poland
Jul 08, 2025
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

In March 2025, Poland’s regulator UKE completed its highly-anticipated auction of the 700 and 800 MHz spectrum, selling a total of seven licences to four mobile network operators (MNOs). The agency’s 5G rollout efforts have been hampered by a lack of spectrum coordination agreements with Russia and prolonged policy talks with… Read more...

LEO satellite tracker September 2024
Oct 24, 2024
by Richard Handford

China's Qianfan (Thousand Sails) has launched the first satellites in its low-earth-orbit constellation and has been added to PolicyTracker’s LEO Tracker as a significant new player. Read more...

Viasat
Jul 16, 2024
by Richard Handford

Inmarsat’s acquisition by US operator Viasat may have created a global geostationary satellite operator but its future also lies in a multi-orbit and 4G/5G terrestrial strategy. Read more...

Telenor 2024
Apr 18, 2024
by Mirva Villa

The leading Nordic telecommunications company has been rearranging its Asian assets since its exit from Myanmar in 2022. Read more...

LEO Satellite Tracker
Aug 18, 2023
by Richard Handford

Our third iteration of PolicyTracker’s LEO Tracker reveals how the trends we first identified 18 months ago are now amplified: the importance of state investment and subsidy, the growing number of MNO partnerships and a continued flow of sectoral investment. Read more...

Inmarsat 2023
May 23, 2023
by Laura Sear

Well known for serving the aviation and maritime industries, Inmarsat is now being acquired by another geostationary (GEO) satellite operator, Viasat. Read more...

Inmarsat 2022
Jun 29, 2022
by Richard Handford

Well known for serving the aviation and maritime industries, Inmarsat is in the process of being acquired by another geostationary (GEO) satellite operator Viasat. Read more...

Lynk 2022
Jun 29, 2022
by Richard Handford

Lynk is a US firm that proposes to launch a non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite-direct-to-phone service that will enable wider coverage for terrestrial cellular networks. The company is still waiting for FCC approval of its controversial system which uses terrestrial spectrum leased from MNOs. Read more...