by Richard Haas
Eutelsat is a French satellite company which operates a fleet of 36 GEO (geostationary orbit) satellites covering Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. In June 2022, the company announced plans for a merger with satellite company OneWeb. Read more...
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...
by Dianne Northfield
EchoStar Corporation is a global provider of satellite communication solutions through its Hughes Network Systems, EchoStar Satellite Services and EchoStar Mobile business segments. EchoStar primarily provides services across the Americas and Europe, while it holds global S-band NGSO spectrum rights for MSS through the acquisition of Sirion Global, now renamed EchoStar Global… Read more...
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...
by Dianne Northfield
Satellite operators continue to lobby for adequate measures to protect incumbent services in existing bands. With a view to full integration of satellite technologies and services into emerging 5G networks and support for non-terrestrial network solutions, in recent years the satellite community has become more actively involved in ITU 5G… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
EchoStar Corporation continues to lobby for more spectrum resources for satellite services – both fixed and mobile – and more balanced spectrum policies. It is also focused on the full integration of S-Band satellite services into emerging 5G networks and places priority on the inclusion of non-terrestrial networks in the… Read more...
by Richard Handford
Inmarsat owns 14 geostationary (GEO) satellites operating in the L-band, Ka-band and S-band, targeting aviation, maritime, enterprise and government users. Related to its aviation business it has since 2020 been building its presence in the UAV market. Read more...