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...

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...

Regulators are beginning to tackle the controversial practice of re-using terrestrial spectrum for satellite direct-to-handset services. In terms of spectrum-related priorities, satellite firms have successfully held a 12 GHz reallocation in the US, while they fight to keep mobile out of the 6 GHz band going into WRC-23. Read more...

OneWeb is deploying a global constellation of non-geostationary (NGSO) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. A planned merger with Eutelsat aims to create an integrated GEO/LEO player. Read more...

There is a large amount of traction in the satellite space with geostationary satellite operators moving into lower orbits and a raft of new and planned low-Earth-orbit constellations envisaging hundreds of thousands of new satellites orbiting the skies. These plans are being orchestrated through both inter-industry tie-ups and new operator… Read more...

OneWeb is one of the leading companies with operates non-geostationary (NGSO) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The company has ambitious plans for its constellations but some launches have been delayed due to conflict with Russian authorities. Read more...

The growth of NGSO satellite filings at both the ITU level for access to spectrum and orbital slots and NGSO license and market applications in the US are challenging erroneous satellite operator claims of priority access to spectrum resources. Instead, the ITU rules confer a right to priority for interference… Read more...

Fears about the global economy are at a ten-year high but the new generation of satellites is bucking the trend, as shown in the latest edition of the PolicyTracker LEO satellite tracker. Read more...

This Tracker summarises progress in the deployment of next generation low earth orbit (Leo) global satellite systems. The first table covers mobile broadband projects and the second charts progress in offering other services such as IoT and earth observation. Read more...

Previous Low Earth Orbit satellite ventures have led to huge corporate collapses. Can the new Leos like OneWeb, Space Mobile and Lynk overcome the challenges? Read more...