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...

After decades of developing and operating its geosynchronous orbit-based satellite services business, Telesat has commenced the development of a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and integrated terrestrial infrastructure known as Telesat Lightspeed. Ka-band spectrum is of particular importance to both Telesat’s GEO and LEO programs. It also plans… 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...

After decades of developing and operating its geosynchronous orbit-based satellite services business, Telesat has commenced the development of a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and integrated terrestrial infrastructure known as Telesat Lightspeed. Ka-band spectrum is of particular importance to both Telesat’s GEO and LEO programs. 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...

High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) are currently positioned as a complement to both terrestrial and satellite networks, but will they ultimately compete more directly with traditional operators? For at least one player in the market this will not be the case, as Alphabet’s Loon solar-powered balloons prove to be unviable. Read more...