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Astronomers and megaconstellations learn to get along

The last time Patricia Cooper attended a meeting of the American Astronomical Society, she wasn’t sure what she was getting into. It was January...

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US finalizes proposed direct-to-smartphone regulatory framework

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. regulators will vote March 14 on a regulatory framework for allowing satellites to use radio waves from terrestrial mobile operators...

DoD’s satcom evolution

The race for connectivity in space is heating up, with private companies launching thousands of satellites to provide global internet access. The United States...

Google and AT&T join $155 million AST SpaceMobile investment

TAMPA, Fla. — Google and AT&T have joined a $155 million strategic investment in AST SpaceMobile, which is set to raise double that to...

Iridium pivots to standardized direct-to-device satellite services

TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications plans to make its low Earth orbit constellation compatible with 5G standards used by mass-market smartphones, aiming to enable...

Slam Corp returns $176 million ahead of proposed Lynk Global merger

TAMPA, Fla. — Former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez’s shell company got more time from investors to merge with Lynk Global, but has to...

AST SpaceMobile adjusts launch plan for potential direct-to-device customer

TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile is paying SpaceX $5 million more to launch its first commercial direct-to-smartphone satellites early next year to a different...

Space Force sets sights on small geostationary communications satellites

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is exploring the use of small geosynchronous satellites to enhance military communications networks — either through purchased commercial...

Global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 23.9mn by 2027, says Berg Insight | IoT Now News & Reports

According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a good steady...

AST SpaceMobile discloses further satellite delays and cost increases

TAMPA, Fla. — The launch of the first commercial satellites in AST SpaceMobile’s cellphone-compatible broadband constellation has slipped into 2024, the company said March...

FCC unveils proposed satellite direct-to-device regulatory framework

TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unveiled its proposed framework March 17 for regulating the use of terrestrial wireless spectrum from space...

DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services

WASHINGTON — The technology race to connect cellphones to satellite networks has not gone unnoticed by the Defense Department. “That capability is exciting to...

Bullitt unveils satellite-enabled Android smartphones

TAMPA, Fla. — British ruggedized handset maker Bullitt unveiled its first satellite-enabled smartphones Feb. 24 that can send and receive text messages outside cellular...

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