Satellite
Event | 01 Oct 2024
Birmingham Tech Week 2024
Birmingham Tech Week is the UK’s largest regional tech festival and conference with over 7,500 people attending. Events will be taking place across the entire West Midlands covering a variety of important and innovative topics.
Event | 01 Oct 2024
When Networks Collide: Merging of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks
Mobile phones and data are pervasive, cell towers and radio masts are everywhere, yet 85% of the Earth's surface has no service. Satellites than are cheaper and more accessible than ever - surely we can fill this data void?
Event | 07 Jun 2024
Joint techUK / UKspace Satellite Telecommunications Committee Q2 Meeting 2024
Come join the second STC quarterly meeting of 2024 on Thursday 19 June 2024 at techUK's London office.
Resource | 11 Mar 2024
Space Industrial Plan
The Space Industrial Plan is a joint civil-defence plan that sets out to modernise the relationship between government and the commercial space sector, establishing clear visions, missions, and actions to unlock growth and develop resilient space capabilities.
Event | 01 Aug 2023
Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (CLEO) Webinar
The government is working to establish a potential £160 million scheme to fund the next generation of satellite communications development and boost the UK’s leadership in the ever-growing global satellite market.
Event | 22 Jun 2023
UAS and NTN towards 6G
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UAS, UTN and 6G Event in London
Join us for the UAS, UTN and 6G event on Wed Jul 12 2023 at 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA, Building: LSBU HUB!
Event | 12 May 2023
London Tech Week 2023
Be a part of the 2023 story! Join global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow in a week-long festival!
News | 20 Apr 2023
Introducing the Expert Working Groups
Event | 06 Apr 2023
CW Event | Upcycling, recycling and de-orbiting satellites
Event | 06 Apr 2023
Future Enterprise Networks 2023
News | 10 Feb 2023
Expansion of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub moves ahead
An ambitious new development phase of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub has begun.
The agency is extending the facility’s satellite-enabled communications technologies and pursuing new collaborations with industry, as part of its drive to accelerate the 5G digital transformation of the European economy.
News | 23 Sep 2024
SoftBank, Intelsat hatch ‘ubiquitous’ 5G plan
- The two companies announce a bold plan to build “seamless 5G connections” between mobile and satellite networks to provide connectivity worldwide
- Development of new 3GPP 5G standards for non-terrestrial networks lays the foundation for the “ubiquitous network”
- SoftBank and Intelsat a
News | 20 Sep 2024
Telesat Completes $2.54 Billion Funding Agreements for Telesat Lightspeed Satellite Constellation with Strong Government Backing
Telesat Lightspeed program will create and sustain thousands of high-quality Canadian jobs and deliver billions of dollars of investment in the Canadian economy
News | 19 Sep 2024
T-Mobile US sends first smartphone emergency alert via LEO satellites
- Operator claims a US direct-to-cell first in partnership with Starlink
- Beta testing of the wireless emergency alert messaging service is still to be carried out and there is no timeframe for commercial launch
- T-Mobile says satellite-to-smartphone tech paves way to providing critical
News | 17 Sep 2024
UKTIN’s Highlights: Connected Britain 2024
Connected Britain took place at ExCeL London from the 11th to the 12th of September. The comprehensive two-day programme brought together 7,500 industry experts, innovators, and policymakers to shape the future of connectivity.
News | 11 Sep 2024
LEO satellite boom fuels Filtronic’s growth
- UK wireless tech company Filtronic is benefitting from its strategic partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
- The British vendor has a five-year deal to supply amplifiers to SpaceX for its Starlink low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites
- SpaceX has already placed initial purchase orders for Filt
News | 16 Aug 2024
Eutelsat Group enters into exclusive negotiations for the carve-out and partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets
Paris, 9 August 2024 - Eutelsat Group has entered into exclusivity and signed a put option agreement with the EQT Infrastructure VI fund (“EQT”) with respect to its passive ground infrastructure assets.
News | 08 Aug 2024
Adtran and Iridium strengthen PNT resilience in Europe and Asia-Pacific with Satellite Time and Location technology
Adtran, in partnership with Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), today announced the European and Asia-Pacific launch of its synchronization solutions featuring Iridium® Satellite Time and Location (STL) technology, a significant step in countering growing threats to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
News | 05 Aug 2024
AST SpaceMobile Announces First Five Commercial Satellites Completed Final Assembly and Ready for Shipment the First Week of August
Shipment to Cape Canaveral planned for the first week of August with a 7-day launch window in September
News | 02 Aug 2024
NTN and Direct-to-Cellular Markets to Exceed US$17 Billion by 2032, with Apple and Starlink Leading the Charge
The Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) market is entering a new mass adoption phase. During 2H 2024, the iOS release 18, and Android 15 are set to introduce satellite messaging as a core feature, enabling millions of devices worldwide to tap into satellite connectivity.
News | 12 Jul 2024
ESA SELECTS TESAT FOR 6G SATELLITE PRECURSOR TO BOOST EUROPEAN DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
The goal of the project is to deliver an in-orbit laboratory, gaining knowledge on End-to-End-Connectivity and the inclusion of satellites in terrestrial mobile networks. It is expected that the result will bring valuable information for the 6G standardization.
News | 10 Jul 2024
Amazon delays Project Kuiper satellite launches
Amazon is talking up a new facility that will help it speed up the manufacture and ultimately launch of LEO satellites, but it has also quietly tweaked its timelines, meaning Project Kuiper will get off the ground a little later than planned.
News | 09 Jul 2024
SpaceX, Iridium boast of resilience during geomagnetic storm
A massive geomagnetic storm hit Earth on May 10-11, prompting the FCC to investigate its effects on telecom networks. Now, satellite companies, including SpaceX and Iridium, are detailing their experiences.