Satellite

Activity, interest and investments in direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services has increased dramatically over the past two years, driven by multiple technology, regulatory, partnership and service strategies, with telcos and satellite operators such as

Leading space solutions company will use optical ground stations to deliver faster, more secure data from space

Companies will advance next generation quantum-secured satellite communications on Honeywell’s QKDSat Project with the European Space Agency, sponsored by the UK, Belgian, Austrian, Canadian, and Czech Republic Space Agencies

SpaceX has entered into a purchase agreement with EchoStar for 50 MHz of exclusive S-band spectrum in the US as well as global Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) spectrum licenses.

• Low-earth orbit (LEO) systems are increasingly attractive to businesses (especially SMEs) and to domestic subscribers all over the world
• The value of the sector is forecast to grow by almost 25% to hit US$14.8bn by 2026
• LEO services for global IoT connectivity will also grow by

• Deliberate sabotage by “malign actors” is increasing under the cloak of “plausible deniability”
• The immense amounts of vital data carried by submarine cable systems cannot be replaced or even ameliorated by satellites or microwaves 
• Lack of a coherent global strategy to countera

Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), a leader in satellite direct-to-device telecommunications, announced the mutual termination of its previously announced Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”) with SLAM Corp. (“SLAM”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

New leading multi-orbit space company with a network of 120 GEO+MEO satellites and access to LEO constellations enables SES to better serve its customers

UK tech innovation will once again be showcased on the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Pavilion at MWC 2026, 3-6 March in Barcelona.

Innovative and imaginative tech startups and scaleups will showcase solutions at the cutting edge of telecoms and mobile, building a new era of connectivity.

• French satellite operator Eutelsat counts the OneWeb low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation as part of its portfolio
• As sovereign considerations gain greater weight, Europe is looking to ensure it has a major satellite broadband player
• Eutelsat is raising €1.35bn to help fund OneWeb’s e

Eutelsat and France’s armed forces ministry have made a framework agreement for LEO satellite services in the pursuit of reinforcing French military space comms.

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is headed for the stars thanks to a new consortium launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Spanish satellite operator Hispasat.

The group, called Q-Design, has set its sights on enabling QKD via geostationary and low Earth orbit satellites (GEO/LEO) as well as terrestrial infrastructure.

Orange has announced a new deal with Eutelsat that will enable it to add LEO connectivity into its portfolio of satellite-based communications services.

Nokia, Colt, and Honeywell are researching how to protect encrypted data from quantum risks using Low Earth Orbit satellites.

The FCC has voted to look at the possibility of opening up more than 20,000 MHz of underused spectrum for satellite, a move that could prove something of a boon for companies operating from space.

Satellite operator AST SpaceMobile has provided a launch update as it inches towards offering consumer services.

In a UK-first for onboard passenger Wi-Fi; ScotRail has introduced new, Starlink-enabled satellite technology across a rural route in the North of Scotland.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket has delivered into orbit the first 27 low-Earth orbit (LEO) broadband satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation.

EU Commissioner visits London as UK researchers and businesses get access to more Horizon Europe funding calls for quantum and space research

Chip firm Intel and Arqit Quantum, which specialises in quantum-safe encryption, have launched a security solution in which even they “are outside the trust boundary.”

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile have announced the completion of what they say is the first-ever broadband video call between unmodified smartphones in Japan using a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.

NEC Corporation has successfully achieved Japan’s longest terrestrial wireless optical communication (*), or free-space optical (FSO) communication, over a distance of more than 10 km.

According to a new report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the total number of active LEO (including VLEO) satellites in operational orbit will increase from 7,473 in 2023 to approximately 42,600 by 2032.

Vodafone’s pioneering ‘Network as a Sensor’ technology is being used to forecast rainfall and other weather conditions at a micro-climate level to alert people and first responders of flooding, and other natural and man-made dangers.