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Equatys wants 2,800 new satellites

Two satellite operators, Viasat of California and Space42 of Abu Dhabi, are involved in a joint-venture, Equatys. The pair want to build and launch up to a 2,800 satellite mega-constellation to connect “billions” of people. The Equatys joint venture was announced in September 2025, but details have emerged following the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. […]

March 9, 2026

FCC eyes freeing up Weird Space Stuff spectrum

The FCC is looking closely at certain satellite ‘guard bands’ which separate designated key frequencies in order to avoid unwanted interference. These bands are frequently used for TT&C, the jargon for Telemetry, Tracking and Command of satellites in orbit. The FCC issued one of its Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on March 5th asking stakeholders […]

March 9, 2026

SES happy with releasing 160MHz of spectrum for 5G

Satellite operator SES has, until recently, explained that it favoured just 100 MHz of C-band upper segment being cleared for the FCC to auction. The FCC is required to complete its competitive bidding auction process no later than July 2027 for at least 100 MHz. A ruling is expected from the FCC during the second-half […]

March 6, 2026

Inmarsat “likely to win appeal” over Ligado/AST action

London-based satellite operator Inmarsat, now owned by Viasat of California, is likely to win an appeal in which it is involved over the bankruptcy of Ligado Networks. The Court’s finding says that Inmarsat has demonstrated “a reasonable chance, or probability” of prevailing in its contract dispute. A Delaware federal judge on February 27th granted Inmarsat […]

March 4, 2026

FCC seeks fair play over foreign satellite access

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr says that the US has always welcomed foreign satellite operators in its market. But that welcome could change. The FCC has issued a Public Notice discussion paper and seeking comments on the state of “satellite reciprocity and fair treatment for our operators”. Comments are due by April 1st. […]

March 3, 2026

Bank raises RocketLab target price

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, and its analyst Andres Sheppard, has raised its target price on RocketLab’s shares from $72 to $85, and maintained an ‘Overweight’ rating on the rocket company’s prospects. Cantor remains positive on RocketLab following the recent Q4 earnings report [See our report on Friday 27], and the acquisition of Geost is significant, […]

March 2, 2026

Paramount throws kitchen sink

Congratulations(!!???) to Paramount shareholders – you have won the battle for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Your board has done it by throwing the kitchen sink at its target – that’s a sink with a super clever three way tap and a massive waste disposal unit. You have to read the terms they have offered more […]

February 27, 2026

Ukraine wants its own LEO system

Ukraine has reportedly begun the formal international regulatory process for a planned low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite system. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) filing shows that the system (called UASAT-NANO) will operate at approximately 550 kms altitude. The first satellite is scheduled for launch in October 2026, with a rocket slot already booked. This test […]

February 27, 2026

SpaceX outlines Starlink cellular delivery plan

SpaceX has announced it is targeting peak speeds of 150 Mbps per user for its next-generation cellular Starlink service, a roughly 37x jump over the current ~4 Mbps, according to SpaceX satellite policy lead Udrivolf Pica speaking at the ITU Space Connect conference. The upgrade depends on newly acquired radio spectrum from EchoStar and a […]

February 26, 2026

NAB vs CTIA on C-band release

The satellite industry, in particular SES (and its Intelsat subsidiary) and Eutelsat, is keen to see the next slice of C-band satellite spectrum auctioned off for use by US telcos and in particular 5G and expansion into 6G. SES would be happy to reversion 100 MHz – for a fee – and the FCC is […]

February 25, 2026