SES, with Isotropic Systems, has tested a new, versatile antenna which the pair say will be a “game changer” as far as multi-satellite (and multi-orbit) connectivity is concerned. The antenna has proven to successfully connect with SES’s satellites in their geostationary orbit as well as simultaneously connecting with an O3b satellite in medium earth orbit […]

Heatwaves across certain US states have thrown up problems with SpaceX’s Starlink broadband by satellite system. Reportedly, Starlink’s pizza-sized antennas are over-heating under the summer sun and closing down. Meanwhile, Starlink OTT Gwynne Shotwell says that its global service will be in place by around September. As to the temperature problem, Starlink was exacerbated in […]

Research and Markets, in its latest report titled Satellite Antenna – Global Market Trajectory & Analytics, says that the global market for professional Satellite Antennas estimated at $2.3 billion (€1.9bn) in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $3.6 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of […]