Satellite News

Last year at Silicon Valley Space Week, Tim Farrar chaired a panel that asked whether direct-to-device was overhyped. Since then SpaceX has agreed to take more EchoStar spectrum for Starlink Direct to Cell and Amazon has filed for a constellation of its own. Farrar returns with a solo market brief on what Starlink’s dominance in broadband and direct-to-device means.

Richardson, Texas — In September 2026, wireless WAN equipment developer BEC Technologies introduced the MX-340-IRD, a hybrid IoT gateway combining LTE-M cellular network connectivity with Iridium Short Burst Data satellite […]

Helsinki, Finland — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Finnish satellite manufacturer ICEYE and telecommunications infrastructure provider Nokia announced a strategic partnership to develop sovereign, high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) […]

Elche, Spain — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Spanish launch service provider PLD Space signed a bilateral agreement with the French Space Agency, Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), to advance […]

Cedar Rapids, Iowa — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, defense prime BAE Systems received a $16 million contract from Collins Aerospace to design and integrate an M-Code Global Positioning System […]

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 2-1 to codify an order confirming that satellite licensing operations are categorically excluded from environmental review […]

Luxembourg — On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, satellite fleet operator SES announced a multi-year extension of its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite capacity agreement with European media and connectivity provider Sky. The […]

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) approved a $468 million direct credit facility for commercial satellite manufacturer Astranis. Granted under […]