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Amazon changes the space race, acquiring Globalstar for $11.6bn

Satellite
A stunning amount for just 24 active satellites – but Globalstar owns 2.4GHz spectrum licences, perfect for D2D, plus unique access to Apple’s ecosystem and more
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DT is making space for business broadband in Germany

Satellite
The operator group is using Starlink to offer enterprise broadband: it previously announced it would launch D2D services in 10 European countries via Starlink in 2028
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SWISSto12 adds industrial-scale production for HummingSat

Satellite
HummingSat is an European Space Agency Partnership Project to produce smaller, cheaper, more agile GEO satellites faster
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Kyivstar has 5m using Starlink Mobile, claims its experience can help others

Satellite
Ukraine is the first country in Europe to have Starlink Mobile connectivity nationwide – the plan is to boost the economy and enable citizens in their daily lives as well as emergency comms
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MWC2026: Can regulation keep up with satellites’ rapid rise?

Satellite
Satellite is an enduring theme at this year's conference, as operators become more conscious of the threat, as well as opportunity, it poses – some notes on policy discussions
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France blocks Eutelsat ground antenna sale to private equityco

Mobile Europe
EQT was to have paid £550m for Eutelsat's ground-based antenna but the French government feared the sale would inhibit its ability to compete against Musk's Starlink
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Nigeria awards 7-year satellite permits to Amazon Leo, NSLComms, Satelio IoT

Satellite
The Nigerian Communications Commission had already awarded a permit to SpaceX
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SpaceX to lower Starlink’s orbit to reduce collision risk

Mobile Europe
During 2026, the satellite firm will move about 4,400 satellites from an orbit of 550km above the Earth to 480km
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Orange goes live with ‘European first’ satellite SMS service

5G & Beyond
Orange has activated its Message Satellite offering in France, enabling users to send and receive text messages via satellite when terrestrial coverage is unavailable
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Half mobile customers would switch to a provider offering D2D

Satellite
And 60% would be willing to pay more for direct-to-device satellite services according to report commissioned by Viasat which surveyed more than 12,000 smartphone users globally
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Vodafone accelerates plan to secure power supply, including AI

Security
It says mobile ops could combine assets and participate in electricity markets, using idle capacity and generating revenue by trading energy using Virtual Power Plant services
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Eutelsat and 4iG sign satellite usage deal

5G & Beyond
The Hungarian service provider has agreed a satellite orbit and frequency usage agreement for the HUGEO geostationary telecom satellite of its HUSAT program and the associated frequency usage rights
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Telcos are looking up: why satellites are the future of connectivity

Satellite
Partner content: Today, satellites are becoming an essential part of how we all connect to the digital world, from video calls in rural areas to smart agriculture in remote regions
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Vodafone, AST SpaceMobile to build new European constellation

Satellite
The European Sovereign Satellite Operations Centre will be in Germany, from where it will allocate and map satellite connectivity for European mobile network operators
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Iridium partners Vodafone IoT to deliver D2D and other services globally

Satellite
From next year, Vodafone IoT's NB-IoT customers will be able to use the Iridium network for messaging, tracking and real-time monitoring of IoT, automotive and industrial devices 
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