Satellite Archives - Mobile Europe

EU to allocate equal amount of 2GHz band to native-EU and foreign satcos

Satellite 27 May 2026

European Commission looks to the bloc's sovereignty – British and Norwegian companies could be permitted to acquire the prized 2GHz spectrum along with Amazon and Starlink

Smallest optical ground station succeeds in reliability and speed trials

Satellite 27 May 2026

The TERRA-M is a fraction the size of normal optical ground stations and portable: it is suitable for internet backhaul, bringing mass comms to hard to reach areas and military use

Drone consortium and satellite builder form KIRK to bid for Spock 2

Security 19 May 2026

Last September Germany pledged it would spend €35bn on space tech before 2030, spurred by the war in Ukraine and high reliance on the US for intelligence

275 operators have NTN partnerships in 101 countries and territories

Satellite 19 May 2026

57 operators in 35 countries and territories have launched commercial offerings; 21 of them offer satellite-to-smartphone services which are driving the NTN market

22% of European telcos active in D2D as commercialisation starts

Satellite 30 April 2026

Omdia says this level of satellite direct-to-device activity signals growing confidence it will be important to future mobile services – T-Mobile US yesterday reported lower than expected usage

CNES, Skynopy partner to optimise frequency allocation in France

News 29 April 2026

CNES is the French Space Agency, Skynopy was set up in 2023 and provides ground station services and satellite connectivity

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

Satellite 15 April 2026

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

DT is making space for business broadband in Germany

Satellite 9 April 2026

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

SWISSto12 adds industrial-scale production for HummingSat

Satellite 20 March 2026

HummingSat is an European Space Agency Partnership Project to produce smaller, cheaper, more agile GEO satellites faster

Kyivstar has 5m using Starlink Mobile, claims its experience can help others

Satellite 10 March 2026

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

MWC2026: Can regulation keep up with satellites’ rapid rise?

Satellite 4 March 2026

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

France blocks Eutelsat ground antenna sale to private equityco

Mobile Europe 2 February 2026

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

Nigeria awards 7-year satellite permits to Amazon Leo, NSLComms, Satelio IoT

Satellite 19 January 2026

The Nigerian Communications Commission had already awarded a permit to SpaceX

SpaceX to lower Starlink’s orbit to reduce collision risk

Mobile Europe 5 January 2026

During 2026, the satellite firm will move about 4,400 satellites from an orbit of 550km above the Earth to 480km

Orange goes live with ‘European first’ satellite SMS service

5G & Beyond 12 December 2025

Orange has activated its Message Satellite offering in France, enabling users to send and receive text messages via satellite when terrestrial coverage is unavailable

Satellite

EU to allocate equal amount of 2GHz band to native-EU and foreign satcos

Smallest optical ground station succeeds in reliability and speed trials

Drone consortium and satellite builder form KIRK to bid for Spock 2

275 operators have NTN partnerships in 101 countries and territories

22% of European telcos active in D2D as commercialisation starts

CNES, Skynopy partner to optimise frequency allocation in France

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

DT is making space for business broadband in Germany

SWISSto12 adds industrial-scale production for HummingSat

Kyivstar has 5m using Starlink Mobile, claims its experience can help others

MWC2026: Can regulation keep up with satellites’ rapid rise?

France blocks Eutelsat ground antenna sale to private equityco

Nigeria awards 7-year satellite permits to Amazon Leo, NSLComms, Satelio IoT

SpaceX to lower Starlink’s orbit to reduce collision risk

Orange goes live with ‘European first’ satellite SMS service

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