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Optical makes waves in space but won’t displace radio

CXO 16 July 2026

Jean-François Morizur, Founder and CEO of Cailabs, explains how the laser tech intended for quantum computing is proliferating in space-to-ground comms

A1’s mobile network to detect possible jamming or spoofing of GPS

Satellite 9 July 2026

Mobile sites act as sensors to detect disruptions to satellite-based positioning and timing signals to protect situational awareness, critical infra, authorities and public safety services

AST Spacemobile to launch three more BlueBirds in August

Satellite 25 June 2026

The satco lost ground after the Blue Origin rocket explosion in May, pushing the launch of initial commercial services to the first half of 2027

Jio joins the space race at a cost of up to $15bn for 1,650 satellites

News 25 June 2026

The firm has filed for an initital public offering – probably India's biggest ever with the issue expected to be about $4bn – and plans to have the constellation operational within 3 years

Telecom Namibia pushes to expand local and int’l connectivity

Access 17 June 2026

The operator has recently signed a slew of agreements with other service providers, most recently three in Angola, to boost its capacity and reach

TM Forum launches satellite project to extend Open Digital Architecture

Satellite 16 June 2026

This is ahead of its flagship event, DTW Ignite 2026, in Copenhagen next week – Airbus, Terrestar and Vodacom are named out of the 16 participants in the project

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

Satellite

Optical makes waves in space but won’t displace radio

A1’s mobile network to detect possible jamming or spoofing of GPS

AST Spacemobile to launch three more BlueBirds in August

Jio joins the space race at a cost of up to $15bn for 1,650 satellites

Telecom Namibia pushes to expand local and int’l connectivity

TM Forum launches satellite project to extend Open Digital Architecture

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

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