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A miniature remote branch and generic satellite terminal sit above a network port linked by a translucent ribbon to an aggregation block.

Africa Regional ISP Trends

Paratus puts the network handoff into its East African LEO offer

The operator plans to introduce a Layer 2 satellite service for East Africa. Its commercial distinction lies in how a remote site joins a business network—not simply how fast a terminal reaches the internet.

Sep 10, 2026
Editorial illustration of a satellite establishing a 5G mmWave link with a ground station

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

Univity demonstrates 5G mmWave satellite link

UniSpark linked a ground terminal to an onboard 5G base station using mmWave and TDD; commercial deployment remains ahead.

Sep 10, 2026
Editorial illustration of FCC satellite spectrum policy with a ground antenna and satellite connectivity

North America National Telecom Trends

FCC sets vote on new satellite spectrum

The FCC will vote on 30 September on proposals to open more than 1,000MHz across the 12GHz and 42GHz bands for satellite connectivity.

Sep 10, 2026
Editorial illustration of a satellite over Europe with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone and Telefónica representing a possible joint EU spectrum bid

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

Four telcos weigh joint EU satellite-spectrum bid

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, and Telefónica are reportedly discussing a joint bid for EU spectrum that could support satellite-to-phone services.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of UK satellite connectivity showing a satellite above Britain, network links and a passenger train

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

UK allocates £2.8bn to space connectivity programmes

The funding covers programmes including SKYNET, C-LEO and £57 million for better rail connectivity under the UK's new space strategy.

Sep 9, 2026
An invented branch office sends three contrasting sculptural paths through one service arch toward a separate green application cube.

North America National Telecom Trends

AT&T puts one service desk in front of Amazon Leo

The new satellite offer gives enterprise buyers one commercial interface. The harder question is what happens beyond it when a business application loses its normal connection.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of an O2 Business customer using a smartphone connected by satellite in a remote UK location

Europe and Middle East National Telecom

O2 brings Starlink satellite service to UK businesses

O2 is extending Starlink-backed satellite coverage to business customers when its terrestrial network is unavailable.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of OneWeb satellite connectivity supporting remote Greenland communities through Eutelsat and Tusass

Europe and Middle East National Telecom

Eutelsat joins Greenland satellite connectivity project

Eutelsat will provide OneWeb capacity through Tusass to extend connectivity to remote Greenland communities and critical infrastructure.

Sep 8, 2026
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WTPF-26’s Space Opinion Keeps Technology Choice Open. Outcomes Need One Scorecard

A village reached by fibre and an island reached by satellite can both be marked “connected”. The label is useful only if it preserves what the connection actually delivers. WTPF-26’s new space-connectivity Opinion encourages technology-inclusive targets and local choice. That…

Sep 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a Pixxel Earth-observation satellite collecting hyperspectral imagery over India

Asia-Pacific Institutional

Pixxel raises $100m to expand satellite sensing

Pixxel will use its $100m Series C to expand satellite imaging and Aurora software, with the first Honeybee satellite due in 2027.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Falcon 9-style rocket launching Starlink satellites from a coastal California launch site

North America National Telecom Trends

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg

SpaceX's 80th Starlink mission of 2026 flew from Vandenberg, where the company is currently concentrating its Falcon 9 constellation launches.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket launching from Andøya Space in Norway during its second flight to orbit

Europe and Middle East Institutional

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum flight

Spectrum deployed five CubeSats and one experiment, while vehicles 3–7 are already in production for follow-on flights.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of unbranded flat-panel satellite terminals at a generic field staging area, with several incomplete network paths in the sky.

North America Institutional Trends

Kymeta’s US$20m DoD Order Needs Four Ledgers, Not One Headline

The order matters, but its commercial and operational meaning will be decided later—when named terminals move through delivery, activation, billing and actual multi-network use.

Sep 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of 4iG terrestrial mobile infrastructure connecting with Starlink satellites across Hungary and the Western Balkans.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

4iG plans Starlink Mobile launch in Hungary and Albania

4iG will start with Hungary and Albania, then extend a later 2GHz 5G NTN service to Montenegro and North Macedonia.

Sep 7, 2026
An unbranded translucent relay with blue, amber and violet paths, each ending at a different closed or unresolved state.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

AST’s US$23.5m SatCo Contribution Now Sits in Three Ledgers

A European satellite distribution venture can look straightforward in a partnership announcement: a company contributes rights, receives a stake, and gains a route to mobile-network operators. AST SpaceMobile’s latest filing makes the arrangement more useful—and more…

Sep 6, 2026
Continuous satellite data links face a separate amber commissioning and acceptance gate in orbit.

North America Cloud Services Trends

Planet Labs’ 98% recurring ratio excludes satellite services

Planet Labs has two businesses moving through different gates. Imagery subscriptions earn revenue as access is provided. Customer-owned satellites can wait on manufacture, launch, commissioning and acceptance before control transfers. Fiscal Q2 2027 put both inside a 58% revenue…

Sep 6, 2026
AI-generated illustration of satellites, mobile infrastructure and ground stations representing MSSA's updated NTN reference architecture.

Global National Telecom Trends

MSSA updates NTN architecture for regenerative payloads

MSSA's Version 2.0 adds regenerative payload guidance and shared 5G NR and NB-IoT design options for non-terrestrial networks.

Sep 4, 2026
AI-generated illustration of Boeing's final three O3b mPOWER satellites F11, F12 and F13 prepared for delivery to SES.

Global National Telecom Trends

Boeing delivers final O3b mPOWER satellites to SES

Boeing has delivered F11, F12 and F13 to SES ahead of a September launch, with the satellites expected to enter service in mid-2027.

Sep 4, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a Blue Origin telecommunications orbiter relaying communications between Mars missions and ground stations on Earth.

Global Institutional Trends

NASA awards Blue Origin Mars telecom network contract

Blue Origin will build, launch and operate a Mars communications relay for NASA under a contract worth up to $700 million, with service targeted for 2030.

Sep 4, 2026
AI-generated illustration of Sparkle and Hellas Sat testing quantum-safe security over a satellite link between Greece and Cyprus.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

Sparkle, Hellas Sat test quantum-safe satellite link

Sparkle and Hellas Sat have extended Sparkle's QSI service from a terrestrial data-centre link to a GEO satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus.

Sep 3, 2026