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Satellite Connectivity
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CASE FILE
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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.
