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Satellite Connectivity
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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.

Global National Telecom Trends
SES, De Boer Marine expand FlexMaritime partnership
SES will supply FlexMaritime connectivity while De Boer Marine handles onboard installation and management for maritime customers under a multi-year agreement.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Neo Space Group and Arabsat sign satellite services MoU
Neo Space Group and Arabsat will explore satellite communications, geospatial services and other space technologies across the Gulf and Middle East.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Avantel wins ₹117.88 crore DRDO satellite hub contract
Avantel will develop, install and commission a satellite communications ground hub for voice and data services under a ₹117.88 crore DRDO contract.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
ViaSat-3 F3 enters service across Asia-Pacific
Viasat has made ViaSat-3 F3 capacity available to customers across Asia-Pacific, moving the satellite from commissioning into revenue-generating operations.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
OHB wins nearly €1bn IRIS² contract
OHB will develop and build 18 MEO satellite platforms for SES as IRIS² moves into manufacturing ahead of first launches planned for 2029.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Italy links 18km free-space QKD to fibre
Researchers linked an 18km free-space quantum channel to single-mode fibre, showing how adaptive optics can bridge atmospheric and terrestrial quantum links.

Global National Telecom Trends
A Satellite Footprint Is Not a Wholesale Mobile Entitlement
A direct-to-device coverage map can show where a satellite beam might reach; it cannot show whether a mobile operator has bought, integrated and accepted a service that will carry a particular subscriber’s traffic there.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Rocket Lab’s US$54 Iridium Offer Is a Collar, Not a Fixed Cheque
Iridium shareholders vote on 24 September on a transaction advertised at US$54 a share. The contract is less static. Only US$27 is cash; the other half is Rocket Lab stock whose share count moves inside a US$67.50–US$112.50 price band and freezes outside it. A ten-day average…
Global Institutional Trends
A satellite terminal is not public infrastructure until the buyer can leave
A dish on a roof is visible, countable and easy to photograph at launch. The harder public asset is the right to keep that site connected when the account holder changes, the subscription ends, a licence moves or the original supplier is no longer the right one.

North America National Telecom Trends
FCC puts US terrestrial 100/20 coverage at 96.9%
Satellite lifts the FCC's reported 100/20 broadband availability to 99.7%, but terrestrial coverage remains lower and satellite performance can vary.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
UK awards £13m to 16 satellite communications projects
UK Space Agency funding covers optical links, ground stations, onboard processing, rail connectivity, and terrestrial-network integration across 16 satellite communications projects.

Global Institutional Trends
Blue Origin begins Quartz rollout with RBC Signals
Blue Origin has tested three Quartz ground stations and plans nine sites by year-end, using RBC Signals to accelerate deployment and hosting.

North America National Telecom Trends
Space Force awards $60m for multi-vendor SDN integration
The Space Force will test cross-network links and orbital routers as it tries to connect commercial satellite systems through standard interfaces.

North America Cloud Services Trends
DIU selects Katalyst for deorbit-as-a-service design
Katalyst will take DIU's deorbit-as-a-service programme through preliminary design, with any flight phase using NEXUS still conditional.

Global National Telecom Trends
Lynk and Omnispace merge to form Elveo Mobile
Elveo combines Lynk's LEO platform with Omnispace spectrum, while SES expands investment and access to its multi-orbit space and ground infrastructure.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom
Optus launches mission to extend D3 satellite life
Optus has sent the hardware for extending D3's life into orbit, but the propulsion pod still has to reach and attach to the satellite.
