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Satellite Connectivity
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Global National Telecom Trends
WRC-27 weighs new spectrum rules for D2D
WRC-27 will consider new spectrum rules for satellite links to ordinary mobile devices as regulators work through interference, licensing and cross-border coordination.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
ESA backs CableShield satellite failover trial
ESA is funding CableShield to test automatic satellite backup for subsea-cable outages, with selected priority traffic rerouted when fibre fails.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom
SES and Elveo plan European D2D satellite manufacturing
SES and Elveo are adding European satellite manufacturing and mobile-roaming work, but have not disclosed a production site, output target or timetable.

Global National Telecom Trends
Viasat, Space42 commit $1bn to Equatys
The partners have moved their shared direct-to-device satellite project towards company formation and constellation procurement, backed by up to $1 billion in founder funding.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom
SES launches final three O3b mPOWER satellites
SES has completed the O3b mPOWER launch programme, but the final three satellites must still be commissioned before their capacity can serve customers.

Africa National Telecom
NIGCOMSAT orders NigComSat-2A from Thales Alenia Space
NIGCOMSAT has ordered a nearly four-tonne GEO satellite covering much of Africa, but no launch date, contract value or service-entry timetable has been disclosed.

North America Institutional Trends
Defence and space SPAC deals double in 2026
Six space and defence SPAC deals have been announced in 2026, while Quantum Space shows why valuation can overstate cash available at closing.

IETF
The Orbit Said the Link Was Ready. The Network Had Not Agreed
RFC 9717 turns orbital predictability into a routing advantage without confusing a forecast with an observation. Its proposed satellite architecture can prepare for scheduled change, but a schedule, a computed SID list and even a successful install receipt remain different claims…

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
FLEX and Sentinel-3C prepare for Vega-C launch
The two Earth-observation missions will fly together, but routine use depends on commissioning and data that can be compared with existing records.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Media City Qatar, Es’hailSat launch service bundles
Licensed media companies can now buy bundled satellite, teleport, colocation and managed broadcast services under the partners' April agreement.

North America Cloud Services Trends
EVERYWHERE's new investor backs the layer beyond connectivity
NexPhase's investment targets a field-team software platform, not just another communications path. The buyer's contract still determines who responds when an alert arrives.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Rocket Lab launches 16th Electron mission of 2026
Electron carried a confidential Earth-observation satellite to a 500km orbit, while the customer's identity and the spacecraft's operating plans remain undisclosed.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
stc orders dedicated Astranis satellite
The MicroGEO satellite is due to launch in 2026, giving stc control over payload configuration and coverage before planned enterprise service in 2027.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
SoftBank's overseas satellite offer has a retail boundary
Three countries are scheduled for 28 September, with the Philippines to follow in autumn. The shared constellation does not make every subscriber's roaming rights interchangeable.

Global National Telecom Trends
Elveo brings satellite production inside the network operator
Apex will help the direct-to-device company establish its own factory. The operating model gives Elveo a new lever over supply—and a production business to run.

Africa National Telecom Trends
NigComSat-2A needs its own capacity catalogue
Nigeria's satellite operator has signed for a new spacecraft. The next commercial question is what a customer will be able to buy from it, on what terms, and through which ground services.

Global National Telecom Trends
Equatys stages its capital before testing shared satellite demand
Space42 and Viasat's binding agreement sharpens the funding plan for shared space infrastructure. The tower-company economics still need paying users with compatible demand.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Eutelsat's new OMT puts service authority closer to the customer
The satellite provider is making OneWeb services easier to configure. The commercial question is who may change a shared service, and on whose account.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
AccelerComm's ESA contract buys a test, not a satellite service
The regenerative 5G programme is a funded attempt to prove several suppliers' technology together. Its commercial milestone is evidence that survives a realistic test.

Global National Telecom Trends
SES launches CORE for hybrid media delivery
SES CORE brings satellite, fibre and IP delivery into one interface, but broadcasters will still need to test how those controls work across their actual distribution routes.
