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SES touts the creation of a ‘global multi-orbit connectivity powerhouse’ and plans to explore IoT, D2D It’s a big couple of weeks for telecom and tech-related acquisitions, from the T-Mobile US/UScellular transaction getting the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission, …

FCC cites competitive fiber and LEO offerings in approving the SES/Intelsat merger Among the major transactions that the Federal Communications Commission recently approved is the $3.1 billion purchase of Intelsat by rival satellite operator SES. The FCC’s order on the …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how businesses operate by allowing the collection and analysis of data across many sites and devices in real time. However, for Industrial IoT to work well and the best results to be realized …

Softbank and Intelsat are developing a universal device capable of maintaining a network connection worldwide Softbank and Intelsat have announced a joint effort to establish “seamless 5G connections” between mobile and satellite networks. The pair said the hybrid network will …

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Luxembourg-headquartered satellite telecoms provider SES has agreed a $3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) deal to buy US-based Intelsat. SES said the combination will create a “stronger multi-orbit operator with greater coverage, improved resiliency, expanded solutions, [and] enhanced resources”. It will provide …

du said it will be able to provide mobile coverage in areas that were previously out of reach United Arab Emirates (UAE) operator du has partnered with satellite operator Intelsat, with the aim of expanding cellular connectivity across the Arab …

MWC 2023, Barcelona. Cellular will now find your IoT sensor in “every warehouse, farmhouse, outhouse, and doghouse”, to (mis)quote Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard; Deutsche Telekom has said it is working with Intelsat and Skylo to offer a satellite extension to …

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German operator Telefónica Deutschland expects to carry out a test of O-RAN technology with the aim of deploying the new technology on a larger scale in its network next year, the telco said in a release. In a pilot phase, …

Intelsat said that it has contracted for six new satellites in order to meet the Federal Communication Commission’s accelerated spectrum-clearing timeline for the C-Band. The company recently went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, and said that “one of the primary …

Most of the continental United States is covered with mobile broadband, however there are still many communities and land areas where coverage does not exist, mostly in rural and hard-to-reach places. Why? The high cost and low ROI associated with …

HAPS Alliance includes Ericsson, Nokia, SoftBank, DT, Telefonica, China Telecom, Bharti Airtel and Loon, among others A coalition of companies are aiming for the stratosphere as a “multi-billion dollar market opportunity” in telecommunications, planetary observation and weather prediction and modeling—including …

  With Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai expected to announce his plans today for the auction of C Band spectrum, an additional complication looms over the already contentious process: satellite provider Intelsat is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy if U.S. …