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Is SpaceXs Starlink constellation on a collision course?
2021-08-20 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Since man first began launching objects into space back in the 1950s, orbit debris has been a growing issue. According to the US Department of Defense, 27,000 objects are currently tracked by their global Space Surveillance Network, with much more debris too small to be tracked but still large enough to cause potentially disastrous collisions. With satellite broadband connectivity seeing a resurgence of interest in recent years, the issue of space debris could soon grow to unprecedented levels…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Canadian govt invests C$1.44bn in Telesat constellation
2021-08-13 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
In the past, Telesat has said it needed around $5 billion to build its ambitious Lightspeed LEO satellite broadband constellation, $1.4 billion of which would come from its own coffers. Yesterday, the Canadian company reached a major milestone in sourcing the additional funding required, with the Canadian government agreeing to invest C$1.44 billion (around $1.15 billion) into the project…read more on TotalTele.com »
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EU plans satellite constellation but Eutelsats role is in question
2021-05-25 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
With the likes of SpaceX’s Starlink programme and Amazon’s Project Kuiper about to get underway, the EU has recently announced that it has plans to build its own LEO satellite constellation for broadband connectivity. The project seeks to make broadband connectivity available throughout the EU, particularly in areas which are typically unfeasible or too expensive to cover with conventional connectivity. Part of the motivation here is the fact that the EU is lacking a major presence in this emerging satellite broadband space…read more on TotalTele.com »
Viettel mulls satellite internet constellation
2021-04-09 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Vietnam is a country with some of the most diverse landscapes in the world, with towering mountains to the north and thousands of islands along its coast. But, when it comes to internet deployment, these difficult-to-reach regions pose a significant challenge for operators, leaving almost a quarter of the country still without internet coverage despite impressive progress in recent years…read more on TotalTele.com »
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OneWeb secures new funds, reduces satellite constellation plan
2021-01-15 10:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Satellite communications company OneWeb, which is jointly owned by the UK government and Bharti Global, has secured additional funding from Hughes Network Systems and SoftBank...
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