Eutelsat and OneWeb take on Elon Musk’s Starlink
Eutelsat acquired a major stake in OneWeb. The two European satellite operators proceed as a joint venture. The organizations want to break through Starlink's satellite internet dominance.
Eutelsat already had a 23 percent stake in OneWeb. The satellite operator recently upped its shares to 50 p... Read more
EU to spend 6 billion euros on broadband satellite plan
The bloc's ambition is to rival the satellite based Internet system of Elon Musk
The European Commission this week rolled out a 6 billion-euro satellite communications plan. The move is part of a push to cut the European Union's dependence on foreign companies and protect key communications serv... Read more
Microsoft announces Azure Orbital for satellite customers
New "Ground Station as a Service" (GSaaS) is designed to compete with Amazon Web Services. Companies with satellites can use Microsoft's ground stations to connect to their satellites.
Microsoft used Ignite 2020 as the stage to debut Azure Orbital, a service which helps satellite sector customer... Read more