Europe’s largest telecom operators see significant potential in satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services but remain uncertain about market demand, profitability and which D2D providers will ultimately survive.
NATO allies are pursuing federated schemes for pooling satcom resources. The enabler is not the satellites themselves, but the network that will make the multination, multi-orbit dream work. From the ground up, interoperability and common standards are the first principles for future hybrid satcom.
AST SpaceMobile is accelerating its satellite deployment toward continuous direct-to-device coverage while expanding its ambitions in government and sovereign communications markets worldwide.
Satellite direct-to-device startup Elveo Mobile, the result of the merger of Lynk Global and Omnispace, has selected Apex Space’s “Factory X” satellite-production model to produce Elveo’s initial 320-satellite constellation at a dedicated factory using Lynk IP.
Live from the show floor of Smallsat, Constellations is joined by Jonas Åslund and Viktor Pankov of SSC Space, who dive into one of the most important shifts happening across the sector: the emergence of a new space infrastructure built on global ground networks.
Mohamed Sayed, VP of Commercial at Es’hailsat joins Constellations to discuss how regional operators are navigating a new era of mega-constellations, as governments across the Middle East invest in sovereign space capabilities and secure communications-regional operators will start playing a bigger role.
ABI Research explores how growing demand for satellite spectrum is challenging decades-old regulations and how new technologies could enable more efficient spectrum sharing across increasingly crowded GEO, MEO and LEO networks.
Constellations talked to the Space ISAC team about what to expect from the 2026 Value of Space Summit, what’s new about the event and what they most love about the location.
As Europe accelerates investment in sovereign satellite communications, IRIS², NATO’s HALO initiative and multi-orbit architectures are reshaping how governments balance resilience, security and commercial partnerships.
