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Access Alert: The intensifying battle between Musk and Ambani over India’s satellite broadband spectrum

Space industry players should take note of the escalating competition in India’s satellite broadband market, as Elon Musk’s Starlink and...

25 Oct 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: The intensifying battle between Musk and Ambani over India’s satellite broadband spectrum
The need for more accurate geographical coordinates for earth stations in SpaceCap

The need for more accurate geographical coordinates for earth stations in SpaceCap

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)  plays an important role in the global management of the radio-frequency spectrum...

3 Oct 2024 Opinion
Cislunar Connectivity: The Key to Unlocking Future Missions to the Moon and Beyond

Cislunar Connectivity: The Key to Unlocking Future Missions to the Moon and Beyond

Introduction The Moon is emerging as a focal point for the next frontier in space exploration, with the lunar economy...

1 Jul 2024 General
SES & Intelsat Are The Headline – SpaceX Is The Punchline

SES & Intelsat Are The Headline – SpaceX Is The Punchline

The answer is SpaceX. If anything strikes you as out of the ordinary or more extreme than you expect in...

16 May 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Orbiting innovation – key satellite industry trends unveiled at SATELLITE 2024

Access Alert: Orbiting innovation – key satellite industry trends unveiled at SATELLITE 2024

The SATELLITE 2024 conference in Washington, DC, took place between 18-21 March 2024. The event brought together close to 15,000...

28 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia launches consultation on spectrum management

Access Alert: Saudi Arabia launches consultation on spectrum management

Continuing the efforts carried out by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CST) to improve Saudi Arabia’s regulatory framework and...

26 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth

Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth

On 7 March 2024, the UK Government unveiled its Space Industrial Plan at the Space-Comm Expo, which was attended by...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2024: The year of mega-constellations

Tech Policy Trends 2024: The year of mega-constellations

The race to control Low Earth Orbit is accelerating, raising concerns about sustainability and space debris. As the private sector...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 3: Lowering the cost

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 3: Lowering the cost

Rural and not-spot connectivity improvements are often expensive. Mast sites can be difficult to procure. Getting power and communications to...

6 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Takeaways from the 61st UN COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

Access Alert: Takeaways from the 61st UN COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) serves as a crucial international forum for addressing...

5 Mar 2024 Opinion
Securing the final frontier: British perspectives on commercial defence in space

Securing the final frontier: British perspectives on commercial defence in space

In a statement on 15 January, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of Defence, Grant Shapps, declared that “The era of the...

19 Feb 2024 Opinion
The future of the ITU WRC cycle: Keeping pace with technological progress

The future of the ITU WRC cycle: Keeping pace with technological progress

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) cycle plays a key role in guaranteeing equitable access to spectrum,...

15 Jan 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Argentina simplifies the provision of satellite services. But will it last?

Access Alert: Argentina simplifies the provision of satellite services. But will it last?

On 21 December, Argentina’s new President issued a Decree (Decree of Necessity and Urgency number 70/23, titled Bases for the...

5 Jan 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Earth Stations in Motion – WRC-23 shaping the future regulatory framework

Access Alert: Earth Stations in Motion – WRC-23 shaping the future regulatory framework

Earth Stations have evolved from large, fixed structures to small satellite antennas mounted on mobile platforms that connect with satellites...

19 Oct 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Colombia opens consultation on updates to the satellite licensing regime

Access Alert: Colombia opens consultation on updates to the satellite licensing regime

On 3 February 2022, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT Ministry) issued Resolution 0376, establishing a new regime...

4 Oct 2023 Opinion
Forging a path forward: Achieving global regulation of hybrid FSO and RF satellites

Forging a path forward: Achieving global regulation of hybrid FSO and RF satellites

As we embrace the ever-growing world of connectivity and data transformation, the telecommunications industry has shifted significantly towards satellite-based technologies....

26 Sep 2023 Opinion
Space Trends Report: Industry Update

Space Trends Report: Industry Update

Every quarter, Access Partnership’s Space & Spectrum Policy (SSP) team publishes a report offering insights into key verticals of the...

14 Sep 2023 Reports
Access Alert: China announces plans for a second mega-constellation, status of its first system remains unknown

Access Alert: China announces plans for a second mega-constellation, status of its first system remains unknown

As part of the global momentum around mega-constellations, China first announced plans to establish such a system in 2020. This...

17 Aug 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia invites participation in Space Radiocommunication Spectrum Outlook consultation

Access Alert: Saudi Arabia invites participation in Space Radiocommunication Spectrum Outlook consultation

Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) recently published a consultation for its forthcoming Space Radiocommunication Spectrum Outlook. Continuing...

16 Aug 2023 Opinion
Exploring the synergy of satellite and cellular for Advanced Air Mobility connectivity

Exploring the synergy of satellite and cellular for Advanced Air Mobility connectivity

If you have not read my previous article, ‘Is Advanced Air Mobility the future of air transportation?’, I would encourage...

11 Jul 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Greece launches tender for commercial satellites

Access Alert: Greece launches tender for commercial satellites

Following the opening of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in Athens in October 2022, business opportunities...

28 Jun 2023 Opinion