Tag: LEO satellites

Fleet Space lifts Defence’s sovereign satcom hopes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Fleet Space Technologies says a sovereign satellite communications system for Australia’s military is still feasible, after delivering a low-Earth orbit satellite project to Defence. As Australia explores a militarised...

Govt rejects mobile obligation monopoly fears

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Senior government officials have doused fears that a new policy to extend universal service obligations to mobile phones would further entrench Elon Musk’s Starlink service in Australia. Appearing before...

Mobile coverage pledge: The missing piece of the telco puzzle

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Labor has announced a new telecommunications policy that will provide Australians with access to outdoor mobile voice calls and SMS almost everywhere across Australia. The new Universal Outdoor Mobile...

Govt pledges universal mobile coverage across Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australians will have access to mobile phone calling and SMS services almost anywhere in Australia by 2027 under an Albanese government election pledge to leverage Starlink and other low...

NSW must keep searching for ‘ubiquitous connectivity’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Minns government is being urged to carry on the state’s pursuit of “ubiquitous connectivity” by partnering with industry and innovators to overcome the digital divide with a complex...

Fleet Space scores first satellite deal with Defence

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Nanosatellite startup Fleet Space Technologies has struck a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s nascent Space Command defence agency to develop a low-Earth orbit satellite communications system. The 16-month deal,...

The lessons of satellite bankruptcies

Posted on   |  by Shannon Fisher
The recent flurry of satellite internet companies seeking bankruptcy protection (OneWeb, Intelsat, Speedcast) should act as a timely warning for the industry: the market has changed and now more...