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Eutelsat hails EC’s IRIS-2 project to take on U.S. NTN providers
Executive Summary: The European Commission (EC) has announced the next steps for the IRIS2 [1.] project after reaching an implementation agreement with the prime contractors, one of which is Eutelsat. The EC agreed terms with the SpaceRISE consortium – comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES – for deploying the satellite system, which includes adding 66 more… Read more
Jio’s LEO satellite constellation authorized by IN-SPACe: 5 Tbps over India with 3GPP Rel 17 and 18 NTN Alignment
Executive Summary: India’s space sector has taken another decisive step toward global competitiveness with the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe) granting a key technical authorization to Reliance Jio for a proposed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation of approximately 1,600 satellites. The scale and ambition of the program place it firmly within… Read more
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Tutorial: Architecture, Spectrum, and Technical Foundations
by Paresh Panchal, Principal Engineer – Charter Communications Abstract: Several Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) related articles have appeared on the IEEE ComSoc Techblog over the past year. They include: Alan J Weissberger’s market overview (December 2025), the Keysight/Samsung frequency band n252 demonstration (January 2026), the Telecoms.com survey summary (July 2025), and the enterprise IoT hybrid-network article… Read more
GSA: 5G Non Terrestrial Networks, 5G SA and 5G Advanced gain momentum
5G NTNs: During an April 16th webinar titled “GSA Snapshot: 5G networks, spectrum & devices,” Joe Gardiner, market analyst at CCS Insight and a member of the GSA research team, said GSA data through March 31st reveal that 97 operators in 70 countries have announced they are investing in LEO satellite D2D technology. “There’s a… Read more
Open Cosmos introduces global space-based LEO satellite service for IoT monitoring
Founded in 2015, UK headquartered Open Cosmos has introduced a new integrated satellite service that combines broadband, earth observation, and IoT capabilities to help organizations monitor critical infrastructure, protect environmental assets, and respond more rapidly to events. The company says the offering is unique in combining global IoT connectivity with real-time Earth observation data to… Read more
Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite network comparison: Starlink V2 (Starlink Mobile) vs “Satellite Connect Europe”
Executive Summary: 1. Starlink is preparing a new Direct-to-Device (D2D) constellation to provide satellite fill-in services and has renamed their V2 D2D services as Starlink Mobile. This rebrand coincides with the introduction of their next-generation V2 satellites, which aim to provide 5G-like broadband speeds (up to 150 Mbit/s) directly to unmodified smartphones. With 650 direct-to-cell Starlink… Read more
Dell’Oro: RAN Market Stabilized in 2025 with 1% CAG forecast over next 5 years; Opinion on AI RAN, 5G Advanced, 6G RAN/Core risks
A recently published report from Dell’Oro Group reveals that the Radio Access Network (RAN) market ended the year on a stable note, with stronger than typical 3Q to 4Q seasonality. Fourth-quarter results were consistent with the broader stabilization trend that shaped the RAN market throughout the year, resulting in stable revenue trends for the full… Read more
China’s telecom industry rapid growth in 2025 eludes Nokia and Ericsson as sales collapse
According to a Chinese government update, “Telecommunications business volume and revenue grew steadily, mobile internet access traffic maintained rapid growth, and the construction of network infrastructure such as 5G, gigabit optical networks, and the Internet of Things was further promoted.” Figure 1. Cumulative growth rate of telecommunications service revenue and total telecommunications service volume There… Read more
From LPWAN to Hybrid Networks: Satellite and NTN as Enablers of Enterprise IoT – Part 2
By Afnan Khan (ML Engineer) and Mehsam Bin Tahir (Data Engineer) Introduction: This is the second of two articles on the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the UK Telecom industry. The first is at Enterprise IoT and the Transformation of UK Telecom Business Models – Part 1 Executive Summary: Early Internet of… Read more
2025 Year End Review: Integration of Telecom and ICT; What to Expect in 2026
Disclosure: Perplexity.ai was used as a resource to generate this article rather than use Google search engine results. Executive Summary: The Telecom and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) landscape is entering 2026 shaped by a deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud-native architectures, next-generation connectivity, and security frameworks. What once operated as parallel technology domains… Read more