New satellite services are in development which will permit satellites to communicate directly with unmodified end user phones. These services fall into a category of satellite services known as ...

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant. DirecTV said Monday that it ...

Smart Communications Inc. and partner Lynk Global have completed new direct-to-device satellite field tests in Ilocos Norte, ...

SpaceX Starlink satellite and satellite direct to cellphone communications is saving lives in North Carolina this hurricane season. FCC temporarily approves direct-to-cell Starlink service in areas ...

DirecTV is pulling out of an agreement to buy its satellite rival Dish after bondholders objected to terms of the deal. DirecTV issued an announcement last night saying “it has notified EchoStar of ...

Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the ...

VodafoneThree will start UK customer trials of its direct-to-device satellite service with AST SpaceMobile this summer.

DirecTV and Dish Network, longtime satellite TV adversaries, are set to merge. DirecTV announced a deal Monday with Dish parent company EchoStar to acquire Dish in a deal valued at nearly $10 billion ...