Government restrictions on trade amid rising political tensions are weighing on growth in laser-based optical communications for the satellite connectivity market.

They are clouding the outlook for the fledgling sector even as manufacturing and technology improvements help procurement agencies move…

Questions abound about the FCC’s pending Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction in the US, including the potential for connectivity segment success and the viability of satellite.

Uncertainty shadows satellite in part because of the question of latency, as winners of RDOF funds must meet...