Skywatch: STL Partners’ satellite tracker

£8,000.00 excl VAT

Skywatch tracks the partnerships between telcos and satellite/non-terrestrial network (NTN) players publicly announced since 1 January 2024. It is updated monthly. NTN operators include GEO, LEO, MEO and multi-orbit players, as well as HAPS platforms.

Description

Format: PDF file & Excel file
Pages: 35
Author: David Martin, Xiaoya Sun, Emma Buckland, Krsna Singh
Publication date: May 2026

Note: This product also includes an Excel spreadsheet of the Skywatch tracker database.

A monthly snapshot of the most significant tie-ups between telcos and their counterparts in the sky, with a biannual deep dive into a critical topic.

It forms part of STL Partners’ Skywatch project, launched in July 2025. From April 2026, Skywatch will be restructured around four core deliverables to provide a more targeted and in-depth analysis, as outlined below:

Source: STL Partners

Skywatch tracker consists of two parts:

  • The tracker is presented as a monthly updated Excel spreadsheet in which each entry summarises the characteristics of the public announcement relating to the partnership
  • The report is presented as a monthly updated analysis of major developments in the satellite industry, complemented by a biannual deep dive into a critical topic.

Technologies and industry terms referenced include: constellation, D2D, emergency, GEO, IoT connectivity, LEO, MEO, Messaging, mobile backhaul, multi-orbit, NTN, remote, satellite, terrestrial