Gilat Satellite Networks wins deal from Antamina
Gilat Satellite Networks announced its deal with Antamina, one of the largest copper/zinc mines in the world, for its e-learning project in the Municipality...
OneWeb launches 36 satellites using ISRO rocket
India’s GSLV MkIII rocket, renamed for this mission as LVM3 M2, on Sunday lifted off with 36 satellites of the UK-based OneWeb from the...
UK to investigate Viasat’s $7.3 bn deal for Inmarsat
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the competition regulator in the UK, will conduct an in-depth investigation about Viasat’s $7.3 billion takeover of satellite rival...
Amazon selects Boeing-Lockheed JV for launching internet satellites
Amazon has selected Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance for using a rocket in order to launch its two prototype satellites for internet-from-space constellation in early...
Eutelsat targets $1.9 bn revenue after OneWeb deal
Eutelsat Communications, the world’s third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, said it expected its acquisition of OneWeb will lift annual sales to 2 billion euros...
Intelsat launches Northrop Grumman-manufactured Galaxy satellites
Intelsat announced the launch of Northrop Grumman-manufactured Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34, geosynchronous communications satellites, targeting media customers in North America.
“Today’s launch demonstrates Intelsat’s...
Viasat sells Link 16 TDL business to L3Harris for $1.96 bn
Viasat announced its deal to sell its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies for $1.96 billion.
The sale is expected to result...
SpaceX appeals FCC rejection of rural broadband subsidies
SpaceX has challenged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to deny $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidy to the space company’s satellite internet...
Apple’s Emergency SOS sends warning messages to operators: GlobalData
Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite service in the US and Canada for its new iPhone 14 models sets stage for showdown with operators and...
Satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 21.2 mn by 2026
The global satellite IoT subscriber base grew to surpass 3.9 million in 2021. The number of satellite IoT subscribers will increase at a compound...
NASA inks $1.4 bn deal with SpaceX as Boeing struggles
SpaceX has won a $1.4 billion contract from the U.S. space agency NASA to launch five more astronaut missions to the International Space Station...
T-Mobile to use Elon Musk’s SpaceX to enhance mobile coverage
T-Mobile US said it will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile connectivity in parts of the United States.
Starlink’s satellites will use...
Viasat wins $99 million order for Military Tactical Radios
Viasat has won a $99 million order for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminals from U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)...
India’s small rocket mission fails, two satellites unusable
The maiden mission of India's brand new rocket about Rs 56 crore Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on Sunday morning ended in a failure.
India...
SES reports revenue of €899 mn and contract backlog of €5.1 bn
SES has reported revenue of €899 million (+2.8 percent) and Adjusted EBITDA of €545 million (flat) for the six months ended 30 June 2022.
Video revenue...
Eutelsat to buy OneWeb in all-share deal
Eutelsat Communications and OneWeb announced their merger to create an entity with revenues of €1.2 billion and EBITDA of €0.7 billion in FY22-23.
Revenues are...