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Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar avoids Chapter 11

June 30, 2025

Charlie Ergen, founder and chairman of the EchoStar/DISH combination, is reported to be negotiating with some of the company’s bond and debt-holders for extensions to its debt payment obligations. However, […]

Filed Under: 5G, Agencies, Bankruptcy, Boost Mobile, Business Agreements, Debt Financing, EchoStar, FCC, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Forrester, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, Satellite Spectrum, Satellite Spectrum Analysis, Shareholder Financing, Wireless

Forrester’s Digest: Ligado + AST SpaceMobile deal approved by judge

June 24, 2025

A Delaware bankruptcy court on June 23rd approved the long-term acquisition by AST SpaceMobile (AST) of Ligado’s L-band spectrum over North America. The judge, Thomas Horan, was brief in saying, […]

Filed Under: Acquisitions, AST SpaceMobile, Bankruptcy, Business Moves, L-Band, Ligado Networks, North America, Spectrum Acquisition

AST SpaceMobile confirms Ligado payment

June 16, 2025

AST SpaceMobile will pay around $550 million (€474.9m) to Ligado for its L-band spectrum over North America. The news was confirmed late on June 13th. The payment will allow Ligado […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, AT&T, Bankruptcy, Equity, Equity Financing, Inmarsat, L-Band, Ligado Networks, MSS, North America, Terrestrial Networks, Verizon, Viasat

Forrester’s Digest: SpaceX buys Akoustis out of bankruptcy

May 19, 2025

SpaceX has acquired Akoustis Technologies which manufactures integrated devices using patented bulk acoustic wave RF filters. SpaceX, using subsidiary Tune Holdings, acquired the company out of bankruptcy. “Through the Transaction […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Battery Management System, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Customers, Manufacturing, OEM, Other Transaction Authority (OTA), Selling Assets, Signal Analyzer, SpaceX

Ligado details bankruptcy exit plan

March 25, 2025

Ligado Networks entered Chapter 11 in January. It has now presented its exit plan to the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. A key portion of the exit scheme is an agreement with […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Agreement, Agreement, AST SpaceMobile, Bankruptcy, Business Agreements, Business Moves, Canada, Contract Amendment, Contracts, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense (DoD), Government, Inmarsat, L-Band, License, Ligado Networks, Military, Satellite Spectrum, Spectrum, Transition, United Kingdom (UK), United States, Viasat

Class Action against Terran Orbital updated

February 25, 2025

Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital, now owned by Lockheed Martin, is facing a Class Action brought by law firm Levi & Korsinsky (and others) and recently an amended complaint was filed […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Customer Contracts, Financial Outlook, Investors, Lockheed Martin, Revenue, Satellites, Terran Orbital

Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile helps bankrupt Ligado

January 7, 2025

Ligado Networks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 6th. Ligado holds some extremely valuable ‘L-band’ spectrum over North America but is in the middle of a bitter dispute […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, Bankruptcy, Europe, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, Frequency Spectrum, Inmarsat, L-Band, Ligado Networks, Mobile SATCOM Services (MSS), North America, Satellite-to-Cellular, Spectrum, U.S. Government, Viasat

Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar “…bankruptcy the most likely outcome.”

May 12, 2024

EchoStar, the Charlie Ergen-owned pay-TV and satellite operator, is struggling. CEO Hamid Akhavan told analysts in the company’s post-results call with analysts that the company has $1.98 billion of debt […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, DISH Network, EchoStar, Forrester, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest

Rocket Lab’s $16.1M purchase of Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach, California, assets bolster Neutron Rocket program

May 23, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) a launch and space systems company, announced it has been selected as a successful bidder and is finalizing an […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Bidding, Business Moves, Constellation, Neutron, Note + Warrant Purchase Agreement, Photon, Production, Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit Tagged With: Featured

Forrester’s Digest: Virgin Orbit secures $31.6 million in DiP financing & SpaceX wants more satellites

April 6, 2023

By Chris Forrester, Advanced Television Virgin Orbit has secured $31.6 million (€29.9m) in ‘Debtor in Possession’ financing from its U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware. The satellite services company said it […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Finance, Virgin Investments, Virgin Orbit Tagged With: Featured

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