OneWeb has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Her Majesty’s Government (HMG), through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy), and Bharti Global […]
Business Moves
The UK + India Sole Bidders for OneWeb Assets
Seemingly, the UK and India were the solitary joint bidder for OneWeb’s assets. The UK government, in a statement on July 3rd, said it would provide $500 million (€444.9 million), […]
EUMETSAT’s Next Director-General
The Council of Europe’s operational satellite agency for weather and climate, EUMETSAT, has appointed Philip Evans as the organization’s next Director-General for a five-year term, starting on January 1, 2021. […]
Weather Stream Birthed by Orbital Micro Systems
Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) has announced that the company’s Board of Directors has agreed to spin out the firm’s Earth Observation (EO) data business. The new corporation, Weather Stream, will […]
Telesat Also Wants OneWeb’s Satellites??
Ottawa-based Telesat has reportedly entered a bid for OneWeb’s satellite assets. But it isn’t alone. There will be an auction process on July 2nd in New York. The UK is […]
Kongsberg Digital Acquires COACH Solutions
Kongsberg Digital has acquired COACH Solutions, a firm that supplies software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring — the new name will be KONGSBERG COACH Solutions. COACH’s vessel performance monitoring […]
Thuraya and Telespazio are Partners for Global Distribution
Thuraya, and Telespazio have agreed to distribute its products and services worldwide. Thuraya is the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE’s Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), and Telespazio, […]
Yahsat’s New Chief Financial Officer, He Comes from SES
Andrew Cole will be as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), a UAE-based global satellite operator. The Board of Directors determined his selection, and he […]
The Amazon Web Services + Capella Space Connection
Using AWS, Capella provides its customers with access to satellite data within minutes of its capture – far faster than…
NSSTC-UAEU and GomSpace’s Contract Supports Development of Ambitious Satellite Projects
An announcement was issued regarding an agreement between NSSTC-UAEU (The National Space Science and Technology Centre at United Arab Emirates University) and GomSpace that is valued at approx. EUR 440,000. […]