MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) and SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE American: SATX) have entered into a definitive agreement under which MDA Space will acquire all outstanding shares of SatixFy in an […]
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Eutelsat eyes Italian satellite contract
Various reports on a proposed $1.5 billion Italian plan for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites talk of the agreement being ‘cancelled’ or ‘paused’ or ‘stalled’. In its place Eutelsat’s CEO has […]
Ligado details bankruptcy exit plan
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 […]
Exolaunch selected to deploy CubeSats for Canada’s CUBICS initiative
Exolaunch has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support the deployment of cubesats as part of CUBICS (CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM), […]
SSC’s ground station contracts for Copernicus, EU’s Earth Observation program
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been awarded several additional satellite ground station contracts by ESA for Copernicus, EU’s Earth Observation program. The new contracts include ground station support from both […]
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat to replace Starlink in Ukraine?
French satellite operator Eutelsat is in detailed talks with the EU to replace Starlink as Ukraine’s primary service for military communications, company CEO Eva Berneke said on March 6th. Eutelsat […]
ESA and Seamless Air Alliance drive 5G Non-Terrestrial Network connectivity for aviation
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) have made key achievements in the development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for aviation connectivity. Following a formalised partnership in […]
Spectra Group to supply Troposcatter COMET to the Irish Defence Force
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, the specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, has announced a contract award to supply the Irish Defence Force with Comtech’s Troposcatter Compact […]
Forrester’s Digest: Globalstar’s plans emerge
Globalstar, last week, ordered 50 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space. It has now been revealed that the C$1.1 billion (€0.74bn) order reflects a request made to the FCC on February […]
Forrester’s Digest: Globalstar orders 50 satellites for Apple sat-phone service
Louisiana-based Globalstar, which is already supplying Apple with emergency satellite signals on its most recent phones, is ordering more than 50 software defined satellites from Canada-based MDA Space. The satellite […]