Tele2, in partnership with Skylo, is launching a new Global Satellite IoT Connectivity service in Sweden—this launch makes Tele2 the first Swedish operator to offer a commercial 3GPP-based direct-to-device satellite […]
Commercial Partnerships
Eutelsat + Multimedios Televisión consolidate longstanding satellite partnership in Mexico
Eutelsat has renewed the firm’s multi-year partnership with Multimedios Televisión, one of Mexico’s top free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters and part of Grupo Multimedios, the major national media conglomerate. The new agreement […]
Australia’s Gilmour Space and Japan’s Space BD to provide satellite launch services + expand opportunities in Asia-Pacific
Space BD Inc, a leading Japanese space business integrator, and Gilmour Space Technologies, Australia’s leading launch services provider, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to deliver satellite launch services […]
Orbex in trouble?
Orbex has delayed its UK rocket launch to 2026 due to site and funding issues. SaxaVord, the launch site in Scotland, isn’t ready, and more financial support is said to […]
TPG completes acquisition of AT&T’s 70% stake in DIRECTV
TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a leading global alternative asset management firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition from AT&T of the remaining 70% stake in DIRECTV it did not already […]
India’s Vi and AST SpaceMobile partner to provide satellite connectivity in India
Vi (Vodafone Idea), India’s telecom service provider, and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smartphones, for commercial and government […]
United Launch Alliance successfully launches Amazon’s first operational satellites
Atlas V precisely delivers the first grouping of operational broadband satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., (April 28, 2025) – A United Launch Alliance […]
SES’ + Lynk Global’s D2D services strategic partnership announced
SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth, direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s […]
Complaints over Rivada’s ‘Outernet’ name
Rivada Space Network has been using the term ‘Outernet’ to describe its planned orbital satellite service for some time. But its use, especially as a potential trademark, is being challenged […]
Dawn Aerospace to provide Reditus Space satellite propulsion for satellite-based on-orbit manufacturing
Dawn Aerospace has signed a new partnership with Reditus Space Inc, marking it Dawn’s first venture supporting on-orbit manufacturing applications in space. Reditus Space is a company focused on developing […]