The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is […]
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NAL Research, SGM Technology AS, + Tschudi Shipping Company partner to deliver resilient navigation + tracking solution for commercial maritime vessels
NAL Research with SGM Technology AS (SGM) and Tschudi Shipping Company have joined in a strategic collaboration to deliver a resilient navigation and tracking product line for the commercial shipping […]
Spain: Vodafone posts losses but wins customers
Vodafone Spain, now under the control of UK-based fund Zegona since June 2024, closed its most recent fiscal year (ending March 31st) with losses of €82.12 million. Despite the red […]
SpaceX delivers for Amazon — launches Project Kuiper-01’s smallsats from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-01 mission of 24 smallsats to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
Viasat to enhance IFC for business jets on Hawaii routes
Viasat Inc. is reporting recent, successful test flights that connected the Global Aero Terminal (GAT) 5510 to a ViaSat-3 satellite for the first time. An initial five-hour flight from San […]
Could Amazon buy into AST SpaceMobile?
An intriguing idea been floated around by Defence news expert Larry Ramer, suggesting that Amazon should buy — or make a considerable investment — in AST SpaceMobile. Ramer explained: “In […]
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 […]
Thales Alenia Space to develop SOLiS very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France […]
Vodafone IoT expands ‘Internet in the Car’ service to Slovakia making it the largest European provider of in-car connectivity services
Vodafone IoT announces the expansion of its ‘Internet in the Car’ service to Slovakia, extending the number of countries where motor manufacturers can offer vehicles with reliable, secure and complaint […]
KONGSBERG launches new satellites to complete N3X space constellation
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (’KONGSBERG’) has completed the N3X satellite constellation with the successful launch of two new microsatellites—ARVAKER 2 and 3—aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from California—the N3X satellite constellation […]