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 […]
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EU + Costa Rica deepen digital partnership with satellite connectivity agreement
The European Union and Costa Rica have further enhanced digital connectivity and technological sovereignty with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Costa Rica’s Ministry of Science, Innovation, […]
SES: ‘FCC wants more C-band spectrum’
The post-results analysts call with SES senior management focused on two topics: The possibility of another C-band release of spectrum to the FCC and the state of the Intelsat $3.1 […]
Indra Group to acquire a majority of the share capital of Hispasat
Indra Group has entered into an agreement with Redeia Corporación for the acquisition of 89.68% of the share capital of Hispasat, a satellite operator and service provider, for a total […]
Forrester’s Digest: Thales, Hispasat start Quantum Key geo-system
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), and Hispasat, Redeia’s satellite services operator, have announced the start of the development, manufacturing, […]
IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels
SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has signed the agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) that will see the consortium design, deliver […]
Forrester’s Digest: EU spends €10bn on Starlink rival
The IRIS2 project for hundreds of satellites was confirmed December 16th with the signing of contracts worth €10.6 billion with the SpaceRISE consortium. The consortium, led by satellite operators SES, […]
Hispasat, SoFast partner on LatAm FAST offering
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and SoFast, a US provider of FAST channels, have partnered to distribute FAST TV channels to affiliated Hispasat customers throughout Latin America. In 2023, Hispasat launched […]
SES under considerable market pressure, within hours from high to ‘all time low’
November 7th saw satellite operator SES present its latest set of numbers. By and large the all-important analysts thought they were solid, and there was an initial uptick with share […]
Hispasat’s comprehensive fire protection system in three new areas reforested by Green Engine
The satellite communications operator Hispasat has rolled out its comprehensive fire management solution in a forest reforested by Green Engine, an initiative promoted by Repsol Foundation and Sylvestris. The installation […]