In the era of infinite content, it seems Brits are having a good go at watching as much of it as possible, and Gen Z is emerging as the driving […]
Italy
Forrester’s Digest: Etihad showcases Airbus A321LR with Viasat WiFi
Middle East airline Etihad has showcased is new passenger layout on its Airbus A321LR fleet, enthusiastically described by the airline as being “beautiful” and noting that Viasat will provide “superfast, […]
Italy moves ahead with study for 100-satellite constellation
The Italian government has approved Phase 2 of a feasibility study exploring the possibility of the country developing an 100-satellite constellation. While few details have been announced, initial reports indicate […]
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 […]
Space Industries debuts: 15 million euros invested to produce more than 200 satellites a year
Space Industries S.p.A., a new company in the Space sector specializing in the assembly, integration and testing of satellites up to 500 kg, is born. The company was founded at the […]
Leonardo + Baykar sign a partnership for unmanned technologies
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Baykar Technologies and Leonardo for the development of unmanned technologies. The agreement is based on the industrial synergies and complementarities of […]
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 […]
Forrester’s Digest: Airbus, Thales to merge satellite divisions?
Europe’s two giant aerospace companies are looking to merge their satellite-related businesses. Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space are in ‘nonbinding’ talks about merging their two divisions. One […]
Eutelsat: “What a mess”
Within minutes of Eutelsat releasing its half-yearly results on February 14th a major sell-off by shareholders occurred, and drove Eutelsat’s share price down to another ‘all time low’ of just […]
Portuguese government admits DTT “a costly failure”
From Branislav Pekic in Rome: Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Portugal has been a “costly failure”, currently being used by less than 3 per cent of the country’s population and […]