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Forrester’s Digest: Starlink ups UK fees in congested areas

UK consumers are facing a surcharge of almost £200 (€235) over and above the initial signing on fee because of Starlink network congestion in some parts of the country, according […]

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 […]

Forrester’s Digest: Rocket Lab acquires Mynaric

Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket builder, Rocket Lab, is buying German-based satellite laser specialists Mynaric. Rocket Lab will pay $75 million (€68.7m) in cash and stock and there’s potential […]

Forrester’s Digest: Rivada plans 2026 ‘demo’ launches

Rivada Space Networks used the Washington Satellite 2025 show to announce that it would launch “demonstration” satellites in 2026, and offer “full Outernet service delivery by late 2027” according to […]

Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat orders 100 new OneWeb satellites

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat, which already has some 654 of its OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit, is ordering another 100 satellites from Airbus Defence & Space. The new satellites […]

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, […]

Forrester’s Digest: Rivada: ‘SpaceX contracts still in place’

It was previously reported that would-be satellite operator Rivada Space Networks might have lost its important launch contracts with SpaceX. That is not the case says Rivada. A Rivada spokesman […]