Iridium revenue jumps more than 24% in Q4
Low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications provider Iridium Communications today reported fourth-quarter revenues of $193.8 million, a 24.3% year-over-year increase and a...
Skylo, Kigen team up for 5G IoT expansion
Satellite network and internet of things (IoT) solutions provider Skylo Technologies and IoT enabler Kigen are working together to expand...
Space sector could see more M&A activity in 2023
The space sector could see more mergers and acquisitions in 2023, while defense spending will be critical to ongoing stability....
Direct-to-device satellite must move beyond emergency SOS to succeed
When it comes to direct-to-cellphone satellite communications, services will have to include more than SOS alerts and text messaging if...
OneWeb, Galaxy sign five-year, $50M agreement
Galaxy Broadband, a subsidiary of Canadian capital partner Crown Capital, has entered a five-year agreement with low-Earth-orbit network provider OneWeb...
Smallsat market has potential to thrive
Of the approximately 180 spacecraft sent into space last year, 95% were smallsats – and 80% of those are being...
Comtech scores +$20M in contract modifications from US Army
Satellite communications provider Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded more than $20 million by the U.S. Army in four Very Small...
EchoStar, Astro Digital team up for IoT services
Astro Digital has signed a deal with EchoStar to manufacture 28 satellites for a low-Earth-orbit S-band mobile network which will...
AST SpaceMobile, TIM Brasil team up for satellite testing
Satellite-to-cellphone connectivity provider AST SpaceMobile is partnering with TIM Brasil to test providing 4G data and voice services in Brazil...
Isar, Spaceflight team up for European launch
German aerospace company Isar Aerospace and launch services provider Spaceflight have signed an agreement in which Spaceflight will have one...
