Kacific orders US$147m high-speed broadband satellite from Boeing
Singapore startup Kacific has ordered its first satellite to deploy high-speed broadband across South East Asia and the Pacific after raising US$147m through ...
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Greg McCray named Google Fiber head
Alphabet has hired telecoms veteran Greg McCray as CEO of its Access unit that includes Google Fiber, the high-speed internet venture it has been reshaping ...
Iridium Communications says still on track for NEXT following second launch delay
Iridium Communications struck an optimistic tone on the deployment of its new MSS constellation despite suffering another launch delay. The company has now targeted ...
ViaSat’s high R&D dampens profits as work progresses on next-gen satellite
ViaSat had higher-than-expected incremental research & development spending in Q317 due in part to its next generation ViaSat-3 project and related ...
Softbank to scale up investment activities by taking Fortress private
Japan’s Softbank has taken another step in what it terms its ‘2.0 transformation strategy’ by striking a US$3.3bn deal to buy diversified ...
SpaceKnow becomes latest satellite imagery analysis startup to win financing as BlueYard leads series A
SpaceKnow has secured US$4m in its series A as data analytics startups continue to be the darling of investors while those ...
Orbital ATK sues DARPA after it partners with SSL on satellite servicing business
Space Systems Loral has signed a contract with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to embark on a new ...
Globalstar Q&A: Using satellite spectrum for terrestrial LTE
US satellite operator Globalstar recently won a landmark FCC ruling to use mid-band spectrum for terrestrial TD-LTE, after backing down ...
Eutelsat finalises JV that will see it finance ViaSat-3 satellite
Eutelsat’s stock ended the day up more than 8% after it unveiled details of its joint venture with ViaSat which will now offer inflight mobility ...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 252
Group Editor-in-Chief Jason Rainbow discusses the latest industry developments in “Consolidation appetite paves the way for foreign exits”. This Viewpoint ...
