Year: 2024

Rail cars in Brazil for freight train company MRS Logística are now equipped with Iridium satellite connectivity as part of a new collaboration announced Tuesday.  MRS is a freight train...

Impulse Space announced a $150 million Series B funding round on Tuesday to support the production of the company’s Helios and Mira vehicles. Impulse Space is led by Tom Mueller,...

LONDON — Satellites have the capability to play a huge role in the sustainable agricultural revolution. This was a key theme during the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, which took place...

The SES deal to acquire Intelsat will be remembered as one of the biggest news stories of 2024. After years of back-and-forth, will-they-won’t-they, two of the largest satellite operators are...

July 11 was a bad day for SpaceX. For the first time since 2015, its Falcon 9 rocket failed to deliver its payload into orbit. After a flawless launch from...

In this new, multi-orbit era, some satcom customers are demanding unprecedented network resiliency. Users want fully integrated terminals to enable true multi-orbit mobile connectivity. For users demanding the ultimate redundancy,...

Alison Perez, a venture capitalist, is always on the hunt for the next transformational technology solution. And lately, it’s the solutions that address sustainability in space that are piquing the...

In a column in 2022, I shared some thoughts on the lack of national regulatory frameworks addressing direct-to-device (D2D) at the time. Later in 2023, I commented that given the number of...

Sustainability has become a critical focus across industries, and the space sector is no exception. As our reliance on space grows, so does the need to address the sustainability of...

DirecTV is acquiring EchoStar‘s video distribution business, including Dish TV and Sling TV. EchoStar said this move refocuses the company’s portfolio on wireless and satellite connectivity markets.  The deal brings...