Finance

Satellite and terrestrial communications provider Peraton has announced that the acquisition of Strategic Resources International (SRI) has been completed. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This acquisition allows […]

Marlink has announced a partnership with pure-play engineering services company L&T Technology Services (LTTS) to deliver new Internet of Things (IOT) solutions using satellite networks for extended connectivity in the […]

DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, has announced that with the complete integration of its WorldView-4 satellite imagery into SecureWatch, the company’s cloud-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) platform, customers can now access […]

NewSpace is finding a home in Glasgow, Scotland with companies such as Spire and Clyde Space thriving in the country as government funding continues to flow. The University of Glasgow […]

Historically, traditional space has not been able to such as India and China due to various restrictions that fall within the ambit of several political, economic, social, and technological barriers. […]

David Hartshorn, secretary general of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) for two decades, has surprisingly decided to step down. The GVF announced Hartshorn’s shock resignation on April 19. The GVF […]

NanoRacks is partnering with Altec and Thales Alenia Space to pursue further opportunities at the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, NanoRacks will be staffing its first formal European-based […]

RigNet aims to strengthen its position in the oil and gas market with two major new acquisitions in the United States: Automation Communications Engineering (Auto-Comm), a diversified telecommunications services company, […]

Eutelsat has sold its stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat for just more than 300 million euros ($371.24 million). Eutelsat had held a 33.69 percent stake the Spanish operator. The […]

Spire Global, a space to cloud analytics company that uses proprietary satellite data and algorithms to provide advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking, has announced its participation in the Esri […]

Agronow is spearheading a new revolution it calls Agriculture 5.0, through which it aims to monitor crops by using Artificial Intelligence (AI), making it possible for all sectors involved in […]

S7 Group, the holding company that owns Russia’s S7 Airlines, has finally closed the transaction on its $109 million purchase of Sea Launch assets from RSC Energia. The two corporations […]

Boeing announced its investment in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom-based Reaction Engines, whose technology will contribute to the next generation of hypersonic flight and space access vehicles. Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures division participated […]

SES has appointed John-Paul Hemingway as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SES Networks, effective April 5. Hemingway succeeds Steve Collar, who has officially taken on his new position as president […]

This story, about how an electric co-op morphed into a community ISP, is one that everyone in the satellite and telecoms industry should read. This is what we are talking […]

For many years, the satellite industry behaved differently from other high technology industries, where continuous and rapid change is a constant. Only until recent years has our industry begun moving […]

Now nearing the final stretch of technical qualifications, Sky and Space Global is on track to begin deploying its full Pearls constellation in the beginning of next year. The company […]

Viasat has opened its new expanded office in Dublin, Ireland, which is expected to house up to 250 team members focused on developing next-generation software and technology for the company’s […]

Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) newly released High Altitude Platforms (HAPs), 2nd Edition report forecasts $1.7 billion in cumulative HAPs revenues over the next decade for airships, balloons and pseudo-satellite platforms. Of the three […]

Seraphim Capital has launched the United Kingdom’s first dedicated accelerator program for best-of-breed space startups, supported both by U.K. and European government agencies and a slew of corporate partners. According […]

A South African-manufactured nanosatellite orbiting Earth since May 2017 has successfully generated sales of some of its sub-systems on the international satellite market. The satellite, called nSight 1, is a […]

World View announced that it has successfully closed a $26.5 million Series C financing round led by Accel. The Series C also included major investment by Canaan and Norwest Venture […]

RigNet announced it has completed its acquisition of Intelie, which has developed a technology platform for real-time predictive analytics. The closing was effective March 23. According to RigNet, the acquisition […]

NewSpace startup LeoSat, which is building the satellite equivalent of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in space, plans to focus primarily on raising funds for its Series A round this […]

Relativity Space announced the close of its $35 million Series B financing, led by Playground Global with full participation from existing Series A investors Social Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, and […]

Boeing’s HorizonX ventures arm has joined a $15 million funding round for Australian nanosatellite startup Myriota. Blue Sky Venture Capital and Main Sequence Ventures, both Australian firms, led the funding […]

Spacecom announced it has chosen SSL to build its Amos 8 communications satellite. The satellite will deliver broadcast, broadband and data services from Spacecom’s 4 degrees West hotspot to Europe, […]

After some hemming and hawing, President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday that will fund most government functions through the end of September. While the bill […]

Kuang-Chi Science and NanoRacks announced a partnership to cooperate on Kuang-Chi’s near-space helium spacecraft, the Traveler. The partnership will focus on the development of the Traveler program outside of China, […]

Quilty Analytics announced a partnership with veteran investment bankers to provide an expanded range of financial and strategic advisory services to industry stakeholders. Lee Priest and Justin Cadman will partner […]