Lynk has initiated satellite-to-cell phone services in the Solomon Islands with its regional mobile operator partner Solomon Islands Limited (Bmobile), which is using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space” to connect its customers with voice and SMS telecommunications services. Lynk announced the service launch, which it calls "sat2phone," on Tuesday. Bmobile currently operates in four provinces across the country:…

The United Arab Emirates' flagship operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company  (Yahsat) is enjoying its strongest fiscal year in the last five years, with both its 2023 nine-month revenue and normalized EBITDA increasing 3% year-over-year, driven by 22% growth in its Thuraya-branded L-band mobility solutions business in the first nine months compared to the same…

Earth observation data company Planet Labs released its new Forest Carbon Diligence dataset — a 10-year archive of global forest carbon, tree height, and cover readings at 30-meter resolution. The company described the archive as a "groundbreaking data product that aims to provide unprecedented insights into forest change and carbon stocks — a crucial tool…

Canadian satellite operator Telesat maintained its full-year 2023 revenue guidance in its 2023 third fiscal quarter (Q3) results, as it hopes to keep losses at a minimum in the ramp up the launch of its long-awaited Lightspeed constellation. In its results issued on Monday, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of $175 million (all figures in Canadian…