Author: Jeffrey Hill
November 7, 2023
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:…
November 7, 2023
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…
November 7, 2023
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…
November 6, 2023
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…