Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has signed a multi-year contract to enable internet connectivity and e-learning solutions for schools in Nigeria together with a local partner Intertel, and in partnership with Zinox, a Nigerian internet and e-Learning service provider. The deal was announced on Monday. Financial details were not disclosed. Spacecom said its AMOS-17 digital and…

In February, Telesat finally came forward with the long-awaited announcement of the details of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, a venture away from Geostationary Orbit (GEO) for the Canadian satellite operator. In its largest procurement ever, Telesat has contracted Thales Alenia Space (TAS) to build its initial constellation of 298 Ka-band satellites. The constellation, called…

Telesat has selected Thales Alenia Space as the prime contractor to manufacture the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation it is calling Lightspeed. The agreement between Telesat and Thales is worth $3 billion, and Telesat is investing about $5 billion total into the project, CEO Dan Goldberg said in a Tuesday press conference.  The deal marks a…

SpaceX Founder Elon Musk said he will take the company's Starlink satellite connectivity business public once it is able to predict positive cash flow "reasonably well." The billionaire space entrepreneur, now officially the richest person in the world, also predicted that SpaceX would need at least a year to make Starlink cash flow positive. In…