E-letter: Briefs

Even though the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market has been established and growing for years, less than half of commercial aircraft are equipped with connectivity. This was one of the key...

Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space launched 49North on Thursday, a new subsidiary exclusively for defense services. The new company will provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR)...

Thales Alenia Space will build a central ground support platform for EU space services like EGNOS, Galileo, Copernicus, and GOVSATCOM/IRIS². The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) recently signed...

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), one of the largest wireless operators in the U.K. is now a step closer to bringing direct-to-device (D2D) services to its U.K. customer base. Ofcom, the...

SpaceX has authorized network operator MTN to provide satellite connectivity services to its government and defense clients, MTN said on Wednesday. MTN’s new services are being rolled out to its...

Loft Orbital is partnering with SmartSat Cooperative Research Center to demonstrate an AI-powered wildfire detection software on its satellites, the hosted payload operator announced on Wednesday. The mission is meant...

SatVu has closed a 30 million pound ($40 million) funding round bringing its total equity funding to 60 million pounds ($80 million). The U.K.-based thermal intelligence company has two satellites...

A new partnership between NanoAvionics and Kepler Communications will give NanoAvionics’ customers easier access to Kepler’s optical relay network. Canada-based Kepler has selected NanoAvionics as the preferred European satellite bus provider...

BlackSky Technology announced a deal with an unnamed international customer for a dedicated Gen-3 satellite, along with BlackSky’s imagery and analytics services. The deal announced Tuesday will give BlackSky’s international...

ST Engineering iDirect will integrate the network management program from G&S SatCom into its Intuition ground system software, under a new strategic partnership. G&S SatConnect is a service management platform widely...