E-letter: Briefs

BlackSky Technology grew revenue 8% year-over-year in 2024 and reached new record revenue — but this growth was considerably less than the 45% growth the company realized in 2023.  The...

Inmarsat Maritime has signed a new deal in the maritime arena with Toei Reefer Line which will see Inmarsat Maritime install NexusWave onboard the company’s factory vessels to support crew...

Steve Collar, former CEO of SES, is returning to the satellite industry to join the board of directors of Swissto12 and become its new chairman. Swissto12 announced the appointment, March...

The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to work together on 5G and 6G open architecture, standards-based satellite non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). The collaboration aims...

Verizon Business added Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity services from Skylo to its suite of global IoT offerings, Verizon announced on March 5. Verizon’s IoT customers can access wireless services...

Fleet Space Technologies has acquired HiSeis, a seismic exploration technology company. Fleet Space announced the acquisition on Wednesday, saying it will integrate HiSeis’ seismic solutions into its ExoSphere platform, which...

BlackSky Technology shared the first images from the company’s first Gen-3 satellite which launched on Feb. 18.  BlackSky shared two very high-resolution images on Tuesday, one collected over the Sydney...

Orange Africa and Middle East (Orange) and Eutelsat Group partnered to connect isolated areas in Africa and the Middle East with broadband access through satellite connectivity, Eutelsat announced on March...

G&S SatCom and Intelsat entered a technology agreement to implement an AI platform aimed at refining Intelsat’s multi-orbit service offerings, G&S SatCom announced on March 3. This collaboration will enable...

Aalto HAPS has conducted a successful connectivity test on the behalf of customer Space Compass and its partner NTT Docomo. The test saw Aalto conduct a stratospheric connectivity test in...