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The Seismic Shifts in the Satellite Communications Landscape are Far From Over
The satellite communications market has evolved rapidly over the past four years. As SpaceX’s Starlink has racked up not just hundreds, but even thousands of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (recently surpassing 10,000 satellites), several mergers have taken place, including Eutelsat/OneWeb and Viasat/Inmarsat in 2023, SES and Intelsat in 2024, and Lynk Global/Omnispace in 2025.
These incumbents have attempted to buff up their capabilities in orbital planes and market segments, both in geographic and operational domains, and seek access to deeper financial pockets. Competition is only likely to increase as Amazon Leo is entering the market, and Blue Origin, the…[continued]
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Finance
Iridium Continues IoT Subscriber Growth in Q1, Desch Talks NTN Direct Launch and Spectrum
Iridium continued its growth in IoT subscribers in the first quarter of 2026, reporting a slight 2% revenue increase year-over-year. CEO Matt Desch said the…[continued] |
Connectivity
SpinLaunch to Use Equinx Data Centers as Teleport Sites for its Constellation
SpinLaunch plans to work with digital infrastructure provider Equinx to support the ground infrastructure for its Meridian constellation with a plan to deploy “ultra-compact teleports”…[continued] |
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Satellite systems face long certification cycles and rising post-quantum risks. wolfSSL enables FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography, with hardware-rooted secure boot and CNSA 2.0 support. Achieve FIPS compliance in as little as 90 days and deploy on space-grade hardware with deterministic performance, a minimal footprint, and support for bare-metal and RTOS environments.
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Finance
Univity Raises Further Funding for VLEO Constellation for Europe
French constellation startup Univity closed a 27 million euro ($32 million) Series A round to fund two demonstration satellites as it works toward deploying a…[continued] |
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Connectivity
FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Commercial Authorization for Direct-to-Device Service
The FCC has granted AST SpaceMobile commercial authorization to provide direct-to-device services using spectrum from its partner mobile network operators (MNOs). The FCC released an…[continued] |
Government/Military
ICYMI: US Officials See Proposed European Union Space Act as Complicated Overreach
The European Union is working on a draft of the EU Space Act, which has raised concerns of overreach, particularly among U.S. officials. The Space…[continued] |
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