September 30, 2025

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Direct-to-Device and Defense Momentum: Takeaways from World Space Business Week
Back from Paris, Via Satellite Editor Mark Holmes joins On Orbit host Rachel Jewett to unpack some of the top takeaways from World Space Business Week. Two themes drove much of the conversation during the week — direct-to-device (D2D) and defense.

Spectrum was a big topic of conversation with SpaceX’s big spectrum buy and Viasat and Space42 unveiling a new shared spectrum approach to D2D. And while defense demand is not new…[continued]

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Calian to Design Data Platform for Telesat Lightspeed
Telesat has tasked Calian Group with designing and deploying the data platform that will form the data backbone of its Lightspeed constellation. The data platform…[continued]

Connectivity
Dutch Telco KPN Signs Roaming Partnership With OQ Technology
KPN, the Dutch telco, is the latest big name telco to partner with a satellite player. It is forming a strategic roaming partnership with OQ…[continued]

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Manufacturing
Beyond Gravity to Supply Thruster Pointing Mechanisms for Swissto12 HummingSat Platform
Swissto12 has contracted Beyond Gravity to supply thruster pointing mechanisms for its small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite platform, the HummingSat. The pointing mechanisms are being…[continued]

Technology
KSAT Debuts New Subscription for Integrated Mission Services
Satellite ground network provider Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is expanding its business to offering end-to-end mission services for satellite operators to access mission operations, ground…[continued]

Opinion
ICYMI: NTN’s New Power Player: Is China Aiming to Take the Lead in Space-Based Connectivity?
As satellite connectivity becomes a cornerstone of global telecoms infrastructure, China is rapidly accelerating its space-based ambitions through a wave of mega-constellation deployments. Leading this…[continued]

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