October 9, 2025
 

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Verizon Deepens AST SpaceMobile Ties With Commercial Agreement
Verizon has formalized a commercial agreement with AST SpaceMobile to provide its direct-to-cell services to Verizon’s customers starting in 2026, AST SpaceMobile announced Wednesday.  This comes after last year, Verizon became a strategic partner of AST SpaceMobile with a $100 million commitment for satellite direct-to-cell service.

Since then, the companies conducted video call trials together. They have also tested two-way RCS messaging, and a voice over LTE call.  AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan commented that the agreement “will extend the scope of Verizon’s 850 MHz premium low-band spectrum…[continued]

Imagery and Sensing
Planet Unveils Next-Gen Owl Satellites With 1 Meter Resolution, Nvidia GPUs
Planet unveiled its next-generation “Owl” satellites, which are designed to provide near-daily monitoring in 1-meter resolution, with more advanced onboard processing capabilities. The Owl fleet…[continued]
Connectivity
Orange Business to Integrate OneWeb into an Emergency Network Solution
Orange Business is integrating Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellite service into a mobile, emergency telecommunications unit called SafetyCase, Orange announced Wednesday.  SafetyCase is a compact solution can…[continued]
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Mobility
Marlink Wins Solutions Deal with Major Polish Shipping Company
Marlink has signed a new communications and satellite solutions deal with one of the largest shipping companies in Eastern Europe. It has secured a deal…[continued]
Magazine
October/November Magazine: A Golden Opportunity?
Via Satellite's October/November magazine is a Cyber/Defense special edition. Experts weigh in on the opportunities and challenges ahead for the Trump administration’s space-based missile defense…[continued]
Government/Military
ICYMI: FCC Chair Targets Satellite Licensing and Spectrum Reform in ‘Space Month’
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr kicked off ‘Space Month’ on Monday, with a target to update satellite licensing and additional spectrum reform.  Speaking at a factory…[continued]

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Defense to ‘anchor’ exploding satellite market over next decade: NovaSpace | Breaking Defense

300 space advocates rally in D.C. to Save NASA Science | The Planetary Society 

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