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Top Stories for the week of May 8, 2026
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Connectivity | May 5, 2026

What Amazon's Globalstar Acquisition Means for MSS Spectrum and D2D Market: Analyst Roundtable

After months of rumors in the market that Globalstar was for sale, Amazon moved last month to acquire the company in a deal worth roughly…[continued]
Partner Content | May 4, 2026

Future-Proofing Satellite Networks With ST Engineering iDirect Sales SVP Brian Jakins

How do you future-proof your satellite network to thrive in an increasingly connected world? It’s a key question that network operators are asking as they…[continued]
Finance | May 5, 2026

Telesat’s GEO Business Declines 25% in Q1 

Telesat’s GEO business declined 25% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, as the operator works toward the launch of its Lightspeed constellation.  CEO Dan…[continued]
Earth Observation | May 4, 2026

NRO Makes New Commercial Awards to EarthDaily, Iceye, and Pixxel

AURORA, Colo. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded new contracts for Earth sensing data to three companies under its Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE)…[continued]
Connectivity | May 6, 2026

Verizon Details 'Satellite-Everywhere' for Disaster Response, Expands Satellite Fleet  

Verizon has made a significant expansion in its satellite fleet for disaster response as it moves toward a "satellite-everywhere" failover strategy, a representative for the…[continued]
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Technology | May 5, 2026

SWISSto12 Strikes German Partnership Deal for D2D GEO Satellite

Swissto12 has struck a key new partnership deal in Germany which could bring exciting new media broadcast capabilities to Geostationary (GEO) satellites. It will work…[continued]
Government/Military | May 5, 2026

Anduril to Work With Impulse Space, K2 Space, Voyager, and Others on Space-Based Interceptor Award

Anduril Industries has named a team of collaborators for its recent award to prototype technologies for space-based interceptors, and will work with Impulse Space, Inversion…[continued]
Technology | May 4, 2026

STMicroelectronics Expects its Space Business to Reach More than $3B Over Three Years 

Global semiconductor company STMicroelectronics — a supplier to SpaceX and other space companies – expects to earn more than $3 billion from its space business over…[continued]
Finance | May 7, 2026

MDA Space Satellite Revenue Grows 40% in Q1, Greenley Says 'No Change' Due to Globalstar Deal

MDA Space posted 32% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026 and more than 40% growth for its satellite manufacturing business, driven by…[continued]
Government/Military | May 6, 2026

Enabled by AI, NGA Director Focused on Mission, Transformation, and Workforce

AURORA, Colo. — To ensure the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is postured to meet rapidly evolving threat and warfighters’ needs, is resilient and exploits emerging…[continued]
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