Focus: Asia-Pacific
January 27, 2023
Measat has signed a new MoU to boost connectivity in rural parts of Malaysia. The company announced Jan. 27 that it is joining forces with Parcel365 and M2B Services (collectively Parcel365) to collaborate on the Digital Village365 initiative that aims to uplift rural communities and digital economic activities for B40 communities. B40 is a term…
January 26, 2023
In-Space Missions has signed a new partnership deal in Asia, as it looks to bounce back after the recent Virgin Orbit launch failure in the United Kingdom, which it had designed and built the two Prometheus-2 satellites for. The company announced Jan. 25 that it is teaming up with Singapore Space Technologies Ltd (SSTL) to…
January 24, 2023
Japanese space startup Warpspace has signed an order for a small number of Mynaric Condor Mk3 terminals. Warpspace plans to use the terminals to establish a commercial optical data relay network for Earth observation satellites. Product delivery is scheduled for 2023, 2024, and 2025. “Warpspace is building a highly capable optical data relay network in…
December 29, 2022
Intelsat and J-AIR are rolling out in-flight connectivity on the Japanese airline’s Embraer E190 aircraft, the companies announced Dec. 28. J-AIR is a Japan Airlines subsidiary that offers regional flights in Japan. Japan Airlines has installed Intelsat’s 2Ku system on the first of J-AIR’s E190 aircraft and the service is now available on select flights.…