T-Mobile completed its merger with Sprint Corporation, the wireless company announced Wednesday. The new combined parent company T-Mobile US, Inc., will operate under the name T-Mobile.  The new T-Mobile has pledged to deliver a nationwide 5G network, providing 5G to 99% of the U.S. population within six years, with average 5G speeds in excess of…

Myriota Canada, a Canadian subsidiary of the Australian Internet of Things (IoT) nanosatellite connectivity company Myriota, plans to acquire satellite assets from exactEarth Ltd. for about $422,000. A portion of the payment will be reinvested into the equity of Myriota.  Myriota Canada plans to acquire four satellites, ground station assets, and their associated spectrum licenses…

The White House named NASA and the National Science Foundation as the federal agencies that will help lead its newly launched COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. The Consortium's goal is to provide COVID-19 researchers worldwide with access to powerful high performance computing resources that can significantly advance the pace of scientific discovery in the fight…

Nevada-based spacecraft manufacturer Bigelow Aerospace has laid off its entire workforce of 88 employees, effective immediately, after Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak ordered all "non-essential" businesses in the state to close, according to several news reports. SpaceNews' Jeff Foust was the first to report that Bigelow announced its decision to the company's remaining 68 employees yesterday,…