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SpaceX has made a move in the Asian broadband market as it looks to bring Starlink services and hardware to people across the world. It will partner with Malaysian satellite operator Measat in a deal that will see Measat sell Starlink hardware and services in markets that Measat serves. Measat will be an official authorized reseller...

EchoStar Corporation transferred some of Dish Network’s spectrum licenses to a newly formed subsidiary, the company said in a Jan. 10 announcement.  According to EchoStar, Dish Network has transferred certain wireless spectrum licenses to a newly formed subsidiary, EchoStar Wireless Holding L.L.C. These licenses include AWS-4, H-Block, CBRS, C-Band – Cheyenne, 12 GHz, LMDS, 24...

SpaceX sent the first text messages via the recently launched direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, on Monday, the company announced Jan. 10.  SpaceX announced on Jan. 10 that less than six days after launching the satellites, engineers sent and received our text messages to and from unmodified cell phones on the ground to the satellites, using T-Mobile...

A new European Space Agency (ESA) project to fight environmental crime and monitor illegal activities is now fully operational. The project, EO4Security, is dedicated to developing algorithms and application platforms designed to provide tools capable of delivering timely geoinformation on noncompliance with environmental regulations, such as illegal mining and irregular trafficking. e-GEOS, a joint venture...

A group of four space situational awareness satellites for Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space will be Rocket Lab’s first launch of 2024. Rocket Lab announced Monday it plans to launch the mission no earlier than Jan. 18 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.  These satellites will be the first of NorthStar’s space...

Maritime connectivity provider KVH Industries signed a distribution partnership with Eutelsat OneWeb for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity, the company announced Tuesday. KVH plans to offer LEO connectivity for commercial and leisure vessels.  KVH said the LEO service will be sold as a standalone offering and as an integrated companion to its TracNet and TracPhone terminals,...

Es’hailSat has won a new capacity deal with Viasat Energy Services, a business unit of Viasat. Viasat Energy Services is securing capacity on multiple transponders on the Es’hail-1 satellite located at the 25.5 degrees East hotspot and will also use teleport services from Es’hailSat’s facility in Doha, Qatar to provide VSAT services across Middle East...

Rivada Space Networks has made further inroads into the Middle East connectivity market. It is teaming up with Wiseband, an Emirati satellite services company, to bring secure connectivity solutions to the Middle East region. Rivada announced the deal on Jan. 24. Wiseband provides customized private satellite networking solutions which are designed to meet high-performance and...

The National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) awarded Spire Global a $9.4 million data buy for radio occultation (RO) data for an 8-month period. This award is part of  NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Program for RO data.  Spire has provided data to the agency since 2016, and also received a $2.8 million contract from NOAA...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) have formed a strategic partnership for customers to get more out of Kratos’ software-based OpenSpace platform. The partnership will better enable customers to seamlessly deploy and scale virtual ground systems using the OpenSpace platform. The two companies announced the partnership, Jan. 4. RGS is a provider of...