Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
Elon Musk has given a long-form video interview with The Economist by its editor in chief Zanny Minton-Beddoes. His predictions, especially those on the growth of AI and its impact, are fascinating. His predictions include: · In five years, AI compute will exceed the sum of all human intelligence. · In ten years, we will have […]
Aerospace giant Airbus says its space division, which a year ago was anxious about its prospects, has seen business rebound and has successfully met its financial targets making it well-positioned to reap the benefits of surging demand from European governments. In a July 21st investor conference, Airbus management did not precisely reveal its Q2 2026 […]
AST SpaceMobile has been given building permission to construct a 400,000 sq.ft. satellite manufacturing facility alongside its current Midland, Texas campus. As the local press have calculated, this is the equivalent to about seven football fields under one roof, and is designed to enable a continuous production line for satellite manufacturing. It represents around $100 […]
AST SpaceMobile has raised $1 billion (€0.88bn) in convertible debt to fund “satellite expansion”. But there are serious questions over the company’s plans. AST’s formal explanation is that the fresh cash is “intended to support growth initiatives, expand the company’s satellite network, and enable potential partnerships or acquisitions, including efforts to vertically integrate launch capabilities […]
Piper Sandler is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company, focused on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, public offerings and public finance. It is advising its clients that AST SpaceMobile should be considered an ‘Overweight’ element in their portfolios. Piper Sandler’s research analysts have set $100 as a price target for AST. The […]
Amazon’s low Earth orbiting broadband fleet has structured an agreement with local telco Herotel, and with it comes permission to start its broadband service in South Africa. Rival Starlink has been trying for years to gain permission to start its Starlink services and now has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit. Amazon Leo has barely […]
Eutelsat has lodged an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build and launch an extra 528 satellites in its ‘Eutelsat Next’ scheme. The filing says the satellites will orbit at 1,220 kms (the same as OneWeb) and designed to extend the company’s ability to provide secure, resilient, high-speed, high-capacity communications services around the […]
The FCC has given its approval to launch giant space mirrors into orbit. These large spacecraft can reflect sunlight to Earth’s surface for construction sites, search-and-rescue lighting, and more. The company behind the project wants to launch 50,000 of these space mirrors. Reflect Orbital, a California startup that markets itself as The Sunlight Company and […]
In recent days, a slew of banks have issued their valuation forecasts on SpaceX following on from its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The range was extremely wide, from $143 per share from Deutsche Bank to a staggering $800 from Raymond James. However, analysts at technology research company Moffett Nathanson took a more modest view and […]
According to Bloomberg Law, the Ligado Networks saga continues with the satellite operator seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to settle a long-running dispute with Boeing and a claim for $32 million (€27.9m), nearly half of the multinational’s asserted claims in Ligado’s bankruptcy. AST SpaceMobile has an agreement in place with Ligado for L-band services over the […]
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