The cash-raising move, of €828 million, was not unexpected having been agreed by shareholders at Eutelsat’s September 30th AGM. Indeed, a further €672 million has already been pre-agreed with shareholders and both as part of strengthening the operator’s capital. The French State will subscribe for €551 million, Bharti Space Limited for €30 million, the UK […]
Last week saw a successful launch and landing of the Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. Blue Origin’s CEO is Dave Limp and he says that his firm is building enough hardware for “well above” a dozen flights next year with an upper limit of 24 launches. Currently Blue Origin is building one rocket […]
Etihad Airways will deploy Viasat’s next-generation connectivity solution, Viasat Amara, across the majority of its fleet. Onboard Etihad aircraft, Viasat will power high-speed connectivity that enables guests to access streaming subscriptions on personal devices, to view Live TV on the aircraft seatback IFE screens – providing a variety of news and sports channels for guests’ […]
World-be global broadband and satellite connectivity operator AST SpaceMobile is preparing for Canadian direct-to-device distribution (D2D) of its signals. AST is already partnering with Bell Canada to conduct successful tests of its space-based cellular network in Canada, including voice, video, and broadband data calls on standard smartphones. This collaboration, confirmed by tests in October, aims […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly delaying a planned unmanned Moon landing by its giant Starship rocket to June 2027. The manned version will then follow in 2028, according to reports. However, this schedule is somewhat later than originally sought by NASA which wanted the human landing by 2027. The dates come from an article in […]
flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has signed an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink connectivity across its growing fleet. The service will deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more. Under the agreement, Starlink will become the inflight connectivity provider for the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, with […]
Viasat has announced an advancement in its business aviation multi-orbit strategy, with plans to integrate Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity into its JetXP in-flight broadband service. The combination of Viasat’s ultra-high throughput Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) capabilities – including the advanced ViaSat-3 satellites – with flexible and resilient LEO capacity will further […]
During the Orange OpenTech event in Paris, Orange announced the launch of ‘Message Satellite’, a service that allows its customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages as well as their geolocation via satellite when mobile or Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable. The service is currently available for use in France and 36 […]
SES has signed an agreement for a geostationary (GEO) satellite life extension mission with Infinite Orbits. The companies said the deal marks Europe’s first commercial satellite life extension mission. Endurance, a 750kg docking vehicle designed for life extension missions, will launch in late 2027 and dock with an unnamed SES GEO satellite following an in-orbit […]
Three more airlines are reported to have chosen to equip their aircraft with Starllnk-supplied in-flight connectivity. Virgin Atlantic has already confirmed it has chosen Starlink on its Boeing 787s, Airbus A350s, and A330neos aircraft from Q3 2026. The installations will be complete by the end of 2027. Singapore Airlines said during its half-year trading results […]