California-based satellite operator Viasat, in an analyst briefing which followed its quarterly and full-year results, said that its expected Equatys joint-venture with Abu Dhabi’s Spae42 to be imminent. A formal announcement confirming the venture had been expected during May but was pending while the manufacturer of the satellite fleet was determined and the extent of […]

Abu Dhabi-based Space42, which already owns the Al-Yah/Yahsat and Thuraya satellites, says that Direct-to-Device (D2D) potential is massive, and a $50 billion (€43.4bn) market. It is planning a Joint Venture with California-based Viasat, called Equatys. The Equatys scheme calls for 2800 satellites in various orbits (at 500, 640 and 1023 kms orbital heights) will see […]

Two satellite operators, Viasat of California and Space42 of Abu Dhabi, are involved in a joint-venture, Equatys. The pair want to build and launch up to a 2,800 satellite mega-constellation to connect “billions” of people. The Equatys joint venture was announced in September 2025, but details have emerged following the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. […]

Emirates-based Space42 and California-based Viasat have created Equatys, described as a joint-held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. Equatys will serve to unite satellite and terrestrial networks leveraging a 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Release compliant platform accessible to standard smartphones […]