Isar Aerospace and Astrocast announced they have signed a launch services agreement according to which Isar will launch Astrocast’s satellite by 2024. The rideshare mission will take the nanosatellite company’s spacecraft to Sun synchronous orbit from its launch site in Andøya, Norway. The contract includes options for the launch of additional satellites.
Read More »Spire Global acquires exactEarth to boost maritime data business
Spire Global and exactEarth Ltd. announced their agreement for Spire to acquire exactEarth for approximately US $161.2 million in cash and stock. After the merger, exactEarth will be fully owned by Spire and will become a subsidiary operating from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The combined company will accelerate Spire’s customer base by over 75% and will ensure cross-selling opportunities.
Read More »OQ’s 5G nanosat Tiger-2 also shared SpaceX ride
Another SpaceX rideshare passenger last week was Tiger-2, a commercial 5G Internet of Things (IoT) satellite built and owned by 5G OQ Technology, a startup based in Luxembourg. Tiger-2 was successfully launched – together with 87 other satellites – aboard the SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission, OQ said.
Read More »Lockheed Martin and Omnispace want global 5G network
Lockheed Martin and Omnispace want global 5G network
Read More »Sateliot Low Orbiting Internet of Things Satellites Will Provide Full Coverage for Telecommunication Operators to Deploy Their IoT Services
Sateliot, the first satellite telecommunications operator that will provide global and continuous 5G connectivity to all the elements of the Internet of Things (IoT), will invest more than 100 million euros ($113 million) through 2022 to launch its first constellation of nanosatellites.
Read More »Optus Business and Myriota Form First-of-its-Kind Agreement to Bolster Remote IoT Coverage
Optus Business today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Myriota, the global leader in nanosatellite Internet of Things (IoT), with a view to providing remote and regional connectivity for IoT devices and applications.
Read More »Speedcast and Australian Space Agency to Collaborate on Growth and Transformation of Australian Space Industry
Speedcast and the Australian Space Agency signed a statement of cooperation today outlining Speedcast's intentions to support the agency's ambitious goal of tripling the nation's space sector in size and creating 20,000 new jobs by 2030.
Read More »IBM AI and Cloud Technology Helps Agriculture Industry Improve the World’s Food and Crop Supply
IBM has confirmed the global expansion of Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, with AI technology tailored for new crops and specific regions to help feed a growing population
Read More »SatixFy Premieres Electronically Steered Multi-Beam Phased Array Antenna
UK-based Satixfy is unveiling its world’s first Electronically Steered Multi-Beam Array antenna at the SmallSat Symposium being held in Mountain View this week.
Read More »#SpaceWatchME Interviews: Corry Brennan, Regional Sales Manager EMEA of Globalstar
Building on the success of their SmartOne family of devices, which enable tracking services of unpowered assets in remote areas, Globalstar is about to rollout SmartOne Solar. This breakthrough, solar powered device will make satellite-enabled asset tracking an affordable reality for many. Helen Jameson, Editor-in-Chief at SpaceWatch Middle East spoke …
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