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Connecting the Dots | Avoiding HAPS mishaps

As low-orbiting broadband constellations become an increasingly dominant force in the satellite industry, stratospheric high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) are closing in on commercializing connectivity...

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Hitting It Out of the Orbit | SPAC Feed

Happy Sunday, Friends!  The last week of SPAC trading was packed with deals, updates, and lawsuits. Two new companies are debuting through SPAC deals including...

DoD’s satcom evolution

The race for connectivity in space is heating up, with private companies launching thousands of satellites to provide global internet access. The United States...

Google and AT&T join $155 million AST SpaceMobile investment

TAMPA, Fla. — Google and AT&T have joined a $155 million strategic investment in AST SpaceMobile, which is set to raise double that to...

Iridium pivots to standardized direct-to-device satellite services

TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications plans to make its low Earth orbit constellation compatible with 5G standards used by mass-market smartphones, aiming to enable...

Slam Corp returns $176 million ahead of proposed Lynk Global merger

TAMPA, Fla. — Former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez’s shell company got more time from investors to merge with Lynk Global, but has to...

Additional vendors selected for DoD’s low Earth orbit satellite services contract

WASHINGTON — The Defense Information Systems Agency on Nov. 22 published a request for proposals for low Earth orbit satellite-based services.  Up to $900 million...

AST SpaceMobile adjusts launch plan for potential direct-to-device customer

TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile is paying SpaceX $5 million more to launch its first commercial direct-to-smartphone satellites early next year to a different...

Space Force sets sights on small geostationary communications satellites

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is exploring the use of small geosynchronous satellites to enhance military communications networks — either through purchased commercial...

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/5/23

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity...

FCC unveils proposed satellite direct-to-device regulatory framework

TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unveiled its proposed framework March 17 for regulating the use of terrestrial wireless spectrum from space...

Satellite executives spar over direct-to-device evolution

WASHINGTON — Executives seeking new businesses from connecting satellites directly to standard smartphones are divided over how quickly this market could grow. Regulatory challenges,...

DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services

WASHINGTON — The technology race to connect cellphones to satellite networks has not gone unnoticed by the Defense Department. “That capability is exciting to...

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