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Anritsu’s Expansion into Non-Terrestrial Networks to Include Skylo Test Cases
Skylo Technologies, the leading global non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, announced that Anritsu Corporation, a global leader in telecommunications testing technology, will enable OEMs and third-party test houses to conduct Skylo-defined testing of NTN devices using Anritsu test platforms. This collaboration will enable device, module, and chipset manufacturers to use a trusted third party to…
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Starlink Advertises Community Gateway Service
SpaceX’s Starlink has begun advertising community gateways as part of the business portfolio of Starlink services. According to the webpage, the service starts at $75,000 per month with a one-time upfront cost of $1.25 million for the gateway antennas. Instead of the consumer service, where a Starlink consumer has a dish at their home, a…
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Canadian ISP Mage Networks Signs Deal for Telesat Lightspeed
Canadian internet service provider Mage Networks signed an MoU with Telesat for its Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services, to expand broadband access in Canada. Mage Networks is based in Alberta, Canada, and offers a service called MagiNet that blends wireless and wired connections to connect people in rural and remote areas. Mage Networks…
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Axiom-3 launches multinational crew to orbit on way to ISS
The private Axiom-3 mission to the International Space Station is now in orbit after a successful launch from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The mission features a crew representing five different countries, four of them wholly or partly in Europe. Falcon 9 B1080-5 and Crew Dragon C212 Freedom were scheduled to launch from Pad…
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Axiom-3 launches multinational crew to orbit on way to ISS
The private Axiom-3 mission to the International Space Station is now in orbit after a successful launch from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The mission features a crew representing five different countries, four of them wholly or partly in Europe. Falcon 9 B1080-5 and Crew Dragon C212 Freedom were scheduled to launch from Pad…
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SDA Awards L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Contracts
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Jan. 16 that it has awarded contracts worth up to $2.5 billion to three companies for 54 infrared sensor-equipped satellites in the Tranche 2, Tracking Layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture for detecting hypersonic and ballistic missiles and developing high-fidelity fire control tracks to…
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L3Harris Awarded $919 Million Contract by SDA for Missile Tracking Program
L3Harris Technologies received a contract with a potential value of up to $919 million to design and build 18 infrared space vehicles for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer program that will provide near-global missile warning and tracking coverage. L3Harris designed the missile defense solutions to support the U.S. military’s ongoing…
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Karim Michel Sabbagh Outlines the Vision for AI Space Tech Firm Space42, Following Yahsat/Bayanat Merger
Yahsat and AI geospatial solutions provider Bayanat announced a large piece of consolidation at the end of the year with plans to combine into a brand new AI-powered space technology powerhouse in the Middle East and beyond. The combined operation, called Space42, will have an implied market capitalization of over 15 billion UAE dirhams (over…
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Frontgrade Introduces Qualified Smart Power Switch Controller for Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has attained the Qualified Manufacturers List Class V (QML-V) rating for its Smart Power Switch Controller (SPSC). This new device provides critical power switching applications with extensive fault detection, isolation, recovery, and response speeds 10 times faster than existing solutions. This Smart Power…
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Forsway Forms New JV to Target Underserved Streaming Markets
Forsway and Cloudpoint have formed a joint venture, Xtend Solutions FZCO, a new provider of low-cost content streaming solutions in underserved regions. Primary markets of focus for the new venture are India, Africa, and Southeast Asia, within the education, digital outdoor advertising, and OTT services (network offloading) verticals. The first roll-out is planned for remote…