Asia Pacific Space Community Council
8 September 2025 – A new partnership between Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company, and neXat, creators of the first satellite-specific open OSS/BSS platform, will improve the way managed services are accessed and delivered across the Middle East and Africa. Es’hailSat will use the award-winning neXat platform to make it easier for its…
8 September 2025 – At a time when anytime, anywhere connectivity has become a strategic priority – both to meet market demand and ensure infrastructure resilience in crisis situations – satellite technology is emerging as a crucial and complementary solution alongside terrestrial networks. At the heart of the project is an innovative 5G satellite payload…
4 September 2025 – Eutelsat Group announced it will now be known simply as Eutelsat, bringing all its activities and subsidiaries under one brand. This evolution reflects the company’s transformation into a global connectivity leader and its commitment to providing a clear, consistent identity for customers, partners, and shareholders worldwide. Following its successful merger with…
3 September 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today announced a key milestone in achieving interoperability between its ground system and the 5G Core through its innovative Interworking Gateway Function. This demonstrated a non-3GPP satellite network connecting seamlessly with the 5G ecosystem while appearing fully 3GPP-compliant. This proof of concept…
3 September 2025 – EUMETSAT has announced that the Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2) satellite will launch on an Ariane 62 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This announcement was made following the approval of an updated launch service agreement at an extraordinary meeting of the EUMETSAT Council in Darmstadt, Germany on 2…
2 September 2025 – Viasat announced that its JetXP business aviation in-flight broadband service is now delivering five times more capacity across the Eastern United States, with a phased nationwide expansion in the coming months. All Viasat’s business aviation customers using the Honeywell JetWave or Gogo Plane Simple Ka-band terminals are benefitting from the capacity…
1 September 2025 – Thaicom announced that its subsidiary, Space Tech Innovation Company Limited or STI has successfully signed a USD 184 million ECA supported export credit facility with Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank for the THAICOM 10 Satellite. Under the agreement, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank will provide STI with a 14…
27 August 2025 – INTMAX, Plat’Home, and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation have agreed to commence a proof-of-concept (PoC) for the INTMAX blockchain using a domestic data center as its base. This proof-of-concept aims to develop a next-generation decentralized data center business model for the Web3 era by integrating Zero Knowledge Proof–based privacy protection, blockchain-powered IoT…
27 August 2025 – Isar Aerospace has secured two launch service agreements with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission as part of the Flight Ticket Initiative. The contracts mark the first launch agreements between a privately funded European launch service provider and European institutions, setting a precedent for future institutional launches aboard…
20 August 2025 – Ursa Space Systems, a leading provider of satellite-based analytic solutions, today announced a strategic investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation which is one of Japan’s largest integrated trading and investment conglomerates. This investment marks a significant milestone in the company’s expansion and strengthens its ability…