Asia Pacific Space Community Council
May 23, 2023 – Azercosmos and the global satellite operator Intelsat have signed a commercial agreement on the joint implementation of long-term projects in the West African region. According to the agreement, Intelsat will provide Cellular Backhaul (CBH) services to its customers in the West African region, which has 17 countries and a population of…
May 22, 2023 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and Clearbox Systems Pty Ltd, the Australian company that uses technology to provide better approaches and techniques for the operations and management of communications networks and the electromagnetic spectrum, have signed a collaboration agreement to…
May 21, 2023 – ABS announces the expansion of its services and continued growth in the EMEA region with the support of its new teleport partner in Cyprus. ABS’ partner, Cyta, offers satellite access and international extensions globally through a resilient broadband network with integrated security, flexibility and scalability. ABS has successfully migrated its Telemetry,…
May 19, 2023 – Inmarsat has announced that SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace providers, will develop its new eighth-generation of spacecraft. The three I-8 satellites will provide additional network resilience, securing the future of Inmarsat’s global L-band safety services. Swissto12, headquartered in Switzerland, will use its HummingSat satellite platform – in conjunction with unique…
May 17, 2023 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s Rural Broadband Service Provider will be providing CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband services for free under its Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) programme to frontline Malaysian Armed Forces personnel serving at selected remote border checkpoint posts located across Malaysia. CONNECTme NOW is Malaysia’s leading prepaid satellite broadband…
May 17, 2-23 – neXat has entered a partnership with KT SAT to offer the South Korean satellite operator a full suite of managed services and gain access to its coverage in Asia. KT SAT – a subsidiary of KT Corporation and one of South Korea’s largest telecommunications companies – will use the neXat platform…
May 11, 2023 – Hispasat and Intelsat, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, have reached an agreement to expand and extend the agreement reached in 2019 to lease the capacity on Hispasat’s latest satellite, Amazonas Nexus. Specifically, this new partnership includes long-term leasing of the entire satellite capacity available…
May 11, 2023 – EAGLE-1 consortium lead SES announces a new key partner, TESAT, responsible for developing and integrating the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) payload for the EAGLE-1 satellite. The SES and TESAT partnership is aimed at achieving the next key milestone in building and implementing Europe’s pioneering quantum secure communications initiative EAGLE-1. Supported by…
May 9, 2023 – Arianespace and ClearSpace signed a launch contract for ClearSpace-1, the first active debris removal mission that will capture and deorbit a derelict space debris of 112 kg. The launch, scheduled starting as soon as the second-half of 2026, will use the European light launcher Vega C to release the spacecraft into…
May 9, 2023 – By entering into a long-term agreement, SKY Perfect JSAT and KSAT will establish new earth stations globally to provide Near-Earth Tracking and Control Services to JAXA and other Japanese governmental organizations. SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Asia’s largest satellite operator, and Kongsberg Satellite Services AS, KSAT, the world-leading ground network operator and…