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Eutelsat: A Unified Brand for a Connected Future

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…

ST Engineering iDirect Achieves First 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Proof of Concept Milestone

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…

Viasat Unlocks Five-fold Capacity Boost for Business Aviation In-flight Connectivity over the United States

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…

INTMAX, Plat’Home, and SKY Perfect JSAT Launch INTMAX Blockchain Demonstration

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…

Isar Aerospace Secures Launch Agreements with ESA

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…

Sumitomo Corporation Invests in Ursa Space to Accelerate Global Growth and Expand into Japan

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…

SKY Perfect JSAT Joins JAXA’s Space Strategic Fund Initiative

20 August 2025 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is pleased to announce its participation as one of the implementing organizations in the research and development project titled “Development and Verification of Satellite Communication Technology with Quantum Cryptography”, part of the Space Strategy Fund initiative led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This project is…

Anglo-Eastern Selects Inmarsat’s NexusWave for Hadley Shipping Group

19 August 2025 – Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that Anglo-Eastern will upgrade Hadley Shipping Group’s fleet to Inmarsat’s fully managed bonded connectivity solution, NexusWave. Hadley Shipping Group is a long-standing Inmarsat Maritime user. Its transition to NexusWave represents a significant step forward in adopting a unified, bonded multi-orbit solution that will deliver…

ALL.SPACE and Telesat Government Solutions Begin Terminal Collaboration for Telesat Lightspeed

19 August 2025 – Telesat Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat, and ALL.SPACE, the leader in multi-orbit, multi-link SATCOM solutions, today announced a MoU to integrate ALL.SPACE user terminals with the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network. Telesat Government Solutions will provide detailed Telesat Lightspeed network interface specifications to facilitate the development of…

With Ariane 6, Arianespace Successfully Launches Metop-SGA1 Satellite

13 August 2025 – On August 12, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (00:37 a.m. UTC, 2:37 a.m. CEST, on August 13), Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying EUMETSAT’s Metop-SGA1 satellite. With this second commercial flight, Ariane 6, the new European heavy-lift launcher operated by Arianespace, successfully placed Metop-SGA1…

Starlink Launch to Boost Regional Digitalisation in Kazakhstan

13 August 2025 – Starlink officially confirmed the launch of its services in Kazakhstan. In addition to delivering high-speed internet for private users, this next-generation satellite network is set to unlock fresh opportunities for the country’s regional development. Over years of steady digitalisation, Kazakhstan has achieved significant milestones: 92% of public services are now delivered…

Globalstar Expands Ground Station in Singapore

12 August 2025 – Globalstar, Inc., a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, today announces that construction has commenced to expand the size of the ground station in Singapore to support its third-generation C-3 mobile satellite system (MSS). Singtel has hosted Globalstar’s ground station facilities in Singapore since 2008. The announced construction will add two…

Viasat Unveils HaloNet Capability Portfolio for Near-Earth Communications and Beyond

11 August 2025 – Viasat, Inc. unveiled its HaloNet™ portfolio, a modular set of capabilities with a next-generation connectivity architecture that unifies space and terrestrial connectivity into a cohesive service offering. Developed across global teams within Viasat Government and the Defense and Advanced Technologies segment, HaloNet is designed to transform near-Earth communications with flexible, multi-orbit…

Boeing Delivers Nusantara Lima (SNL) Satellite to PSN

7 August 2025 – Boeing has delivered the Satelit Nusantara Lima (SNL) communications satellite to PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), paving the way for reliable, high-capacity connectivity for PSN users across Indonesia’s over 17,000 islands and neighboring nations. The SNL communications payload, which flies aboard Boeing’s proven 702MP platform, can provide more than 160 Gbps…