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• Rachel Jewett
SatPort Infrastructure, backed by EQT Infrastructure, has completed its acquisition of Speedcast’s teleport business and related infrastructure, comprising 12 teleports. The deal expands SatPort’s carrier-neutral satellite ground infrastructure platform as Speedcast shifts its focus toward AI-enabled network and edge intelligence.
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AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have demonstrated a handoff between a cellular network and a direct-to-device satellite network. The companies described the test as a connectivity milestone, though the available report does not specify the test conditions, technical performance or plans for commercial deployment.
SpaceX has held preliminary talks with EchoStar about acquiring Boost Mobile or gaining wholesale access to its cellular network, part of a push toward a hybrid terrestrial-satellite network. Separately, Globalstar asked the FCC to examine how its supplier relationship with Rocket Lab could be affected by Rocket Lab’s planned acquisition of the satellite operator.
Globalstar has warned that Rocket Lab’s supplier relationship with Iridium could give Rocket Lab an incentive to favor Iridium at Globalstar’s expense. The concern echoes issues raised by SpaceX, according to the report, putting the commercial terms and competitive implications of the relationship in focus.
Space industry CISOs discussed a service disruption that cut Ukrainian forces off from Starlink and its military variant, Starshield, during combat operations with Russia. Speaking at CyberSat, they called for clearer service terms and greater sovereign control over critical satellite connectivity.
SatPort Infrastructure, backed by EQT Infrastructure, has completed its acquisition of Speedcast’s teleport business and related infrastructure, comprising 12 teleports. The deal expands SatPort’s carrier-neutral satellite ground infrastructure platform as Speedcast shifts its focus toward AI-enabled network and edge intelligence.
Belgium’s Simera Sense and Czech company Spacemanic are teaming to deliver a complete dual-use satellite solution intended to compete with larger, heavier spacecraft. The announcement signals a partnership spanning optical technology and satellite development, though the available report provides no details on mission customers, payload performance or delivery timelines.
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A space company is building its future around water as spacecraft propellant, arguing that it is broadly available. The approach puts a familiar substance at the center of its propulsion strategy, though the article summary provides no details on the company, its system or planned missions.
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