Rome, Italy -- European aerospace firms Airbus, Leonardo and Thales could seal an accord this year to set up a joint satellite enterprise, a senior Airbus official told Corriere della Sera daily in an interview published Sunday. The three firms want to set up a satellite production entity to rival...
Amazon set for launch of its first batch of Starlink-rival satellites
Washington, United States -- After delaying an earlier attempt due to bad weather, Amazon is preparing to launch its first batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on Monday, stepping into direct competition with Elon Musk's Starlink. The mission, called Kuiper Atlas 1, is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral...Airbus nets satellite deal
The $2.5bn contract was awarded by the German army.
Bayanat, Yahsat, ICEYE increase Middle East satellite fleet to 7
Abu Dhabi, UAE – Bayanat, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, on Wednesday announced the expansion of their ambitious Earth Observation (EO) space program from five to seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The expansion of...ASPACE to set up Saudi’s first satellite manufacturing unit
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia announced Thursday the completion of SAR 1 billion investment procedures by ASPACE, a Hong Kong-based company. This investment aims to establish an advanced satellite manufacturing company within the Kingdom, with expected growth throughout the project phases, for the manufacturing of components, subsystems, and satellites....
Thuraya, nybl sign MoU
They will deploy AI in Thuraya and Yahsat satellites
Yahsat H1 net income up 5%
The company reported a revenue of $205m in H1 2023.Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert
At the moment just 36 percent of the 1.25 billion people in the world's 46 poorest countries can plug into the internet, the International Telecommunication Union said. By comparison, more than 90 percent have access in the European Union. The ITU condemned the "staggering international connectivity gap".Yahsat H1 revenue $206m
This is the company's highest ever first-half revenue.
UAE announces fund to develop and launch advanced satellites
UAE Space Agency on Sunday announced a new AED3 billion ($816 million) national investment and development fund for the space sector, The National Space Fund. The Fund will support ground breaking new programmes launched to support international and Emirati companies co-operating in leading edge space sector engineering, sciences and research...
Amazon inks satellite deals
Satellites in low orbit to provide internet service to people below.
Saudi connectivity takes off with five times faster Wi-Fi-6e
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia’s digital regulator, has announced the launch of WiFi-6e as part of a raft of measures aimed at boosting connectivity in the Kingdom. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the global technology conference LEAP22, which is taking place in Riyadh...
