Airbus
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Atos Group has begun its process of due diligence following a €1.8bn offer for its big data & security (BDS) business unit from Airbus. -
Astrocast confirms the extension of its partnership with Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus).
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Aerospace company Airbus has relaunched its high-altitude platform station (HAPS) business under a new name.
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OneWeb’s manufacturing joint venture with Airbus has picked a Canadian company, MDA, to make steerable antennas for a new family of small satellites.
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Singapore-based satellite company Kacific is aiming to make a first selection of the supplier for its second wholesale broadband satellite by the end of July.
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Airbus has put Inmarsat’s latest geostationary satellite into thermal vacuum testing, in preparation for launch in early 2023.
Forthcoming events
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The European Union is moving ahead on its controversial plans to create a quantum-secure satellite system that will compete with Amazon’s Kuiper, OneWeb, SpaceX’s Starlink and others.
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SoftBank is raising 30 billion yen (US$263 million) to fund its work in high-altitude mobile services from the stratosphere.
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Airtel founder Sunil Mittal will be executive chairman of the revived satellite company OneWeb, which has emerged from US bankruptcy protection.
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The UK and the owner of Indian operator Bharti Airtel are set to own a 90% stake in bankrupt satellite company OneWeb after winning an auction on Friday evening.
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Ministers in the UK government agreed to invest $US500 million in OneWeb last night, according to numerous reports – mainly by political journalists in London.
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A cohort of 11 C-suite executives from across the telecommunications, technology, aviation, and aerospace sectors have joined forces to establish an alliance to promote the use of high-altitude vehicles in the Earth’s stratosphere and “eliminate the digital divide” worldwide.
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Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite, which will provide broadband services for Europe and Africa, has entered its final phase ahead of its 16 January launch.
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OneWeb has opened its factory in Florida, with the aim of producing nearly 2,000 satellites.
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OneWeb has secured its largest fundraising round to date, which will enable the company to accelerate the development of “the first truly global communications network” by 2021.
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The first six of OneWeb’s planned 900 small satellites have arrived at the launch site ready for orbiting next month.
