LongshotsSpaceX Sticks the Landing on Starship Test SpaceX successfully executed a high-altitude flight test of its Starship rocket Wednesday evening, nailing the landing. This was the first successful high-altitude Starship test to date. The prototype SN15 took off from…
ConnectivityAlphabet Shutters Loon Venture Alphabet, parent company of Google, is shutting down Loon, its subsidiary dedicated to providing broadband from balloons in the stratosphere. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth announced the news in a Medium blog post on Jan. 22. Loon…
Business & GAIntelsat CCO Says Gogo Acquisition Will ‘Transform’ the In-flight Connectivity Experience Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will create capacity…
ConnectivityNelco to Use Telesat LEO to Provide Satellite Connectivity in India Indian satellite service provider Nelco has reached an agreement to offer Telesat Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity in India. Nelco and Telesat announced Sept. 30 they will collaborate on terrestrial facilities,…
ConnectivityIsotropic Systems, SES Win Contract to Test Multi-Beam O3b Terminal SES Government Solutions and Isotropic Systems have received an antenna evaluation contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to test Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam terminal over SES’s O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation. The contract…
CommercialIntelsat CCO Says Gogo Acquisition Will ‘Transform’ the IFC Experience Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will create capacity efficiencies, industry…
ConnectivityIntelsat to Acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Business Intelsat agreed to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million in cash, the operator announced late Monday. Gogo provides in-flight connectivity (IFC) to more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, serving 21 commercial…
Business & GAGogo Posts $86 Million Net Loss, Makes Further Cuts in Second Quarter Gogo reported consolidated revenue of $96.6 million and a net loss of $86 million in its Q2 2020 financial results released on Monday. Gogo, which provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services has been…