Airbus set to own 35% under agreement while Leonardo and Thales would each hold 32.5%
How a telecoms billionaire spent decades trying to build a mobile phone network
The €10.6bn Iris² initiative aims to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink network and spans geostrategic and commercial dilemmas
EchoStar has gone from brink of bankruptcy to a way of betting indirectly on world’s biggest ‘unicorn’
Deal follows pressure from regulators and is expected to help Starlink expand
Countries step up research into sophisticated clocks as wars and accidents expose vulnerabilities in crucial timing systems
French satellite group reports widening losses but also higher revenues from its low Earth orbit broadband service
Hedge fund Carronade estimates spin-off could generate up to $11bn in value
CEO of Polish-Finnish start-up Iceye says company’s valuation has risen ‘significantly’ above $1bn
An orbital industrial revolution is under way
Groups representing companies including SpaceX sign letter warning move puts ‘critical missions in harm’s way’
Loss of satellite hampers monitoring of invisible gas driving significant share of global warming
Deal risks leaving UK as bit-part player in OneWeb which government rescued from bankruptcy in 2020
Constellation would be the ESA’s first big programme designed for defence and security as well as civil purposes
Elon Musk says leaks caused loss of pressure as craft’s upper stage shatters over Indian Ocean
Elon Musk’s satellite system dominates the battle for the future of global connectivity. Amazon and Chinese rivals are working to catch up
Launch of first 27 operational Kuiper spacecraft will pit Jeff Bezos against rival Elon Musk
Brussels wants to create a homegrown alternative to Starlink with satellite groups such as Eutelsat
Ofcom hopes to end ‘not spots’ in networks, but access is likely to be limited to very rural areas
Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser’s satellite connection for rural households
Many governments outside the US do not want to rely on Elon Musk’s satellite company
Donald Trump’s temporary withdrawal of sharing information with Ukraine has galvanised Brussels’s efforts
SpaceX founder and Sunil Mittal join forces against Mukesh Ambani in satellite battle
Concerns about Starlink speed up an existing trend towards more homegrown European satellite spend
Four satellite operators in talks over back-up for Kyiv if Elon Musk switches off broadband service
