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The partnership between Viasat and United Arab Emirates-based Space42 to pursue the direct-to-device satellite communication business is in talks to partner with Indonesia’s main telecommunications operator.

The market for inflight connectivity in business aviation is heating up with multiple options and more bandwidth.

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Viasat says it is developing a new, electronically steered antenna for business jets.

The second of three new Viasat broadband satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, late Nov. 13.

Blue Origin is targeting 2:45 p.m. EST Nov. 9 for the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, with an eye on repeating the booster’s successful debut in January.

Space service providers are battling it out in the direct-to-device market.

The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat are hoping to attract partners in their new direct-to-device global low Earth orbit satellite service venture, Equatys.

The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat have agreed to jointly pursue direct-to-device global satellite services.

JetBlue Airways plans to introduce next-generation satellite inflight connectivity (IFC) from Amazon onboard a portion of its fleet beginning in 2027

Satellite operator Viasat announced a fivefold increase in capacity of its JetXP connectivity service for business aviation across the eastern U.S.

Skylo Technologies says it is working with mobile phone chipset providers to roll out the service commercially.

The U.S. Space Force has selected five companies to begin the process of building new space-based protected tactical satellite communications capabilities.

Honeywell says it has connected its new JetWave X satellite communications terminal for business jets over the Viasat broadband satellite network.

Inflight connectivity provider Viasat said it connected with its new ViaSat-3 broadband communications satellite for the first time with a business jet.

The U.S. Space Force is partnering with SpaceX to field a new satellite communications (satcom) network.

York Space Systems has completed the preliminary design review for new satellites for the Space Development Agency one month ahead of schedule.

Viasat is expanding its inflight connectivity offerings to super midsize private jets into the Middle East and South America.

Satellite broadband provider Viasat says its Global Xpress service is now available in arctic regions that are part of its wider expansion plans.

The U.S. Space Force has said it will fund CACI, General Atomics, and Viasat for further work into space laser communications terminal work.

Viasat is moving toward final settlement of a lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force that alleged the Space Development Agency unfairly assisted its competitors.

The 76-year-old alliance wants to bolster its space capabilities with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding.

The U.S. Air Force and Viasat have reached a tentative resolution in a months-long lawsuit concerning a SDA-related contract award, court documents show.

The service could readily exchange data with the members of its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), including Intelsat itself.

A recent bid protest and government report have heightened scrutiny of the Space Development Agency’s rapid acquisition model.