Satellite companies are generating hundreds of millions of dollars in financing by striking deals with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), helping fuel the growing alternative transaction trend.

The rise of so-called blank-cheque companies is also spawning real scrutiny as well, as…

Key milestones and contract awards are improving the outlook for non-GEO satcoms in a post-pandemic era, prompting a fresh look at a market labelled highly speculative over the past decade. With Brexit in the rearview mirror and digital sovereignty rising to the top of the agenda, the European Commission has picked a group of terrestrial telcos and satellite companies to develop a space-based connectivity system.

The feasibility study will consider a public-public-private partnership (PPP) for a network that could compete with...