Ground Segment
One Ground-Segment Sale Cleared. France Blocked the Other.
Comtech is selling its ground business to Gilat. Eutelsat tried the same carve-out and France blocked it. Why the ground layer is strategic.
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Sovereignty
India's Sovereignty Standoff — Jio vs. Starlink: Deep Dive Weekly
SATELLITE INSIGHTS JUNE 21, 2026 · EDITION 005 Sections Market overview Breaking news LEO broadband GEO / HEO operators D2D & mobile services Sovereignty & geopolitics Analyst signals Sources Google Alerts (Glenn's inbox) Via Satellite · Payload Space SpaceNews · Reuters · CNBC Yahoo Finance · TechCrunch Light Reading · BusinessWire Space.com · IBTimes Research
Direct to Cell
Most of Us Are Jeep Owners Who Never Leave Pavement. That's Who Direct-to-Cell Is Built For
Analysis The short answer The physics What ships today Where the money is What would change it Independent satellite communications intelligence. Sources: peer-reviewed measurement, operator filings, market trackers. Analysis · Direct-to-Device Most of us are Jeep owners who never leave pavement. That's who direct-to-cell
Russia
Russia's Rassvet Constellation: What 16 Satellites Actually Gets You
On June 13, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia "now operates its own low-Earth orbit satellite system comparable to SpaceX's Starlink." The system in question has 15 functioning satellites in orbit. Starlink has over 10,000. The gap between those two numbers — and the urgency behind
Ground Segment
The Reversal: Gilat Buys the Comtech Business That Once Tried to Buy It
Weekly Intelligence Deal Analysis · Ground Segment M&A The Reversal: Gilat Buys the Comtech Business That Once Tried to Buy It Six years after Comtech moved to swallow Gilat whole, a healthier Gilat is carving the crown jewel out of a distressed Comtech for less than a third of
SpaceX
SpaceX Goes Public: SPCX Debuts on Nasdaq - Deep Dive Weekly
JUNE 14, 2026 · EDITION 004 Sections Market overview Breaking news LEO broadband GEO / HEO operators D2D & mobile services Sovereignty & geopolitics Analyst signals Sources Google Alerts (Glenn's inbox) Via Satellite · Payload Space SpaceNews · Reuters · Bloomberg Ars Technica · TechSpot TNW · The Register Yahoo Finance · NYT Research purposes only.
SpaceX IPO
SpaceX prices its IPO at $135/share — the largest in history, and a turning point for the satellite industry's competitive map What happened On June 3, SpaceX filed its S-1/A with the SEC, setting the IPO price at $135 per share across 555.6 million shares
SpaceX Prices the Largest IPO in History - Deep Dive Weekly
Weekly intelligence Satellite Communications Industry JUNE 7, 2026 · EDITION 003 Sections Market overview Breaking news SpaceX IPO deep dive LEO broadband GEO / HEO operators D2D & mobile services Sovereignty & geopolitics Analyst signals Sources Google Alerts (Glenn's inbox) Via Satellite Reuters / CNBC / Yahoo Finance SpaceX S-1/A
GEO
SES Cancels Two GEO Satellites - Deep Dive Weekly
Weekly intelligence Satellite Communications Industry MAY 23, 2026 · EDITION 001 Sections Market overview Breaking news LEO broadband GEO / HEO operators D2D & mobile services Sovereignty & geopolitics Analyst signals Primary sources Via Satellite SES / Intelsat filings Viasat investor relations AST SpaceMobile Q1 2026 MarketsandMarkets Bloomberg Intelligence Global Market Insights For
Blue Origins
Blue Origin New Glenn Explodes on the Pad - Deep Dive Weekly
Weekly intelligence Satellite Communications Industry MAY 31, 2026 · EDITION 002 Sections Market overview Breaking news LEO broadband GEO / HEO operators D2D & mobile services Sovereignty & geopolitics Analyst signals Sources Google Alerts (Glenn's inbox) Via Satellite SpaceX S-1 (SEC filing) Viasat FY2026 earnings Broadband Breakfast GeekWire / 9to5Mac