Author: starpathwp-production

Alaska Airlines has tapped SpaceX‘s Starlink to equip its entire fleet with in-flight connectivity (IFC) service — swapping out its existing IFC provider Intelsat.   Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday that all aircraft – regional, narrowbody and widebody – will be connected with Starlink by 2027, with some planes entering service in 2026.  This comes after Alaska…

Google announced the Pixel 10 lineup of phones on Wednesday, continuing its work with Skylo to offer satellite emergency messaging, while T-Mobile also highlighted the T-Satellite service with Starlink on the phone.  Pixel 9 was the first Android phone to include Satellite SOS through Skylo. Satellite connectivity will also be on the Pixel 10 Series.…

With IonQ’s acquisition of Capella Space, the quantum computing company is looking to expand the security of quantum networking to satellite networks.   IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, operates in both quantum computing and quantum networking, which ensures the security of communications. In July, the company closed its acquisition of Earth Observation satellite company Capella…

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas has invested into Ursa Space Systems to help the company serve customers across Asia, particularly in the Japanese market. The firm is the largest subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation. Terms of the funding round were not disclosed.  The companies have also signed an exclusive agreement for the Sumitomo Corporation  to…