The International Telecommunications Union<\/b> (ITU) has granted Rivada Space Networks<\/b> request to waive the requirement to put 10% of its constellation into orbit this year. <\/p>\n
The decision came from the ITU\u2019s Radio Regulations Board, Rivada announced Wednesday. The ITU Radio Regulations Board determined that Rivada can proceed to its second deployment milestone to place 144 satellites (plus 6 in-orbit spares) by June 2026, and a further 144 satellites (plus 6 in-orbit spares) by September of 2026.<\/p>\n
The ITU said in its decision that Rivada has secured financing from its parent company and there has been \u201cconsiderable progress\u201d on coordinating with other networks. Rivada Space Networks ordered 300 satellites from TerranOrbital earlier this year in a $2.4 billion deal. Terran Orbital has said the first four satellites will launch in 2025. <\/p>\n
\u201cRivada has the manufacturing and launch contracts in place to complete the constellations and launch 600 satellites by 2028, within the timeframe allowed by the ITU, said Declan Ganley, CEO of Rivada Space Networks.\u201cWe are working very closely with the regulator to make sure that all the conditions attached to these filings are satisfied and to ensure the success of these ground-breaking satellite constellations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ganley called Rivada\u2019s network OuterNET, describing it as \u201cthe first truly private global network, on which data travels through space alone and not over terrestrial networks to provide ultra secure communications anywhere on the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivada Space Networks is using the ITU constellation filings that were originally from a company called Trion Space, through an agreement with a regulatory in Liechtenstein. <\/p>\n
Dr. Rainer Schnepfleitner, director of the Office for Communications for Liechtenstein, applauded the ITU approval. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese filings were secured at a very early stage in the development of NGSO constellations for global connectivity and are an important asset \u2013 not only for Liechtenstein. A shortage of launch capacity and delays in technology development have been significant challenges to overcome in order to deploy these constellations in the stipulated time frame,\u201d Schnepfleitner said. \u201cThe perseverance of Rivada and ITU\u2019s positive decision mean that the deployment of the constellations can move forward for the benefit of all the stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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