Viasat and Space42 Partnering on 'Space Tower' Venture for D2D Service
Viasat and Space42, a space tech company based in the United Arab Emirates, will form a joint venture, Equatys, which will be an infrastructure platform for direct-to-device and mobile satellite services, the companies said Monday. Equatys should be ready for…
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commercial rollout within three years, they said, adding that it will operate and manage the 5G open architecture platform "as a neutral 'space tower' company providing ... space and ground infrastructure that licensed operators can share."