SpaceX has reportedly said it plans to invest US$1.5 billion in Vietnam in the near future as an apparent sweetener to convince the government to allow the company to launch its LEO satellite broadband service Starlink in the country.
China has launched a two-year commercial trial programme for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services, a move designed to expand low-Earth-orbit (LEO) connectivity and speed up adoption of non-terrestrial IoT across key industries.
Saudi Arabian VSAT integrator and ISP First Gulf Company (FGC) said on Monday it has signed an agreement with Arabsat to collaborate on delivering exclusive VSAT and satellite data services across Saudi Arabia.