HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, has signed a multi-year and multi-transponder agreement with Gilat Satellite Networks, to renew and expand the contracted satellite capacity to extend the mobile networks in the United States using Amazonas 2 and 3 satellites located in the 61º West orbital position. As part of this agreement HISPASAT will connect hundreds of base stations of Gilat’s strategic customers, including several mobile operators. 

Speedcast International Limited (ASX:SDA) today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has confirmed Speedcast International Limited and certain of its affiliates’ Plan of Reorganization. The confirmation definitively clears the path for the company to successfully complete the Chapter 11 process after receiving final regulatory approvals and satisfying customary closing conditions, which is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2021.

Momentus today announced its Board of Directors has appointed Dawn Harms, the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer, as a director and interim CEO effective immediately, following the resignation of director and founding CEO Mikhail Kokorich.

Globalstar today announced a series of senior leadership and organizational changes to drive growth within the Commercial IoT sector. Among the changes, Globalstar has appointed Jim Mandala to the role of Vice President of Commercial IoT Sales with global responsibilities.

Mandala has been with Globalstar for 15 years, and previously held the Vice President General Manager title overseeing sales in Canada and Europe, in addition to restructuring business operations in Africa.

At 10:00 a.m. US EST, SpaceX 's Falcon 9 rocked successfully launched its first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare  mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.On board  the Falcon 9 rocket  were 133 commercial and government spacecraft (including CubeSats, microsats, and orbital transfer vehicles) and 10 Starlink satellites – the most spacecraft ever deployed on a single mission.

The Starlink satellites aboard this mission were the first in the constellation to deploy to a polar orbit. 

Forsway, a provider of innovative solutions tapping satellite and existing terrestrial technologies to enable cost-efficient broadband services, today announced that Bengt Jonsson has joined its Board of Directors. A long-time investor in the company, Bengt brings extensive experience to the Forsway Board. He has previously served as Managing Director at Forsway.

In its newly released quarterly issue of The Space Report, 

OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced that Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Vice President and Business Head of Global Carrier and Enterprise, leading the Company's Enterprise division.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released The Virtual Teleport, a new research report that examines the growing adoption and impact of virtualization on the teleport and satellite sector.

Distance and physical barriers are hampering data transmission to remote locations, but new technologies are evolving to break down these barriers.