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Viasat and Space42’s D2D joint venture finds first mobile partner in UAE
SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025
Equatys, the U.S.-based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42’s shared space infrastructure joint venture for direct-to-device services, has gained its first mobile network partner as it seeks to challenge SpaceX...
Viasat and Space42 to pool satellite spectrum for direct-to-device services
SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025
Viasat and Space42 have agreed to combine geostationary Mobile Satellite Services resources, aiming to create the world’s largest coordinated spectrum block for direct-to-device services within three years.
SpaceX launches UAE’s Thuraya-4 mobile connectivity satellite
SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2025
SpaceX launched the Thuraya-4 voice and data connectivity satellite Jan. 3 for Space42, the United Arab Emirates’ recently formed AI-powered space technology champion.
Yahsat and Bayanat forge AI-powered space technology champion
SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2024
Emirati satellite operator Yahsat and geospatial artificial intelligence provider Bayanat completed their merger Oct. 1, forming a company called Space42 valued at about $3 billion on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
Sabbagh leaves E-Space to lead incoming UAE satcoms and geospatial champion
SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2023
TAMPA, Fla. — Karim Michel Sabbagh has left megaconstellation startup E-Space to lead Space42, a proposed combination of regional satellite operator Yahsat and geospatial intelligence provider Bayanat valued at around