Viasat: We haven’t abandoned Equatys D2D constellation with Space42, it’s still in our plans; satellite financing is next step

by Peter B. de Selding

TUPPER LAKE, NY — Viasat Inc. still intends to pursue its Equatys direct-to-device (D2D) mobile satellite service joint venture with UAE-based Space42 with a constellation of satellites that could be co-owned by other parties, Viasat Chief Executive Mark Dankberg said.

In an Aug. 4 investor call, Dankberg said Viasat’s recent silence about Equatys should not be interpreted as a decline interest in it, even as SpaceX Mobile and AST SpaceMobile continue building out their D2D constellations and despite the sale of . . .

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