WASHINGTON — Akash Systems, a startup building thermally efficient satellite components, has raised $14.5 million through a combination of venture capital and debt converted into equity. The San Francisco-based company raised $10 million of its recent funds through a group of investors that includes prominent space-sector investor Khosla Ventures, Founders […]
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WASHINGTON — Tarana Wireless, a broadband infrastructure developer that counts OneWeb founder Greg Wyler among its backers, raised $60 million from satellite operator EchoStar and Khosla Ventures. Santa Clara, California-based Tarana has raised $200 million in total from investors that include AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Wyler’s 1010 Holdings, LLC. Tarana […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Global fleet operator Intelsat has joined GSMA, a mobile network operators’ association that has sparred with the satellite industry over spectrum. Intelsat said it joined GSMA to “further strengthen the integration of satellite and terrestrial technologies […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Global fleet operator Intelsat has joined GSMA, a mobile network operators’ association that has sparred with the satellite industry over spectrum. Intelsat said it joined GSMA to “further strengthen the integration of satellite and terrestrial technologies […]
WASHINGTON — Former OneWeb executive Brian Holz, has joined Akash Systems as chief architect to help the San Francisco startup create communications systems for small satellites. Akash raised $3.1 million in January to build cubesats with diamond-infused components. The company makes satellite amplifiers with patented integrated circuits that use gallium […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Akash Systems, a San Francisco startup that sells RF power amplifiers for satellites, announced Jan. 30 it has raised $3.1 million in seed round funding, which it plans to use to develop its own line of cubesats.In November, Akash began selling amplifiers with patented integrated circuits made […]