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Spire snaps up exactEarth in first acquisition as a public company
Newly listed small satellite constellation operator Spire Global is buying Canadian ship-tracking company exactEarth in its first major acquisition, inflating expectations of more space consolidation amid a surge of companies going public.
Spire, 40 cubesats in orbit, competing more directly in space-based ship-tracking market
Spire is wading deeper into the ship-tracking business, challenging established competitors operating fleets of much bigger satellites.
Harris-exactEarth partnership promises minute-by-minute ship tracking
Harris Corp. and Canada’s exactEarth are establishing a space-based constellation of more than 60 maritime-tracking sensors to enable government and commercial customers to pinpoint the location of ships around the world nearly instantaneously.
Orbcomm’s delighted with Verizon’s IoT valuation but plays down AIS wins
Satellite machine-to-machine and Internet of Things services provider Orbcomm Inc. on Aug. 4 reported double-digit increases in quarterly revenue and gross profit and said its recent agreement with a Chinese conglomerate could open a vast new market for the company.
exactEarth bests Orbcomm for Canadian contract that shrank to a pittance
A battle between two companies over what they thought would be a large contract with the Canadian government for satellite-based maritime surveillance turned out to be a contest for peanuts in which the winner appeared to suffer more than the loser.
Orbcomm, exactEarth compete for key Canadian satellite-AIS contract
Canadian satellite maritime surveillance data provider exactEarth Ltd. on Feb. 9 debuted as an independent company and will get an early indication of its competitiveness in the coming weeks when the Canadian government decides a large contract.
Com Dev Might Put Itself Up for Sale
Following aborted stock offering for maritime surveillance unit, component maker Com Dev said it is now considering whether to put itself up for sale.
exactEarth’s IPO Plans Coming into Focus
Satellite component builder Com Dev of Canada and partner Hisdesat of Spain are selling 40-45 percent of their jointly owned exactEarth space-based maritime surveillance company in an initial stock offering expected to yield 88 million Canadian dollars ($69.2 million).
Harris, exactEarth Aim To Ride Iridium Next to Growth in AIS
The partnership between exactEarth of Canada and Harris Corp. of the United States to place maritime data-collection payloads on 58 Iridium Next low-orbiting satellites is structured so that each company benefits from the other’s commercial success, according to exactEarth.
Harris, exactEarth To Place AIS Gear on Iridium Craft
Harris and exactEarth announced a partnership in which Harris will use exactEarth technology to mount ship-monitoring payloads on Iridium Next satellites.
