Yahsat plans to list a stake of as much as 40% in the UAE capital next month
Yahsat
Airbus
Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat and Airbus on steady path to deliver Thuraya 4-NGS by 2024
The next generation satellite will be Yahsat’s 6th and is part of a programme delivering a new L-band ecosystem
IPO market
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala mulling IPO of Yahsat, CEO-designate says
Ali Al Hashemi revealed Mubadala is ‘looking at this very closely’
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat launches satellite broadband service in Ivory Coast
ICoast eyes better online access with satellite broadband, with only 27% of the population online in Ivory Coast
Abu Dhabi
Mubadala’s Yahsat acquires majority stake in mobile satellite services operator Thuraya
Thuraya’s two satellites, which serve over 160 countries, will bring the number of satellites in the group’s fleet to five.
Etisalat
UAE’s Etisalat completes sale of Thuraya stake for $37m
Telco Etisalat announces sale of stake in Thuraya Telecommunications Company to Star Satellite Communications
Al Yah 3
UAE’s Yahsat says Al Yah 3 satellite ready for commercial ops
Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator says Al Yah 3 will expand internet coverage across Africa and Brazil
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
UAE satellite placed in orbit by Ariane 5 rocket
Drama hits launch as mission control loses contact with craft in rare malfunction
Al Yah 3
Yahsat to launch third satellite in January
Satellite will add 19 markets to Yahsat’s coverage and mark its entry into Brazil
Abu Dhabi
UAE firms team up to successfully trial 50Mb inflight broadband
Abu Dhabi-owned Yahsat will roll-out the service on commercial airliners across the region over the course of a year