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• Bigblu partners with Kacific to enter the New Zealand broadband market

  UK-based Bigblu Broadband has inked an exclusive partner agreement with Asia Pacific satellite broadband operator Kacific Broadband to deliver services across New Zealand.

• Amazon plans to launch over 3,000 satellites to offer broadband internet

  ​Amazon.com has confirmed its plan to build a network of over 3,000 satellites through "Project Kuiper" to provide high speed internet

• Kiwi aviation tech developers Spidertracks and Aeronet team to automate maintenance

  Aiircraft tracking company Spidertracks has teamed with Aeronet to deliver an automated aircraft maintenance tracking system.

• Inmarsat hopes app developers will help expand use of satellite broadband

  Inmarsat wants more applications that take advantage of its new high-speed satellites, and has pledged to make it easier for any developer to create them.

• Apple offers former iPhone users way to stop it hijacking their text messages

  Apple is at last offering a simple way for former iPhone users to receive text messages sent into limbo by the company's iMessage service.

• Optus’ new satellite in testing ahead of mid-October relocation

  Optus has reported that its '10 Satellite' successfully completed its orbit raising and is hovering at a temporary test location before it moves to its permanent operational zone.

• Report: AT&T is looking to acquire DirecTV

  AT&T has approached satellite provider DirecTV about a possible acquisition, in a bid to more closely integrate TV and broadband services, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• Planet Labs plans big increase in imaging cubesats

  Planet Labs, a satellite imaging startup formed by ex-NASA engineers, has applied for permission to more than double the number of satellites it has in orbit.

• Space X rocket en route to ISS with space laser cargo

  A Space X Falcon rocket lifted off Friday afternoon for the International Space Station (ISS) from the Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida.

• Russia's Glonass GPS system suffers major disruption

  Users of satellite navigation systems around the world were experiencing problems this week after Russia's Glonass satellite positioning system was hit by a major disruption.

• Satellite hotspot promises to bring Wi-Fi everywhere

  There will soon be nowhere to hide from Facebook selfies, Justin Bieber news and emails from your boss.

• Globalstar offers pre-paid satellite telephony with new subscription

  Globalstar is hoping to open up the satellite telephony market to a wider audience with the introduction of its first pre-paid service.

• Space X appears to pass major test of rocket technology

  The Space X Falcon 9 rocket appears to have passed an important step, with the launch of a telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.

• Faded satellite star LightSquared headed for auction block in November

  The long saga of satellite operator LightSquared's quest to become a cellular carrier may come to an end soon with an auction for the company's assets scheduled for late November.

• Telecom wins Inmarsat contract to develop satellite access station

  Mobile satellite communications services provider, Inmarsat, has awarded Telecom NZ the contract to build and manage one of its Pacific Ocean Region (POR) satellite access stations (SAS) for Global Xpress (GX).