Equatys Venture Launched by Space42, Viasat

Enables Delivery of D2D Services Wherever Terrestrial Networks are Not Available

Equatys, a jointly held entity intended to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment, is being formed by Space42 and Viasat.

"Equatys will achieve what the satellite industry has pursued for decades: combining the scale of terrestrial networks with the effi…