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On 2022-02-16, Max Polyakov posted on Facebook that he was selling his 58% stake in Firefly Aerospace to co-founder Tom Markusic for one U.S. dollar.

FinancialRelationshipsGovernanceValue 4.2Feb 24, 2022AE Industrial Partners to acquire stake in Firefly from Noosphere

Facebook, SES, Inmarsat, and other organizations plan to announce a new project group to foster vendor and operator ecosystem adoption of technologies based on the new 0.005 kg standards.

PlanValue 2.2Sep 8, 2021Satellite connectivity leaders push for interoperability

Amazon acquired a small number of employees from Facebook Connectivity who joined earlier in the year to work on Project Kuiper.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.8Jul 15, 2021Facebook underlines satellite commitment after team joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper

Facebook Connectivity aims to improve internet coverage in areas with little or no services by helping develop technologies, business models, and programs that the industry can use to increase availability and affordability.

GeneralValue 1.7Jul 15, 2021Facebook underlines satellite commitment after team joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper

Eutelsat is expanding its partnership with Facebook to use more of Facebook’s Express Wi‑Fi platform to provide broadband services via satellite across several regions in sub‑Saharan Africa.

RelationshipsGrowthValue 4.2Jul 15, 2021Facebook underlines satellite commitment after team joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper

Amos-6 was insured, and Spacecom lost anchor customers including Facebook after the Amos-6 explosion.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Jun 15, 20214iG to buy majority of Spacecom in a boost for Hungary’s first commercial satellite

Eutelsat expanded its partnership with Facebook in Africa on 2021-05-07 to use more of Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi platform to provide broadband services via satellite across several regions in sub-Saharan Africa.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.5May 11, 2021Eutelsat financials show why it bought part of OneWeb

ASN is installing the Bifrost Cable System for a consortium comprising Keppel, Facebook, and Telin.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 6, 2021Fugro finishes first phase on Alcatel Submarine Networks’ transpacific Bifrost Cable System

Facebook Reality Labs is developing the wrist-based wearable with a focus on the company’s augmented reality efforts.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5Mar 22, 2021Facebook showcases wrist-worn AR interface concept

Express Wi-Fi by Hughes-Facebook is operational across Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 8, 2021NSR: Will Community Wi-Fi Bridge the Digital Divide?

Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi‑Fi platform helps service providers build, operate, grow, and monetize their Wi‑Fi business.

CapabilityGrowthValue 2.5Jan 20, 2021Hughes Launches Wi-Fi Hotspots In LATAM

Facebook expanded its virtual reality product lineup with the Oculus Quest 2 headset launching on 2020-10-13.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Sep 17, 2020Facebook is all set to expand its presence in the AR & VR world

Facebook formed a multiyear partnership with Luxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban, to produce a primary pair of smart glasses using augmented reality in 2021.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 17, 2020Facebook is all set to expand its presence in the AR & VR world

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook with legal protections.

LegalValue 2.8Aug 3, 2020White House withdraws nomination of FCC commissioner O’Rielly

Hughes and Facebook planned expansions of their Wi‑Fi hotspot network into Ecuador and Chile later in 2020.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 11, 2020EchoStar says Jupiter-3 launch timing clouded by coronavirus

Hughes, in partnership with Facebook, operates more than 1,000 Wi‑Fi hotspots across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 11, 2020EchoStar says Jupiter-3 launch timing clouded by coronavirus

Hughes’ Express Wi-Fi community service has been deployed in 800 locations and is expanding in partnership with Facebook.

GrowthRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 26, 2020Yahsat joint venture boosts EchoStar subscriber count

Facebook partnered with Hughes Network Systems to launch a satellite-enabled Wi-Fi hotspot service in Colombia.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 4, 2019Facebook, Hughes start Colombian Wi-Fi service • Ariane 6 supplier GKN Aerospace cutting 1,000 jobs

Express Wi-Fi is a Facebook software platform designed to help providers build, operate, and monetize Wi-Fi services.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5Sep 4, 2019Facebook, Hughes start Colombian Wi-Fi service • Ariane 6 supplier GKN Aerospace cutting 1,000 jobs

Viasat collaborated with Facebook in February 2019 to accelerate deployment of Community Wi‑Fi to Mexican communities that lack reliable internet or have no connectivity.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 7, 2019Viasat Opens Office in Mexico
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