A networking company is using Starlink to enable companies to link to remote sites without going through the public internet. MTN’s services transfer data through a terrestrial backbone leased from major carriers once data transmitted from a customer’s Starlink terminal reaches a SpaceX gateway. MTN’s service avoids extra latency seen with standard virtual private networks since the data does not need to pass through encrypted software tunnels before reaching MTN servers or a customer’s cloud system. SpaceX has been steadily expanding Starlink’s appeal to enterprise and government customers since its initial focus on consumer broadband. (Source: SpaceNews)

Voyager Technologies is acquiring satellite propulsion company ExoTerra Resources. ExoTerra, founded in 2011, first demonstrated its Halo Hall-effect thrusters in orbit on DARPA Blackjack satellites. York Space Systems is using ExoTerra thrusters on satellites it is building for the Space Development Agency. Since becoming a public company in June, Voyager has been evaluating merger and acquisition opportunities. (Source: SpaceNews)