Abu Dhabi-based businesses, YahSat and Bayanat, announced their merger last December. The final stage in the plan which is to create a new holding company called Space42 is close. Both companies in the merger have announced special General Assembly meetings to be held simultaneously on April 25th in order to vote on the scheme. The […]

Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat (Al Yah Satellite) is planning to merge with Bayanat, which specialises with geospatial imagery and analytics. The combined company will trade as Space42. The news has more than a few surprises. First is that Yahsat will be the junior partner in the deal. The second is that the combined business has hired […]

Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, have announced the expansion of their Earth Observation (EO) space programme from five to seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The expansion of the constellation – with technology and expertise provided by programme partner ICEYE, a […]

Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), the UAE satellite solutions provider, have announced a comprehensive Space Programme aimed at building national satellite remote sensing and Earth Observation (EO) capabilities within the UAE to commercially address business opportunities in the local and global EO market. The programme […]