Rivada Partners With Telespazio on Outernet
Telespazio will join Rivada's Customer Advisory Board and run technical workshops on the planned Outernet satellite network.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Space
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Rivada Space Networks announced a working relationship with Telespazio, a 67/33 joint venture of Leonardo and Thales, on its planned 600-craft Outernet satellite constellation. The collaboration is structured through Telespazio's Brazilian subsidiary, Telespazio Brasil S.A.
Why it matters
The arrangement gives Rivada a established operator with a regional footprint as it seeks business for a network whose fleet has not yet begun construction. Rivada has lined up over $20 billion of business globally for its low-Earth-orbit network.
The figures come from Rivada's own corporate announcement, covering a constellation of 600 planned craft and over $20 billion in lined-up business. Rivada has not yet begun building the satellite fleet, and the commercial terms of the Telespazio relationship were not disclosed.
The players
Rivada Space Networks
Rivada Space Networks is the company planning the 600-craft Outernet low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.
Telespazio
Telespazio is a space services joint venture owned 67/33 by Leonardo and Thales, operating through its Brazilian subsidiary.
The details
Telespazio will join Rivada's Customer Advisory Board and conduct a series of technical workshops to structure the collaboration. Satellites in the Outernet architecture are described as routers in the sky providing secure, high-performance data transport.
Timeline
Telespazio Brasil began operating in Brazil in 1997.
Rivada announced the Telespazio working relationship on November 10, 2026.
Big Picture
The partnership extends Rivada's planned Outernet low-Earth-orbit constellation by adding an established regional operator to its customer base before any satellites have been built. It places the project among a growing group of LEO networks courting commercial partners ahead of launch.
For readers in Latin America, the partnership runs through Telespazio Brasil, which serves Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru. Consumers will not see direct service changes until the Outernet constellation is built and launched.
The takeaway
Announced partnerships can signal commercial interest in new satellite networks, but a planned constellation's timeline depends on fleet construction that has not yet begun. Readers should watch for milestones in building and launching the satellites.
Further reading
For more on satellite network developments, see the Space section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Advanced-television.
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