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Kymeta

Tech Moves: Smartsheet and Zillow add VPs; Zenoti hires CFO; Meta taps product leader

Eva Schoenleitner joined enterprise software giant Smartsheet as vice president of partner. Schoenleitner has extensive experience working in Europe and… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but… Read More

Kymeta team with flat-panel antennas for OneWeb

Satellite plans move ahead for Kymeta and OneWeb — and for SpaceX and T-Mobile

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp. says it has completed its first shipment of electronically steered flat-panel antennas to OneWeb for that… Read More

Kymeta antenna tested with OneWeb satellite service

Amid challenges, Kymeta and OneWeb sign deal to widen satellite broadband access

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the mobile connectivity company backed by Bill Gates, has signed a distribution partner agreement with OneWeb… Read More

Kymeta antenna on car

Bill Gates leads $84M funding round to boost Kymeta antenna venture’s push into new markets

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is doing it again: He’s the lead investor in a new $84 million funding round for… Read More

Kymeta antenna tested with OneWeb satellite service

Kymeta and OneWeb move ahead with flat panel terminal for satellite internet service

Kymeta Corp., the antenna venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has signed onto a joint development agreement with OneWeb… Read More

Former Kymeta CEO lands $6M to reimagine AI training with new Seattle-area startup Rendered.AI

There are a lot of potential problems with the way we train AI models. The datasets used to teach machines… Read More

Kymeta-OneWeb test rig

Kymeta teams up with OneWeb to test mobile satellite broadband service

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the mobile connectivity company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has joined forces with OneWeb to… Read More

Kymeta and Kepler team up to demonstrate satellite connectivity in Arctic deep freeze

Kymeta Corp. — the hybrid connectivity venture that’s based in Redmond, Wash. — says it has demonstrated how its flat-panel… Read More

Starlink antenna with cityscape

SpaceX seeks FCC’s OK to extend Starlink satellite service to vehicles, ships, planes

SpaceX is asking the Federal Communications Commission to authorize the operation of equipment extending the company’s Starlink satellite broadband internet… Read More

Kymeta antenna on car

Korean tech conglomerate will invest $30M in Gates-backed Kymeta antenna venture

Hanwha Systems, a smart-technology company headquartered in South Korea, has agreed to make an $30 million investment in Redmond, Wash.-based… Read More

MRZR and SUV

Kymeta rolls out its next-gen connectivity service, blending satellite and cellular links

Kymeta Corp., the Redmond, Wash.-based connectivity venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is making the next generation of its… Read More

Kymeta u8 antenna

After a boost from Bill Gates, Kymeta wins FCC’s approval for next-gen antennas

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the mobile connectivity venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it has won the Federal… Read More

Bill Gates leads $85M investment in Kymeta as satellite broadband venture preps for key rollout

Bill Gates is boosting his bet on next-generation satellite broadband technology, leading a new $85 million funding round for Kymeta… Read More

RZR vehicle with Kymeta antenna

Kymeta goes beyond antennas with acquisition of Lepton satellite service company

Kymeta Corp. — the satellite antenna venture that’s based in Redmond, Wash., and backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates —… Read More

Kymeta u8 antenna

Gates-backed Kymeta unveils next-gen satellite antenna for hybrid connectivity

Kymeta Corp., one of the high-tech ventures backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has paired its next-generation satellite antenna with… Read More

Tech Moves: Vulcan’s VP shuffle; new associate at Madrona; Pulumi adds execs; and more

— Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced Ishani Ummat as an associate. Ummat was most recently based in… Read More

Antenna on emergency vehicle's roof

Earthquake drill gives Kymeta’s emergency communication system a shakedown test

When disaster strikes, cellphone connections are among the first things to go by the wayside — so what will emergency… Read More

OneWeb satellite

Intelsat sues OneWeb broadband satellite venture over a mega-deal that went sour

One of the world’s biggest satellite operators, Intelsat, is accusing the OneWeb broadband satellite venture and its biggest investor, SoftBank,… Read More

Tech Moves: Vacasa names ex-OpenTable CEO to board; Pixvana brings on sales VP; and more

— Vacation home rental company Vacasa added former OpenTable CEO Matt Roberts to its board of directors. Roberts led OpenTable… Read More

Turksat 4B satellite

Kymeta will widen the reach of its satellite connectivity service with Türksat alliance

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kymeta Corp., the Redmond, Wash.-based satellite antenna venture that’s backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it… Read More

SmartBus configuration

Kymeta and Airbus go on the road in Peru to demonstrate ‘SmartBus’ satellite links

Kymeta Corp., the Redmond, Wash.-based company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other investors, has demonstrated the performance of… Read More

Kymeta’s Nathan Kundtz leaves CEO post to make way for growth-focused executive

Kymeta Corp., the antenna company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says that CEO Nathan Kundtz will be leaving his… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudability hires former Chef and Qumulo exec; Kymeta adds sales execs; and more

Portland-based Cloudability has hired a new vice president of marketing: Cloud marketing leader and early Chef executive Jay Wampold. Wampold… Read More

Microsoft tactical vehicle

Microsoft and Kymeta bring futuristic connected vehicles onto home turf

REDMOND, Wash. — The vehicles sitting in the parking lot here at the headquarters of Kymeta Corp., a flat-panel antenna startup… Read More

Microsoft and Kymeta show off ‘always connected’ SUVs, combining cloud, IoT and satellite technology

Microsoft and Kymeta have teamed up to build “always connected” patrol and tactical vehicles designed to help law enforcement agencies… Read More

KyWay Go terminal

Built to take a beating: Kymeta introduces portable KyWay Go satellite data terminal

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the communications company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it’s starting to roll out a… Read More

Kymeta antenna

Kymeta opens commercial availability for Kalo mobile satellite internet service

Kymeta today announced the commercial availability of Kalo, a mobile satellite internet service that it operates in partnership with Intelsat.… Read More

Working Geek: Kymeta CEO Nathan Kundtz, satellite internet pioneer, schedules every minute of his day

A perusal of Kymeta’s news coverage suggests that the launch and growth of this Redmond, Wash.-based satellite antenna company has… Read More

Checking the antenna

After 7,000-mile odyssey, Kymeta’s satellite connected car comes home

REDMOND, Wash. — Kymeta Corp.’s Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle and the flat-panel satellite antenna on its roof are back at… Read More

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