TAMPA, Fla. — Saudi telecoms giant stc Group has become Astranis’ second broadband satellite customer from the Middle East, alongside Oman-based industrial conglomerate MB Group.

The Saudi company replaced one of two satellites Mexican telco Apco Networks had booked as part of the manufacturer’s delayed Block 3 mission, according to an Astranis spokesperson. MB Group earlier took a spot on Block 3 that had been held by Orbits Corp of the Philippines.

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Jason Rainbow writes about satellite telecom, finance and commercial markets for SpaceNews. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. Previously, he was Group Editor-in-Chief for Finance Information Group,...