The discussion highlighted an important tension: data centres are becoming more important to the economy just as public and political scrutiny of them is increasing.

With this mission, the company brings the total number of satellites launched since its foundation to 11 and advances the commercial deployment of a technology that has already been validated.

This week, the newest mobile network operators in Japan and South Korea, Rakuten Mobile and Stage X, respectively, have agreed a strategic partnership alongside Rakuten Symphony that will see the trio ...