CesiumAstro raised $730 million in its latest funding round, a cash infusion the Austin-based satellite manufacturer will use to build a satellite communications network for businesses and governments.

CesiumAstro's @Shey_Sabripour on why 1) energy, 2) AI/quantum, and 3) connectivity shouldn't be thought of separately anymore. "I believe that energy and power on one end, information and AI and quantum machines on the other, and connectivity on the other third part of it." "All of these are not separate ideas anymore." "If you look at the world as a knowledge-based economy, as an economy of information, you need all three pieces to be optimized together." "It's no longer sufficient that you're just optimizing a satellite technology or cellular technology or AI technology. All of these things have to be optimized together." With @itsmoislam at the @NYSE.

CesiumAstro's CEO @Shey_Sabripour on competing in satcom markets alongside big names like Starlink and Amazon Leo. "Both our government customers and commercial customers want a diverse set of providers." "They want multi-layer networks. Sovereign countries want to have sovereign constellations." "So that's why a big part of that pipeline comes from sovereign countries or allies around the world that are coming and asking for our technology. Everything from our phased arrays to our Element satellites." "And so there's room for all sorts of frequencies and the other context I want to provide is that you need all of the above, as I said. "I keep going back to this. Direct-to-cell technologies require certain type of technology. Certain frequencies penetrate trees and walls and concrete and things. Certain frequencies do not." "And so you need all of the above solutions." "And there are many, many applications that require various versions of these technologies that require our technology, laser technologies, Starlink, Starshield. So you need a diverse economy." With @itsmoislam at the @NYSE.