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Maxar Invests In Data Analytics Company Aurora Insight

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, February 25th, 2022

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Maxar Invests In Data Analytics Company Aurora Insight

Radio frequency coverage map provided by Aurora Insight satellites. Image: Aurora Insight

Aurora Insight, which provides radio frequency data and advanced analytics about wireless activity, has received a strategy investment from Maxar Technologies [MAXR], which built and operates the Worldview Legion constellation of earth observation satellites to provide geospatial intelligence products and services to a range of customers. The value of the investment wasn’t disclosed. The investment opens a path for Maxar to eventually acquire Aurora, Daniel Jablonsky, Maxar's president and CEO, said during the company's fourth quarter earnings call last week.…

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