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Sovera

Startup building a low Earth orbit satellite internet network for governments and mobile operators that want control of their own space connectivity rather than relying on a foreign provider. It was started by David Anderman, a former SpaceX general counsel. (1 product in the atlas)

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

In their words

“Take-or-pay? That means as long as they pay, we provide service. And literally the contracts that we have say we cannot terminate for any reason other than failure to pay.”

David Anderman, FounderSeattle Space Superiority Summit (S4) · Building a sovereign internet in space · Oct 21, 2026Transcribed from the session⁠1

Milestones

  • Oct 2026 Swiss subsidiary Sovera International Sàrl entered the Geneva commercial register to develop and operate satellite communication systems, with David Anderman as president.⁠2

Sources

  1. FUSE, Seattle Space Superiority Summit (S4) agendaOct 21, 2026 Names the speaker and session. The quote on this page is our own transcription of the session; no public recording has been posted.
  2. Zefix, Swiss commercial register (Sovera International Sàrl, CHE-475.954.859)Oct 12, 2026
  3. RuntimeWireJul 9, 2026

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