17. Commitments and Contingencies

Contractual Commitments – We have agreements with various vendors under which we have remaining commitments to purchase hardware components and development services. Such commitments will become payable as we receive the hardware components or as development services are provided.

On May 17, 2024, Airspan Networks Holdings Inc. (“Airspan”) filed a plan supplement to its Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, Case No. 24-10621 (the “Plan”), whereby the Company and Fortress Credit Corp. (“Fortress”) agreed in principle to each provide fifty percent (50%) of a new first lien revolving facility in an aggregate committed principal amount of $20.0 million (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”). Over the course of the first seven months of 2025, Airspan borrowed the full amount of the New Revolving Credit Facility, of which $10 million was the Company’s obligation. In August 2025, the Company, Airspan and Fortress agreed to amend the New Revolving Credit Facility to remove the Company as a lender under that agreement and the outstanding amount of $10.0 million was repaid to the Company.

The Company accrued a contingent liability of $0.7 million and $5.0 million, respectively, in Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 for state and local taxes in a variety of jurisdictions for periods between 2010 and 2025 related to Satcom Direct’s business activities. While the Company believes that the reserve represents the best current estimate of any potential liability in state and local taxes, there can be no assurance that the outcome of discussions with any state taxing authority will not result in the payment of state sales taxes for prior periods, or that the amount of any such payments will not be materially different than the liability currently recorded. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has accrued a $0.6 million and $5.0 million indemnification receivable, respectively, in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. See Note 2, “Acquisition of Satcom Direct,” for further information on the Purchase Agreement.

SmartSky LitigationOn February 28, 2022, SmartSky Networks, LLC (“SmartSky”) brought suit against Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) alleging that Gogo 5G infringes four patents owned by the plaintiff. On February 21, 2023, the plaintiff amended its complaint to allege that Gogo 5G infringes two additional patents that had been recently issued to the plaintiff. The suit seeks compensatory damages as well as treble damages for alleged willful infringement and reimbursement of plaintiff's costs, disbursements and attorneys' fees. On May 29, 2024, Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC amended their answer and counterclaims in the same suit, alleging that three of the six patents asserted by the plaintiff are unenforceable due to inequitable conduct before the U.S. Patent Office. A number of dispositive motions were filed on October 25, 2025, and the Court issued orders resolving those motions. SmartSky’s motions were denied. Gogo’s motion for summary judgment of invalidity on one of SmartSky’s asserted patents was granted. The Court also granted Gogo’s motion for summary judgment of no lost profits and Gogo’s motion to exclude SmartSky’s damages expert’s opinions on lost profits and reasonable royalty damages. On November 17, 2025, the Court commenced a jury trial on the plaintiff’s claims. On November 21, 2025, the jury determined that Gogo willfully infringed the plaintiff’s asserted patents and returned a verdict in the total amount of $22.7 million. A one-day bench trial is scheduled on March 4, 2026, to address Gogo’s inequitable conduct defense. Post-trial briefs on the jury trial are due March 18, 2026, and post-trial briefs on the bench trial are due March 30, 2026. Briefing is

expected to be completed on these motions by May 8, 2026.We continue to vigorously defend our position in the infringement suit to challenge both the verdict and the amount of the award in the trial court and will do so in the appellate court if necessary. The outcome of the underlying litigation is inherently uncertain. No judgment has been entered and Gogo has not paid any portion of the award.

On March 5, 2024, Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC filed counterclaims in the same suit, alleging that SmartSky’s ATG network, Flagship equipment, and LITE ATG equipment infringe three patents owned by Gogo. Gogo’s counterclaim suit seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory damages as well as reimbursement of Gogo's costs and attorneys' fees. On April 10, 2024, the Court held that Gogo's counterclaims would proceed under a separate schedule and would be tried separately from SmartSky's claims. On December 31, 2025, Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC amended their counterclaims to add Apcela IFC JV, LLC as a counterclaim defendant. Under a schedule agreed upon by the parties, fact discovery and claim construction proceedings will be substantially completed by June 26, 2026, and expert discovery by September 25, 2026, with dispositive motions to follow. A trial date has been scheduled for March 8, 2027.

On December 16, 2024, SmartSky sued Gogo Inc. and its subsidiaries in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina alleging that Gogo maintains an illegal monopoly over air-to-ground broadband inflight connectivity products and services and has blocked SmartSky from entering the market in violation of antitrust laws. SmartSky also alleges claims of false advertising, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference. The suit seeks actual damages, treble damages, punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, reimbursement of plaintiff's costs, attorneys' fees, pre- and post-judgment interest, and interest on actual damages. On March 14, 2025, Gogo Inc. and its subsidiary Gogo Business Aviation LLC filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. That motion is still pending. Fact discovery is set to be completed by June 5, 2026, and expert discovery by September 10, 2026, with dispositive motions to follow. A trial date has not been set. We will vigorously defend our position in this lawsuit. The outcome of the litigation is inherently uncertain.

From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We cannot predict with certainty the outcome of any litigation or the potential for future litigation. With respect to such legal proceedings, we accrue a loss when it is probable and its amount can be reasonably estimated. Regardless of the outcome of any particular litigation and the merits of any particular claim, litigation can have a material adverse impact on our Company due to, among other reasons, any injunctive relief granted, which could inhibit our ability to operate our business, amounts paid as damages or in settlement of any such matter, diversion of management resources and defense costs. The Company’s accrual for probable and estimable loss contingencies was $11.5 million as of December 31, 2025, and is recorded in Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other (income) expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ending December 31, 2025 includes a $10 million accrual for the aforementioned litigation in which we are a defendant. The Company also recorded a $1.0 million receivable for loss recovery during 2025, which is reflected within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and a reduction to expense in Other (income) expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Historical Timeline

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About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.