Globalstar Europe Satellite Services announced that Spot Trace and Globalstar satellite communications are helping researchers at the University of Oldenburg in Germany better understand and combat plastic pollution in the North Sea. A team from the university’s Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment is studying the movement of floating plastic pollution to…

Six of the world’s satellite industry associations have established the Global Satellite Coalition (GSC), an international group through which targeted initiatives will be coordinated and implemented with the combined support of member companies based around the world. The coalition will drive industry priorities with one voice, unlocking opportunities for industry growth and ensuring the future…

Hispasat has reached an agreement with Global Skyware to develop a terminal that allows satellite data, voice and video services to be integrated in a single antenna. The solution is based on a dichroic subreflector which is integrated in the satellite broadband access terminal and allows the Ka band (used for data) to pass through…

Advantech Wireless announced that the Transcend 800 line of point-to-point microwave radios has received full certification from the Brazilian agency of telecommunications, Anatel. These microwave radios have built-in Asynchronous Serial Interfaces (ASI), as well as IP routers. They connect the studio processing centers directly to the satellite broadcasting teleports, with high data rate, high bandwidth…