Focus: Telecom

SpaceX is on track to begin launching its broadband constellation as early as 2019, and aims to have the full system on orbit by 2024. In an Oct. 25 testimony...

Marlink has added satellite capacity for its yachting customers in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. The additional capacity comes as yachts are preparing to head south after this year’s Fort Lauderdale...

KVH Industries has announced the launch of its next-generation maritime broadband network, joined by service partner Intelsat. Slated for commercial availability in November, KVH expects its high-speed overlay to its...

LTI Trucking Services, a truckload carrier and full-service logistics company based in St. Louis, Missouri, has selected Orbcomm to provide its cold chain telematics solution to track, monitor and control...

Next-gen antenna manufacturer Kymeta has partnered with local telecommunications providers to offer relief services throughout Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria’s devastation six weeks after its arrival....

The government of Guangzhou City in Southern China and BlueFocus IFEC Technology announced in Guangzhou on Oct. 9 that they will jointly establish the “Belt and Road” in-flight internet fund with a capital injection...

Intelsat and Gilat Satellite Networks announced they will jointly offer 4G broadband infrastructure to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). IntelsatOne Mobile Reach Solar 4G bundles connectivity provided by Intelsat’s global network...

The Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced this week that the United Arab Emirates’ first domestic satellite, KhalifaSat, passed a critical solar panel deployment test. According to the MBRSC, the...

In this exclusive interview, Via Satellite caught up with Choi to find out his views of recent events, what happens next, and what the future holds for ABS...

Yahsat, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based satellite operator, announced the successful trial of a 50Mbps in-flight connection. The result of a partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network...