Year: 2016

[Via Satellite 03-04-2016] AvL Technologies has completed the construction of its new far field antenna test range near its headquarters in Asheville, N.C. The new 1,600 foot range is now...

[Via Satellite 03-04-2016] Norsat International’s revenue for 2015 was $36.1 million, essentially flat compared to 2014 revenue of $36.2 million, the company announced March 4. The company’s gross profit margin...

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Australia’s National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) is gearing up for the initiation of commercial service from the first of two twin Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS)...

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Inmarsat has decided to launch the fourth Global Xpress satellite, originally procured from Boeing as a spare but with the potential to support an incremental business case,...

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Hispasat has entered a partnership with Quantis and its Moroccan subsidiary Nortis, a leading operator in data, voice and satellite Internet services in Spain and Morocco, to...

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Brazil’s national telecommunications agency Anatel has awarded UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat a license to operate its upcoming satellite, Al Yah 3, in Brazil. The award of the...

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Japanese satellite operator Sky Perfect JSAT has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ ISI business unit a contract for the design, supply, delivery, installation and test of...

[Via Satellite 03-02-2016] A multimillion-dollar contract dispute with a customer in Australia is adding difficulty to an already challenging market for RigNet. The company incurred negative income adjustments totaling $15.6...

[Via Satellite 03-02-2016] NASA has selected Busek’s BET-100 miniature CubeSat propulsion system for a $1.6 million award. The agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is sponsoring the contract through its...

[Via Satellite 03-02-2016] Spacecom has received a follow-on, multimillion-dollar contract from Nepal’s Dish Media Network for additional capacity on the Amos 4 satellite. Founded in 2009, Dish Media Network is...