Year: 2016
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Connectivity
Year in Review Part Four: William Wade, CEO of AsiaSat
[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] AsiaSat CEO William Wade believes events at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) were the most critical of the year for the satellite industry, hailing it as […]
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Technology
MBRSC Completes Final Design of the KhalifaSat Engineering Model
[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced the final design completion of the KhalifaSat Engineering Model in addition to the software and systems within the […]
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Technology
TCS Expands Location-Based Services in the Middle East
[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has added two of the largest mobile network operators in the Middle East to its customer portfolio. With more than 22 million mobile subscribers […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb to Open Office in DC Metro Area
[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] OneWeb has signed a 6,000 square foot lease at 1400 Key Boulevard in Rosslyn, Va. for its new offices and is currently looking for engineers, managers, software […]
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Technology
Panasonic Introduces 4D Weather
[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Panasonic’s weather solutions division is now operating an advanced global weather forecasting platform, called Panasonic Global 4D Weather. The weather prediction capability uses Panasonic’s atmospheric datasets, which […]
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Technology
Year in Review Part Three: David Gelerman, CEO at Advantech Wireless
[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] In our third special year-in-review features, where we talk to CEOs of major satellite companies about 2015, we talk to David Gelerman, CEO at Advantech Wireless. One […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic Avionics and Kymeta to Bring Flat-Panel Antenna to Maritime Market
[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Kymeta have signed an agreement to provide high-performance antenna technology to several maritime markets. Under terms of the agreement, Panasonic will order a […]
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Connectivity
Broadcom Announces New Automotive Global Navigation Chip
[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Broadcom Corporation announced the addition of a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) wireless connectivity chip to its automotive portfolio. The BCM89774 provides improved location and positioning […]
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Government/Military
SAT Corporation Expands Interference Monitoring and Geolocation Services for DOD Leased Commercial Satellite Bandwidth
[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, will provide expanded end-to-end satellite RF monitoring, interference detection, geolocation and mitigation services to the Joint Functional […]
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Connectivity
Sky Adopts MaxLinear Products for Next-Generation Set-Top Box
[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] MaxLinear is shipping its MxL5x2 Full-Spectrum Capture satellite front-end receiver in Sky’s new Sky Q set-top box. Sky Q is a family of advanced, wirelessly connected products […]
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Connectivity
Year in Review Part Two: Mark Dankberg, ViaSat Chairman and CEO
[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] ViaSat has long been one of the most exciting companies in the satellite sector. It builds some of the most powerful satellites out there, and has been […]
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Technology
MDA to Provide Communication Subsystem for Avanti’s Hylas 4 Satellite
[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract valued at more than CA$10 million ($7.1 million) with Orbital ATK to provide a communication antenna subsystem for […]
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Government/Military
SES Expands Government Services Portfolio in Canada
[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] The Kativik Regional Government in Canada has awarded SES a contract for the delivery of new satellite services across the northern Quebec region. Beginning in the second […]
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Technology
Com Dev Begins Work on Third Major Commercial Satellite
[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Com Dev International has received an order to begin work on the third satellite of a multiple-satellite contract awarded in October 2013. The contract is valued at […]
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Finance
ISRO Plans on Heavy Rocket, Prepares for Upcoming IRNSS Launch
[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning to build its heaviest rocket to carry satellites weighing 10 tons into space. Currently, the space agency’s Geosynchronous Satellite […]
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Technology
Year in Review Part One: Orbcomm CEO Marc Eisenberg
[Via Satellite 01-04-2016] This week, we will be talking to some of the key decision makers in the satellite industry regarding their 2015 highlights. To kick off this week, we […]
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Technology
SSTL’s GIOVE A Satellite Reaches 10-Year Milestone
[Via Satellite 01-04-201] British small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is marking the 10-year anniversary of in-orbit operations for its GIOVE A satellite, the pathfinder mission for Europe’s […]
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Connectivity
RSCC’s Express AMU1 Reaches Geostationary Orbit
[Via Satellite 01-04-201] Following the deployment of all onboard antennas, the Russian Satellite Communications Company’s (RSCC) Express AMU1 satellite was oriented toward the Earth on Jan. 1. A team of […]
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Technology
India Readies to Open Space Park in Bangalore
[Via Satellite 01-04-201] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will be opening a 100-acre space park in Bangalore, according to reports. Private industry players will be able to use the […]
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Connectivity
Nagra Introduces intuiTV for Pay-TV Operators at CES 2016
[Via Satellite 01-04-201] Nagra, a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group, has unveiled intuiTV, a new “all-in-one” TV experience, at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, […]

















