Month: October 2017

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 […]

DigitalGlobe, now a business unit of Maxar Technologies, announced a multi-year agreement with Orbital Insight to expand the scope of their existing data partnership and fuel global-scale analytic solutions. Orbital […]

Speedcast International has won a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract with an Australian government department conducting world-class scientific and environmental research in Antarctica. Per the contract, the company will support the Australian […]

SpaceX successfully relanded yet another Falcon 9 first stage booster after delivering the Koreasat 5A satellite to orbit for South Korean operator KT Sat on Oct. 30. The rocket lifted […]

5G Americas President Chris Pearson has operated within the mobile wireless industry for almost 30 years, and has his finger directly on the pulse of 5G development. Here, he shares […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) officially announced on Oct. 30 that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thomas Choi is transitioning his role to a board director. According to the company, Choi wishes […]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and OneWeb have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperatively develop solutions to connect 237,000 homes throughout […]

Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, or MDA) announced that its SSL business unit has signed a contract to provide a multi-mission communications satellite called Star One D2 to […]

Here Technologies and Mitsubishi announced their intention to link their technologies for autonomous vehicles into an integrated offering for automakers. According to their preliminary agreement, the companies aim to offer […]

According to Kay Soon Low, director of the Satellite Technology and Research Center (STAR) at the National University Singapore, interest in satellite technology has exploded in recent years — particularly […]

Intelsat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephen Spengler appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation this week to deliver a testimony discussing the current state of the […]

Intelsat, Eutelsat, SES and Iridium each released their financial results for the third quarter this week. Check out a quick summary of how they fared below. Intelsat For the three […]

ViaSat has not been subtle in its threats of legal action over Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN). In a statement, ViaSat Chief Operating Officer (COO) Rick Baldridge accused Inmarsat of […]

Intelsat announced it is supporting multiple organizations providing relief services in the Caribbean as well as helping local and U.S. businesses recover from the three hurricanes that devastated the regions. […]

NanoRacks successfully deployed NovaWurks’ Satlet Initial-Mission Proofs and Lessons (SIMPL) satellite via the Kaber Microsatellite Deployer from the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 27. This is the second Kaber-class […]

Ball Aerospace and the Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS 1) team is currently preparing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation polar orbiting weather satellite for launch at 1:47 […]

It wasn’t that long ago where many felt 3D TV could give the industry a significant boost. In this interview with 3-Net CEO Tom Cosgrove we discussed the future of 3D television. 3-Net, a joint venture of Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX Corporation, was optimistic at the time. However, the future for 3D TV would prove to be quite short-lived.

IOActive has released a new advisory documenting critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting Stratos Global’s AmosConnect communication shipboard platform. Stratos Global, which Inmarsat acquired in 2009, provides communication services to thousands of […]

SES Networks’ high-throughput and fiber-like satellite connectivity service, along with Alphabet’s Project Loon stratospheric balloons and local telecommunications expertise, is playing a key role in restoring 4G/LTE connectivity in disaster-affected […]

Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have successfully completed the first flight trials to test both the satellite and complementary ground network for their European Aviation Network (EAN) service. EAN is a […]

MicroLink Devices has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to commercialize Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction (IMM) solar cell technology. The […]

One of the United States government’s priorities in improving its satellite capabilities revolves around more effectively providing persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). According to Rob Zitz, who joined Maxar […]

Ursa Space Systems announced it closed a $7 million Series A equity financing from financial, security, and strategic investors. Paladin Capital Group led the financing, which included participation from New […]

Publicly owned telecommunications specialist Teledata is using Newtec’s Dialog multiservice platform for hundreds of mobile backhaul (2G, 3G) and banking application sites across Mozambique. The Newtec Dialog platform, with a […]

The helicopter industry can now take advantage of higher-speed onboard Wi-Fi, video transmission and telemedicine capability in Europe and North America using Honeywell’s Connected Aircraft solution, the Aspire 200 system, […]

Government services firm Serco announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BTP Systems, a defense engineering company based in Ludlow, Massachusetts. The acquisition, subject to required […]

As South Australia awaits its long-anticipated national space agency, industry heads in the region are looking for organizations to help run its Space Incubator and Space Accelerator programs at the […]

In her role as senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, Laura Galante often looks at cybersecurity through the lens of politics and policy. During the CyberSat 2017 Summit on Nov. […]

3..2..1…Deploy! #NRCSD #CubeSat #ISS pic.twitter.com/JsvHD1SmZe — NanoRacks (@NanoRacks) May 17, 2017 NanoRacks has successfully deployed the Kestrel Eye 2M (KE2M) microsatellite via the company’s Kaber Microsatellite Deployer from the International […]