Month: October 2017

In order for 5G to support new applications such as virtual reality, video streaming and industrial Internet of Things (IOT), operators must consider disaggregating their data centers so they are […]

Over the weekend, SpaceX Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and lead designer Elon Musk shared in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread on Reddit some additional details related to the company’s […]

Cubic Corporation subsidiary Gatr Technologies has won an order worth more than $5 million to provide satellite communication solutions for the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF). Cubic will supply 2.4-meter […]

Sprint announced it has expanded its contract with Gilat Satellite Networks to include a three-year managed service project. This multi-million-dollar project includes services and technology to enable Sprint to expand […]

Eurochannel, an international channel dedicated to European films and series, announced it is upgrading from standard to High Definition (HD) with Eutelsat. Already a direct customer of Eutelsat for the […]

After a number of launch delays due to weather and technical malfunctions, United Launch Alliance (ULA) orbited a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the early hours of […]

Eutelsat Communications has acquired Noorsat, a satellite service provider in the Middle East, from Bahrain’s Orbit Holding Group for $75 million, debt free and cash free. Established in 2004, Noorsat […]

First Derivatives has signed a letter of intent with the European Space Agency (ESA) to foster the development of disruptive applications in the commercial space market, based on its Kx […]

Northern California remains in a state of chaos as wildfires rip through wine country, leaving smoldering ashes where houses and businesses once stood. According to authorities, hundreds of people are […]

Globecomm has unveiled its new Vector product, a virtualized video headend system able to support hundreds of channels and deliver content across multiple platforms. According to Globecomm, Vector’s IP-centric platform simplifies […]

Speedcast International announced that the company has been selected to provide Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ka-band managed communications services to a production asset owned and operated by a major U.S.-based […]

The remote sensing industry is set to explode over the next few years — but with eyes in the sky peering over nearly every country, how will this affect diplomatic […]

Peter Pitsch, Intel’s executive director of federal relations and associate general counsel, refuses to get in a war of words. The company’s announcement last week, in partnership with Intelsat, about […]

In a presentation delivered at the end of this week’s DC5G 2017 Summit, Intelsat Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Kurt Riegelman asserted that satellite operators will continue to […]

According to the 20th edition of Euroconsult’s “Satellites to be Built & Launched” report, the firm anticipates that 300 satellites with a mass of more than 50 kg will be […]

Blue Sky Network announced it has formed a strategic partnership with RocketRoute, a European-based aviation services company, to integrate the satellite tracking and real-time communication capabilities of Blue Sky’s SkyRouter […]

Intelsat announced that Globecast will continue to distribute two France 24 channels and also broadcast a brand-new, Spanish-speaking High Definition (HD) channel via Intelsat 21. Under the new, multi-year expanded agreement, […]

SpaceX has successfully launched the EchoStar 105/SES 11 satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After deploying the satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) yesterday evening, SpaceX completed another […]

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is one of the most influential organizations across the telecommunications sphere, advocating for laws and regulations that support more efficient use of spectrum. DSA President […]

To help customers and emergency responders stay connected, AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team is deploying numerous mobile cell sites, or Cells on Light Trucks (COLTs) and equipment to areas […]

Farmers Edge announced a strategic partnership to bring Planet’s global monitoring data and platform capabilities to the Farmers Edge precision agriculture product suite. Farmers Edge is now a sole distributor […]

Ushering in a new era of advanced GPS technology, the U.S. Air Force declared the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 satellite, GPS 3 SV01, “available for launch” on Oct. 10. […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) announced it will add LaLiga TV to its sports channel lineup on the AsiaSat 5 satellite. LaLiga First Division Spanish football will reach viewers across the […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Google parent company Alphabet an experimental license to deploy a new balloon-based connectivity service in Puerto Rico. Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria […]

During a panel focusing on regulatory issues at the DC5G 2017 Summit yesterday, speakers from different industry markets stated that the only way to fund 5G deployment is to incentivize […]

“Simply ludicrous and ridiculous” — Tom Choi, CEO of ABS and one of the most outspoken CEOs in the satellite industry, did not hold back when assessing Intelsat’s announcement last week […]

SES announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, SES Government Solutions, has won several key contracts to provide managed network services leveraging SES’ high throughput, low latency Medium Earth Orbit […]

Thuraya Telecommunications announced it has signed a partnership with satellite communications company Gulfsat at the ongoing Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) event in Kuwait. According to Gulfsat, the strategic alliance will enable […]

Bentley Walker has launched a live Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) satellite service leveraging iDirect’s iQ Desktop and iDX 4.0 software. Bentley Walker will deploy the new service in […]

L3 Technologies has won a contract to provide Hawkeye 3 Lite Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications terminals and on-site training to the U.S. Air National Guard’s Joint Incident Site […]