Month: March 2018

The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved two bills aimed at supporting the rocket propulsion and space support industries. One bill, proposed by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala.,...

Speedcast has signed an agreement to become a land-mobile service provider for Iridium Certus. Designed for on-the-move vehicles, assets and teams, Iridium Certus will enable capabilities such as real-time vehicle...

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) has selected SSL to build its next Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV satellite, which the operator will use distribute Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) video for the 2020 Tokyo...

Spacecom announced it has chosen SSL to build its Amos 8 communications satellite. The satellite will deliver broadcast, broadband and data services from Spacecom’s 4 degrees West hotspot to Europe,...

After some hemming and hawing, President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday that will fund most government functions through the end of September. While the bill...

Radiant Solutions has signed a follow-on contract with the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) valued at $2.6 million for its Remote Ground Terminal (RGT) program. AGC exercised an option extending Radiant...

Honeywell has introduced the Aspire 150 and Aspire 350 satellite communications systems to provide business jet, airline and helicopter operators with better connectivity choices. According to Honeywell, with Aspire 150...

LiveU has combined its High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) bonding technology with satellite service to create a hybrid live solution. According to LiveU, its LU600 service will automatically choose between...

The African Regional Data Cube has been launched at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data’s inaugural Data for Development Festival in the United Kingdom. This new tool harnesses the...

Integrasys, a development, engineering and integration company specializing in the telecommunication and broadcasting markets, has launched its Always Up Satellite Terminal (Alusat) product — an automated Very Small Aperture terminal (VSAT)...