Anuvu’s investment in a constellation of small satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) will give the company dedicated, flexible capacity to better serve its mobility customers, CEO Josh Marks tells Via Satellite.  Last week, Anuvu (formerly Global Eagle) announced plans to launch a constellation of eight “MicroGEO” satellites in partnership with Astranis to serve aviation and…

L3 Harris' space and satellite communication business divisions reported modest revenue gains in is 2021 second fiscal quarter (Q2 2021). Its Space and Airborne systems revenue increased 3% over the same period last year due to increased activity with missile defense, responsive space programs, and classified cybersecurity business. The business unit also benefited from a…

Satellite operator SES just scored a significant contract expansion with one of its biggest telco customers. The operator announced Tuesday that Orange has signed a new agreement to create an integrated connectivity platform for its maritime customers using Geostationary (GEO) satellite capacity provided by SES Networks’ Skala global platform. Orange International Networks Executive Vice President…

SES has selected Gilat Satellite Network’s global mobility platform to serve cruise lines and maritime service providers. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, customers will be able to access satellite-enabled services delivered by SES’s O3b mPOWER and Geostationary (GEO) fleet through Gilat’s multi-orbit platform. Gilat described the agreement as a multi-million dollar order.  Gilat said the network…