Thaicom Public Company Limited (THCOM) signed an Agreement of Intention with Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) to collaborate on the joint development of a service offering for maritime satellite broadband connectivity. According to the framework of the agreement, Thaicom and RSCC will initially study roaming options on their proprietary maritime VSAT networks. Roaming on Thaicom’s…

NanoRacks is opening and staffing its first office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi’s Hub71, a global tech ecosystem driven by Mubadala Investment Company, backed by the Abu Dhabi Government’s Ghadan 21 program. This expansion will help the company offer customer service and technical advice for its customer base in the Middle…

IKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, and Visio Productions, international content producer, distributor, and channel operator of 4K Heritage have joined forces to expand distribution for a major 4K channel via MEASAT-3a at the Asian video hot-slot 91.5E providing satellite coverage across Asia. 4K Heritage, the first 4K…

Five new remote-sensing satellites were launched on a Long March-11 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert on Thursday at 2:42 p.m. Beijing Time. The satellites belong to the commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project Zhuhai-1, which is comprised of 34 micro-nano satellites, including video, hyper-spectral, and high-resolution optical satellites, as…