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Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution will be installed on more than 1,000 Delta Air Lines aircraft, the company announced on Tuesday, March 14. Delta has now selected Viasat IFC services […]

Intellian Technologies released details on their latest electronically scanned array (ESA) technology on Monday, March 13, at SATELLITE 2023. The full-duplex ESA user terminal will operate on the OneWeb satellite […]

Measat has selected the Hughes Network Systems Jupiter System ground platform to enable broadband services on the Measat-3D high-throughput satellite (HTS), the companies announced to- day. Measat-3D will leverage the […]

Space-based 5G is a growing development with the promise of a big impact in military communications because of its high reliability, and its accuracy for communication and information exchange in […]

Satellite industry executives are eager to partner with mobile network operators (MNOs), but they disagree on the timing of the opportunities those partnerships will represent. Some see significant near-term potential […]

Established satellite operators, SES and Eutelsat, joined panelists from SpaceX, emerging constellation provider Mangata Networks and network orchestration player Aalyria, in a lively debate on the viability of constellations businesses, […]

Aalyria, the Google spinoff that emerged from stealth mode in September, made its big-stage debut at SATELLITE 2023 with a demonstration of its buzzy Spacetime software platform on Monday, March […]

Amazon’s Project Kuiper will launch its first satellites this spring and expects to be beta testing with customers next year, with plans to put more than 3,000 satellites into Low-Earth […]

Satellite industry leaders struck a cautiously optimistic note about the industry’s future at the Tuesday morning Opening General Session at SATELLITE 2023, hailing innovations fueling the space economy, while cautioning […]

CesiumAstro is jumping into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market, unveiling a new multi-beam flat panel terminal for aviation on Monday, March 13. It is an active phased array that can […]

Kymeta completed the first shipment of its electronically steered Hawk u8 OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) terminal, the company announced Monday, March 13 at SATELLITE 2023. Kymeta is the first to […]

OneWeb has signed a letter of intent with Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (AWS) to explore providing cloud-based connectivity and services, the companies announced on Monday, March 13.  OneWeb and […]

A new crop of startups from around the world will take the stage at the 2023 Startup Space competition, pitching their businesses for a chance to appear before leading space […]

The Monday morning CTO roundtable at SATELLITE 2023 brought together leaders from innovative space companies to convene on buzzworthy developments in laser communications, AI, and system architecture and design. Yet […]

The ‘Big Four’ satellite operators — Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat — could consolidate into a ‘Big Three’ or even a ‘Big Two,’ in the next year, Jose Del Rosario, […]

SpaceX launched an additional batch of 40 satellites for OneWeb on Thursday, increasing OneWeb’s constellation to 582 satellites. OneWeb is a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity provider and competitor to SpaceX’s […]

Two of the world’s biggest operators have linked up in a major long-term multi-orbit partnership deal. Eutelsat has signed a multi-orbit agreement with Intelsat to enhance connectivity solutions over Europe, […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on March 8 that it demonstrated ground-based anti-jamming satellite communications via a Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) connection between a Protected Tactical Enterprise […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DataPath to boost its presence in the U.S. defense market, the satellite ground tech company announced March 9. Gilat said […]

Spire Global grew revenue 85% in 2022 over the prior year, reporting $80.3 million in revenue in 2022. This was within updated guidance Spire provided in November.  The company said […]

Stargroup has selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter system to extend LTE service in rural Mexico, the companies announced Wednesday. Stargroup is connecting hundreds of remote cell towers to the network […]

Ubotica Technologies has unveiled a new solution to help in make Earth observation (EO) more efficient. It announced March 7, that it will bring its CogniSAT-CRC solution to market with […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45 will offer launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to four new commercial companies — ABL Space, Stoke Space, Phantom Space, […]

Maxar Technologies has awarded L3Harris a contract to design and build reflector antennas for two Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communication satellites, the companies announced Wednesday. The two nine-meter unfurlable mesh reflector […]

Samer Halawi is a well known figure within the satellite industry. He is held many big roles from the CEO of Thuraya, to the CCO of both Intelsat and OneWeb. […]

Satellite direct-to-cell is an area that has dramatically increased in activity in the past year, with new demonstrations, services, and partnerships launched. The promise of satellite-to-cell is connecting unmodified cell […]

SATELLITE 2023 will have many talking points as the industry debates a path forward for the 2020s. In our annual roundtable, we talk with leading analysts about the key issues […]

The SATELLITE trade show is known for bringing together the biggest leaders of the industry — yet the conference also highlights fresh voices whether they be new executives, end users, […]

The first launch of Japan’s new H3 rocket failed on Tuesday. Japan’s space agency JAXA said in a news dispatch that the mission was terminated via a destruct command.  The […]

Orbit Communications Systems (Orbit) is introducing a new antenna solution targeting the regional aviation market. It announced March 6 that it is launching the AirTRx system that aims to provide […]