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Lockheed Martin released its results for Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2018, as well as for the full year of 2018. Lockheed Martin’s Space segment’s net sales in Q4 2018 increased $49 million, […]

Speedcast International was awarded a new multi-year, fully-managed communications contract with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, an entity of Bonheur ASA providing jack-up vessels used for offshore wind farm construction. Speedcast serves […]

According to an announcement from the Australian National University (ANU), scientists used new space technology to predict droughts and increased bushfire risk, up to five months in advance. “We’ve been […]

Goonhilly Earth Station has been making waves, quite literally, with its deep space antennas. The U.K.-based “gateway to space” has been around since the 1960s, but its new leadership team […]

Ball Aerospace successfully completed the first communication demonstration between Telesat‘s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Phase 1 satellite and Ball’s fully electronically-steered flat panel antenna at Telesat’s Allan Park ground station […]

A new $1.3 million (1 million British pounds) MOD investment will be funding the development of a new generation of British deployable satellite antennas. The ‘wrapped rib’ antenna aims to be […]

China HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. and its subsidiary HEAD Technology France (HEAD), has been awarded a key multi-million Euro contract in Ethiopia through a consortium led by HEAD and its […]

According to a new report, it is predicted that the 5G and LTE market grow more to more than $5 billion by 2021. The Private LTE & 5G Network Ecosystem […]

Hispasat, together with telecommunications services provider Media Broadcast Satellite, created a deal (with an initial duration of five years) to distribute FunBox Ultra High Definition (UHD) in Europe, the Middle […]

According to Airbus Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Grazia Vittadini, the company is recruiting outside help for expanding its efforts in quantum computing. Airbus is just one among other firms in sectors like […]

Gilat Satellite Networks launched a new backhaul solution designed to support next-generation services, including 5G. Gilat is now further enhancing and optimizing its SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform for 5G capacity, service […]

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C44) successfully lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India at 23:37 (IST) on Jan. 24. This was the rocket’s 46th flight, carrying […]

The C-band situation in the United States is once again under the microscope. Respected satellite equity analyst Giles Thorne of Jefferies has released a new report titled “The Orbiter: All Eyes […]

Swarm Technologies, a company developing a low-cost global communications network, closed its Series A financing round of $25 million. The round was led by Craft Ventures and Sky Dayton, founder […]

Thales Alenia Space, SSL, and Airbus have completed an important milestone for the Telesat LEO constellation. The consortium of Thales Alenia Space and SSL completed the System Requirements Review (SRR), and […]

Gogo revealed that it had installed 477 net aircraft with satellite technology during 2018. Gogo ended the year with 1,296 net commercial aircraft installed with satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). This marks […]

Luokung Technology, a Chinese graphics data processing technology company, is strategically cooperating with the National Engineering Research Center for Remote Sensing Applications (the Engineering Center), which is China’s national-level center […]

Rocket Lab revealed that its first mission of 2019 will be a dedicated launch of a 150kg satellite for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA’s Radio Frequency Risk […]

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar providing satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that its Spot X two-way satellite communications device is now available across Europe and North […]

Viasat‘s Community Wi-Fi hotspot service is now available to more than one million people across Mexico. The Community Wi-Fi service is marketed locally in Mexico under the Conectaless brand, and serves […]

IKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and international content producer, has joined forces with Blue Ant Media, a distributor and channel operator, to expand distribution for […]

There is no doubt that ambitious business plans in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) will have a key say in how successful the overall industry will be over the next few […]

An increasing number of states are developing plans for setting-up spaceports, with suborbital flights and small satellites taking the center stage. In Europe, Portugal has been taking relevant steps, as […]

The U.K. is the global hub for the satellite and space insurance industry. There are, however, significant issues related to Brexit which may threaten the U.K.’s current position, and which […]

It is impossible to predict how many LEO satellites will be launched over the next few years. But, it is safe to say it will be in the thousands rather […]

When former O3b Chief Commercial Officer John Finney decided that his new endeavour should focus on satcom antennas and terminals, he had a clear vision of what he wanted to […]

Ready, steady, LEO. The race to having satellites placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has begun, and many companies, both old and new, are already working on their constellations. These […]

In the middle of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ambitious Space Month initiative in November, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sat down for an interview with Via Satellite to discuss […]

There is no doubt that ambitious business plans in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) will have a key say in how successful the overall industry will be over the next few […]

OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, carried out the first delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation. OneWeb Satellites will now turn its focus to […]