Archive
-
Finance
Intelsat Takes Global Workforce to the Cloud
Intelsat has selected RingCentral as its cloud communications and collaboration solutions provider across its international locations. With globally distributed employees, Intelsat was looking to move to a cloud-first solution to […]
-
Imagery and Sensing
ImageSat International, Magnus Launch Disaster Management Service
ImageSat International, an end-to-end geospatial solutions provider, and Magnus International Search and Rescue have launched an Emergency and Disaster Management service that enables countries, cities and remote government areas to […]
-
Technology
Macom Launches New High Linearity Power Amplifier Family for Ka-Band SatCom, VSAT
Macom Technology Solutions, a supplier of high performance Radio Frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic solutions, has launched a comprehensive portfolio of Ka-band Power Amplifiers (PA) optimized for next-generation SatCom […]
-
Finance
Iceye CEO’s Ambitious Plans After New Round of Funding
Iceye has taken a huge step forward with another $34 million of funding secured in the last two weeks. This means the company is on track to have 18 satellites […]
-
Connectivity
More Satellites, Spectrum, Orbital Slots for SES O3b Constellation
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted authorization to SES to serve the United States market using a significantly expanded O3b fleet in the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The […]
-
Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Wins $429M Payload Contract for Continuous Polar Region Coverage
A Northrop Grumman payload will provide highly protected communications for warfighters under a new $429 million contract with the U.S. Air Force. The company was awarded a $429 million contract […]
-
Mobility
Air Canada Passengers Can Now Stream Content via Gogo Wi-Fi
Air Canada has begun offering next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international fleet with the introduction of Air Canada Wi-Fi provided by Gogo. Starting with its Boeing 777-300ER flights, the […]
-
Finance
NigComSat Upgrades iDirect Network to Enter Key Verticals
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) has upgraded its iDirect network to the latest Evolution 4.1 software to achieve gains in bandwidth efficiency and enhance customer experience. With the upgrade of its […]
-
Connectivity
AssetLink Global Leverages Cellular Tech for Global Connectivity
AssetLink Global has launched its next generation AssetPack Internet of Things (IOT) device family designed for multi-mode simple to advanced tracking and managing of unpowered and powered assets located in […]
-
Connectivity
AT&T, Nokia Team Up to Drive Global Scale IOT
AT&T has entered into a partnership with Nokia to provide Internet of Things (IOT) connectivity around the world with a commercial service launch set for later this year. The companies […]
-
Finance
FCC Issues Inter-Satellite Data Relay Network License to Audacy; Non-GEO Market Access to O3b
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a license to Audacy that authorizes the space communications company operate the world’s first commercial inter-satellite data relay network. The data relay […]
-
Imagery and Sensing
Lindsay Corp. Partners With Farmers Edge to Digitalize Farms
Lindsay Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, and Farmers Edge, a provider of precision digital solutions for agriculture, have formed a new strategic partnership […]
-
Finance
New Speedcast Atlas Promo Offers Unlimited Data, Double Bandwidth
Speedcast International is offering two promotions on its new Quota and VSAT Ku-band connectivity services through the remainder of the year. The promotion for Quota, a metered VSAT service sold […]
-
Government/Military
Marine Corps to be First in Deploying MUOS for the Battlefield
The U.S. Marine Corps is set to become the first service to widely deploy the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communication capability for the battlefield as it looks to […]
-
Mobility
How Global Eagle and Telesat Aim to Bridge Mobility Gaps
While Global Eagle gets to try out its LEO-compatible hardware and shape ground segment architectures, Telesat will see its maritime and aviation appeal reach new horizons...
-
Mobility
American Airlines’ Focus on Streaming Opens Door for More Satellite
American Airlines has a fleet of 950 aircraft that carried 200 million passengers in 2017, but how many of those passengers had a happy in-flight internet experience? Though that’s hard […]
-
Mobility
Not Everyone is Convinced About the IFC Promise
You might expect people speaking at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit to represent companies more invested in connectivity than any other. You might be surprised. While many passengers, especially […]
-
Finance
Northrop Grumman Closes Orbital ATK Acquisition
Northrop Grumman has announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cleared its proposed acquisition of Orbital ATK. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition has completed its review of the […]
-
Finance
KVH Now Offers a Maritime VSAT Cybersecurity Strategy
KVH Industries has announced 6-Level Cybersecurity, a cohesive group of initiatives designed to provide proactive cybersecurity protection for the KVH hardware and maritime VSAT satellite network used by its global […]
-
Connectivity
Comtech, Kepler to Drive Rapidly Deployable LEO Comms
Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary within Comtech Telecommunications’ Commercial Solutions segment, and Kepler Communications, a nano-satellite telecommunications company, have announced a collaboration to advance rapidly deployable, low-cost, low-latency communications via […]
-
Connectivity
Intelsat Commits to Smart Africa to Drive Digital Transformation
Intelsat has announced that during the Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda in May, it joined Smart Africa, a 2013-established initiative to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development and usher Africa […]
-
Government/Military
Harris Delivers Fifth GPS III Payload
Harris Corporation has provided Lockheed Martin with its fifth of 10 advanced navigation payloads contracted for the U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite program. The GPS III navigation payload features […]
-
Government/Military
US DOD Partners with SES to Secure O3b MEO Services
SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, has signed a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for Medium Earth Orbit […]
-
Imagery and Sensing
Antrix, SatSure to Further Geospatial Big Data Analytics
SatSure Analytics, a satellite data analytics company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), to further […]
-
Mobility
Phasor, Astronics Partner for Dual-Beam ESA Aviation Terminals
Phasor, a developer of Electronically-Steered Antenna (ESA) systems for mobile broadband, has announced a commercial partnership with Astronics AeroSat. Under the agreement, the two companies will produce scalable, dual-beam ESA-based […]
-
Mobility
Navarino to Introduce Intelsat Maritime Services in Q3
Navarino, a maritime technology company, has announced that it will add Intelsat services to its portfolio of connectivity solutions. Under the agreement between the two companies, Navarino will introduce Intelsat […]
-
Connectivity
iDirect iQ 200 Remote Lives Up to Expectations in IsoTropic Test
IsoTropic Networks, a global solutions provider of satellite internet services, has announced that its live, Over-The-Air (OTA) test of DVB-S2/S2X has found that early tests of the new iDirect iQ […]
-
Mobility
Emirates Exec on Cost and Flexibility in Connected Airplanes
Emirates Airlines Vice President Patrick Brannelly’s opening keynote speech at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit in San Diego, California, provided a brutally honest assessment of the entire airplane connectivity […]
-
Government/Military
Guatemala’s Deadly Volcano as Seen via Satellite
On Sunday, a volcano erupted in Guatemala killing at least 25 people and injuring hundreds, according to Reuters. The eruption of Volcan de Fuego, which translates to Volcano of Fire, […]
-
Connectivity
SES-12 Launched by SpaceX for Asia-Pacific, Middle East Services
SES has announced that SES-12 has been successfully launched today onboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral in Florida. Liftoff occurred […]





























