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Connectivity
Telekom Srbija to Launch New Bouquet Across Europe with SES
A new distribution contract between Telekom Srbija and SES Video has launched a new TV package across Europe via the orbital position 23.5 degrees east. Under the new multi-year agreement, […]
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Mobility
Spirit Airlines to Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi with Thales
Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet, as the carrier has signed an agreement to install Wi-Fi on all of […]
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Finance
Goonhilly Set for Global Expansion After $33M Investment
Following its recent 8.4 million pounds ($11.4 million) contract win from the European Space Agency (ESA), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds ($32.6 million). […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX’s Most Advanced Falcon 9 Lifts First GEO Satellite for Bangladesh
SpaceX successfully launched the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on Friday from the historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, the Falcon 9’s first stage […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom to Expand Distribution Network in Africa with MediaVision
Thaicom has announced an agreement with Mediavision, a European-based content delivery specialist providing end-to-end solutions to the broadcast and media industry, for the expansion of its broadcast platform in Africa. […]
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Imagery and Sensing
JAXA Deploys Kenya’s First Satellite Into Orbit from ISS
The first Kenya University Nano Satellite Precursor Flight (1KUNS-PF), Kenya’s first satellite, was successfully deployed from the Japan Space Agency (JAXA) KIBO deployment module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 1KUNS-PF […]
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Connectivity
How the Fourth Industrial Revolution is Shaping the Satellite Industry
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been getting a lot of hype. What does it really mean for the satellite industry?
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Finance
Kamal to Take Helm as DataPath President, CEO
DataPath, a provider of advanced and secure communications solutions, has appointed Sherin Kamal as the company’s new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will officially assume the position June 11. Kamal […]
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Government/Military
Sener to Develop Biomass Satellite Assembly Devices for ESA
Sener will design, manufacture and test devices for the assembly of the Biomass satellite, a mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Earth Explorer program. The program’s objective is […]
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Connectivity
Streaming Video Alliance Welcomes Google Aboard
The Streaming Video Alliance, an industry forum that aims to improve the video experience, announced Google as its newest member during an event hosted by principal member Viacom. Other alliance members […]
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Government/Military
UK to Lose Airbus Space Contract Due to Brexit
A potential 200 million euro ($2.39 million) contract between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus in Portsmouth will be moved to the European continent because of Brexit, the managing director […]
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Connectivity
Scalable Demos Undersea Communications Capabilities
Scalable Network Technologies, a provider of multi-domain network design and optimization tools, has been supporting the high-fidelity undersea communications and networking simulation/emulation tool developed for the Forward Deployed Energy and […]
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Connectivity
Dish Network Needs to Regain Control of its Own Fortunes
It has not been a good week for Dish Network. The satellite TV company’s shares plunged after it reported losing 94,000 Pay TV subscribers in its first financial quarter of […]
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Connectivity
SatADSL, Global Telesat, RascomStar to Connect Africa
Professional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services provider SatADSL, Global Telesat, a provider of telecommunication services in rural and challenging locations, and satellite operator RascomStar have announced a new partnership to […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat to Support Polish TVN’s Digital Content Expansion
Eutelsat Communications and TVN, a broadcaster in Poland and part of Discovery, have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement, renewing capacity at the Hotbird position. This renewed capacity will support TVN’s […]
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Finance
Mark Guthrie to Direct KVH Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region
KVH Industries has announced that Mark Guthrie has taken a post as vice president for the Asia-Pacific region. Guthrie will oversee all KVH activities in the mobile connectivity market, covering maritime and the […]
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Finance
Globalstar Announces Positive First Quarter 2018 Results
Globalstar has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, with an increase in total revenue by $4 million, or 17 percent, compared to the first quarter of […]
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Finance
Highlights from EchoStar’s 2018 First Quarter Results
EchoStar Corporation has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31 with consolidated revenues of $501.8 million. Its consolidated net loss from continuing operations reached $21.2 million, while consolidated net loss […]
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Finance
Maxar Results Shows Signs of Optimism Despite GEO Struggles
Maxar Technologies, one of the flag bearers of the NewSpace era, has released its latest set of results which are broadly in line with analyst’s outlooks. The company enjoyed revenues […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat, Tillman, CivicConnect sign MOU with Smart Africa
Inmarsat has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in conjunction with Tillman Digital Cities and CivicConnect, to accelerate the development and implementation of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) […]
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Government/Military
Satellite Images of Kilauea Volcano Effects Emerge
The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano. Kilauea has been erupting continuously […]
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Finance
SSL New Appointments to Drive Growth, Smallsats, Earth Observation
SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, has announced two executives have joined its leadership team to develop growth opportunities for the company’s spacecraft systems, and expand its focus on small satellites […]
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Technology
Speedcast, Plug and Play to Drive Communications Innovation
Speedcast International, provider of remote communication and IT services, and Plug and Play, a global innovation platform and startup accelerator, have announced a strategic partnership focused on the advancement of […]
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Connectivity
UN Broadband Commission Commits to Global Broadband Roll-Out
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development at its 2018 spring meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday and Monday, committed to concrete actions that will advance the roll-out of broadband around […]
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Launch
NanoRacks to Launch 15 Cubesats for Nationwide Canadian Project
NanoRacks has been awarded the launch services and deployment contract for the Canadian CubeSat Project — a nationwide small satellite development program sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The […]
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Government/Military
DARPA to Spur Quick Access to Space with Competition
More than 20 teams have indicated they might participate in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA’s) Launch Challenge, a competition designed to promote rapid access to space for […]
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Mobility
iDirect Becomes Official Reseller of KyWay Terminals
VT iDirect, a company of Vision Technologies Systems, has extended its partnership with Kymeta in an agreement to become an official reseller of the KyWay terminal to its global base […]
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Government/Military
Post-Brexit GPS Blues for UK, Australia’s New Data Investment
The U.K. space industry continues to figure out how to maintain its status as a leading space-faring economy while dealing with frustrating, post-Brexit realities and the question that just won’t […]
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Connectivity
Telefonica International Wholesale Services goes Live with Network Automation
Telefonica’s wholesale business unit, Telefonica International Wholesale Services, has completed the final stage of the automation and simplification of all its operations across some of its most demanded services, including […]
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Technology
Red Hat Takes Cathay Pacific Infrastructure to the Cloud
Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions, has announced that Hong Kong-based international airline Cathay Pacific is using Red Hat solutions and services to transform its legacy infrastructure into […]





























