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I’ll get right to the point — SATELLITE 2018 was a huge win for the satellite industry for a long list of reasons that should have left everyone feeling excited […]

As a technology, nobody is quite sure what 5G means. It’s a whirl of uncertainty. We get the real sense that it will dictate the future of telecoms as we […]

There is no good reason why tragic mysteries such as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Air France Flight 447 and EgyptAir Flight 990 should occur. We have the technology now to […]

The primary function of on-orbit servicing regulations should be to enable the growth and expansion of the business rather than restrict it, said a panel of experts during a Wednesday […]

Open architecture standards will make or break satellite’s viability for 5G and other applications, said a mixed panel of experts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & Exhibition. During a panel […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service contracts to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA).  SpaceX received a $290.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to orbit […]

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services announced that Spot Trace and Globalstar satellite communications are helping researchers at the University of Oldenburg in Germany better understand and combat plastic pollution in the […]

Six of the world’s satellite industry associations have established the Global Satellite Coalition (GSC), an international group through which targeted initiatives will be coordinated and implemented with the combined support […]

Hispasat has reached an agreement with Global Skyware to develop a terminal that allows satellite data, voice and video services to be integrated in a single antenna. The solution is […]

Advantech Wireless announced that the Transcend 800 line of point-to-point microwave radios has received full certification from the Brazilian agency of telecommunications, Anatel. These microwave radios have built-in Asynchronous Serial […]

DigitalGlobe and SpaceX are working together for the first time to launch the WorldView Legion constellation. Two flight-proven Falcon 9 rockets will launch the initial block of the multi-satellite WorldView […]

Hughes Network Systems and Global Eagle Entertainment announced two major enhancements to Global Eagle’s connectivity network. First, the Hughes Jupiter aeronautical system is being deployed to support continued expansion of […]

Intellian announced that Carnival has installed its v240MT tri-band and multi-orbit 2.4 meter antennas on-board several cruise ships. Intellian’s v240MT 2.4m antennas, combined with the new Intelligent Mediator Solution, are […]

Avanti Communications Group has formed a partnership Isotropic Systems to develop self-installing, all electronic scanning terminals. Isotropic will customize the terminals specifically to Avanti’s requirements with a special focus on […]

Speedcast International is partnering with SRH Marine to provide maritime vessels with Navigation as a Service (NaaS), a simplified electronic distribution of electronic navigational charts and updates. Speedcast NaaS is […]

ITC Global announced it has launched a new Video-On-Demand (VOD) offering as part of its ITC Crew Live portfolio, a turnkey solution for crew welfare that delivers wireless communications and […]

VT iDirect announced it is extending the iQ Remote portfolio with three new series: the iQ 200, the iQ 800 and the iQ 1000, which will deliver higher throughput rates […]

Iridium Communications announced the next wave of Iridium Certus service providers selected to deliver the satellite broadband solution for land-mobile applications. Globalsat, IEC Telecom, Marlink, McQ, Pivotel and Tesam Argentina […]

Rocket Lab has confirmed its next launch will be the company’s first fully commercial flight. Two Lemur 2 cubesats for launch customer Spire Global will be on board the upcoming […]

Globalstar has launched Globalstar Automotive, a newly formed division to support future connected and autonomous vehicles and intelligent transport. With more than 600 million connected vehicles expected to be on […]

The Antenna Systems Division (ASD) of Communications & Power Industries (CPI), announced it has signed an agreement to purchase the limited-motion satellite antenna family from Viasat. CPI ASD will acquire […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has launched AeroEdge 6000, a terminal for commercial In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). The dual-band terminal includes Gilat’s Ku/Ka band antenna, MODMAN, and Wavestream transceivers. The AeroEdge 6000 high […]

The Space Alliance formed by Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio announced it has officially taken a minority stake in Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries, having received all government approvals for the transaction. […]

Deep Space Industries announced it has signed a contract with Astro Digital to provide several Comet water-based satellite propulsion systems. Comet is an electrothermal propulsion system that uses water as […]

Orbital ATK announced its plans for the company’s next generation of satellite life extension and in-space servicing products. During a keynote address at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference and Exhibition in […]

Spacecom announced a cooperation agreement with hiSky to provide low-capacity voice, data Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) and satellite Internet of Things (IOT) services in the Middle East via Amos 17’s […]

Hispasat has signed a multi-year agreement with GlobalSat to offer broadband communications services for small and medium-sized companies in Mexico. The agreement will allow high quality satellite-based connectivity business solutions […]

It’s incredible to think about how quickly the hardware in our industry is changing. We truly are in the twilight of the iconic “dish and antenna” design. When will satellite […]

On the second day of the world’s largest satellite industry show this year, SATELLITE 2018, connectivity service providers, an airline pilot with a radio show and an antenna manufacturing company […]

Technology is no match for powerful Category 5 hurricanes like Irma or Maria. But as anyone involved in the relief and recovery efforts of this past season’s hurricanes will attest, […]