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Farmers Edge announced a strategic partnership to bring Planet’s global monitoring data and platform capabilities to the Farmers Edge precision agriculture product suite. Farmers Edge is now a sole distributor […]

Ushering in a new era of advanced GPS technology, the U.S. Air Force declared the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 satellite, GPS 3 SV01, “available for launch” on Oct. 10. […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) announced it will add LaLiga TV to its sports channel lineup on the AsiaSat 5 satellite. LaLiga First Division Spanish football will reach viewers across the […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Google parent company Alphabet an experimental license to deploy a new balloon-based connectivity service in Puerto Rico. Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria […]

During a panel focusing on regulatory issues at the DC5G 2017 Summit yesterday, speakers from different industry markets stated that the only way to fund 5G deployment is to incentivize […]

“Simply ludicrous and ridiculous” — Tom Choi, CEO of ABS and one of the most outspoken CEOs in the satellite industry, did not hold back when assessing Intelsat’s announcement last week […]

SES announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, SES Government Solutions, has won several key contracts to provide managed network services leveraging SES’ high throughput, low latency Medium Earth Orbit […]

Thuraya Telecommunications announced it has signed a partnership with satellite communications company Gulfsat at the ongoing Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) event in Kuwait. According to Gulfsat, the strategic alliance will enable […]

Bentley Walker has launched a live Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) satellite service leveraging iDirect’s iQ Desktop and iDX 4.0 software. Bentley Walker will deploy the new service in […]

L3 Technologies has won a contract to provide Hawkeye 3 Lite Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications terminals and on-site training to the U.S. Air National Guard’s Joint Incident Site […]

Cobham Satcom is working with custom software house Kanda and Osterhout Design Group (ODG) to build an Augmented Reality (AR) wearable solution for maritime service technicians. With AR already established […]

Sky Perfect JSAT has become the first Asia-based satellite operator to deploy Kymeta’s flat panel, electronically steered mTenna Antenna Subsystem Module (ASM) to provide connectivity where terrestrial networks are unavailable. […]

SpaceX successfully delivered 10 additional Iridium Next satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) approximately one hour after its Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California […]

Astrapi Corporation announced it has received National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant related to Spiral Polynomial Division Multiplexing (SPDM). SPDM provides a structured way […]

According to Stratistics MRC, the global High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15.2 percent between 2017 and 2023. HAPS […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) scrubbed its third attempt to launch a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) early Saturday morning after weather troubles delayed the first two scheduled […]

The European Commission has begun work on a number of strategic 5G initiatives to ensure the European Union (EU) can remain economically competitive as the nascent technology develops. According to […]

Expanded use of mid-band spectrum by new wireless broadband services could interfere with critical utility networks used to operate the nation’s electricity grid, according to the Utilities Technology Council. In […]

Iridium Communications has begun live testing on-orbit of its Iridium Certus service on operational Iridium Next satellites. Iridium Certus will be the company’s new global broadband service, offering safety and […]

KVH Industries has formed a partnership with Ocean Exploration Trust (OET), the international scientific research organization founded by oceanographer Bob Ballard, who discovered the RMS Titanic, to provide services and […]

Tote Maritime Alaska has selected Orbcomm to provide a portfolio of telematics solutions to monitor and control its refrigerated and dry intermodal and over-the-road assets, including containers, trailers and flatbeds. […]

Pakistan has publicly announced its plans to launch the country’s first ever optical remote sensing satellite, PRSS 1. On Oct. 5, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) […]

Intelsat made waves this week with its proposal to jointly use C-band spectrum alongside terrestrial wireless operators. Ten years ago, the issue looked quite different. In this article from our […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) announced on Oct. 5 that it has completed its acquisition of DigitalGlobe. Following the successful closing of the merger, DigitalGlobe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeffrey […]

After years of development, Lockheed Martin completed the first flight build of its new Multi-mission Modular (MM) Solar Array. The new design is a major component of Lockheed Martin’s multi-year […]

SES announced that Wilfried Urner has been appointed, with immediate effect, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MX1, an SES wholly-owned global media services company. Leading SES Platform […]

VT iDirect announced that IsoTropic Networks will upgrade all of its iDirect Evolution-only line cards to Universal Line Cards, which have the capability to run both Evolution and Velocity networks […]

In response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) filed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in August, Intelsat and Intel have submitted a joint proposal on Oct. 2 that would […]

NanoRacks has successfully closed a Bridge Round led by Space Angels, a firm that provides capital for early stage space ventures. Although NanoRacks did not disclose the amount of funds […]

Rideshare broker Spaceflight announced its SSO-A Integrated Payload Stack has successfully completed a modal survey of the primary structure. The series of tests, conducted by a third party, subjected Spaceflight’s […]