Connectivity

[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch their new versatile small geostationary platform (SmallGEO) on its maiden flight in the early hours of Jan. 28 on a […]

[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Mega-Choice Digital Network, an associate company of Crystal TV, Ghana’s first private television network, has launched its new Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV service in Ghana. The network inked […]

[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Two telecommunications satellites for Arianespace’s first Ariane 5 liftoff of 2017 are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport in preparation for a mid-February flight from French Guiana to […]

[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] Airbus Defense and Space has completed construction of Eutelsat 172B, the first high-power all-electric telecommunications satellite built in Europe, according to Airbus, at the company’s satellite assembly […]

[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] An all-electric ABS satellite entered commercial service on Jan. 21, providing enhanced satellite services including Direct-To-Home (DTH) television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa, the […]

[Via Satellite 01-23-2017] Motiv, a mobile service provider based in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city, will be extending its investment in the iDirect platform to deliver 4G/LTE data service across […]

[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year contract extension for back-up services with MX1, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES. The contract ensures that, in case of any […]

[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] South Africa will remain one of the largest telecom service revenue markets in the Middle East and African (MENA) region in 2016, generating estimated revenue of $9.2 […]

[Via Satellite 01-19-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the launch of Crypttia, a command and control platform developed by Eyeonix. With the platform, smartphone users can use unified Thuraya and […]

[Via Satellite 01-19-2016] Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire a 51 percent equity interest in SP Telecommunications (SPTel) from Singapore Power […]

[Via Satellite 01-19-2016] Beta Film, an international-operating distributor of television, home video and new media content, has extended its existing service contract with MX1, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES. […]

[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] On Dec. 21, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) declared that broadband access internet service is now a “basic telecommunications service for all Canadians,” vowing to […]

[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] Telefonica Moviles Argentina (Movistar) has launched Antarctica’s first 4G LTE mobile network. At Marambio Base, a permanent Argentine research facility in Antarctic territory, the most remote region […]

[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] Orange Business Services has entered into a three-year, multi-million dollar contract with Viasat Group for a global Internet of Things (IoT) roaming service for up to 350,000 […]

[Via Satellite 01-17-2017] Palau Telecoms has increased network capacity with O3b Networks for the fifth time in less than 24 months, nearly doubling its service capacity since going live over […]

[Via Satellite 01-17-2017] Eutelsat Communications’ Eutelsat 117 West B satellite has entered into full commercial service and is now ready to support customers across Latin America. Commercialized by the Eutelsat […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has acquired Ku-band payload on the SES AMC 3 communication satellite in a move to boost capacity for its customers in North America, […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Car manufacturers such as Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), Volvo, Audi, Toyota, General Motors and others are beginning to invest in the connected car, which will likely call on satellite […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Viva Entertainment Group, a developer of Over-the-Top (OTT) systems, has signed a strategic sales agreement with OTT content aggregator TikiLIVE, an OTT and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued certification for the Honeywell Aerospace JetWave satellite communications hardware for the Airbus A319 aircraft. Eclipse subsidiary EAD Aerospace obtained […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] EightyLEO CEO Matthias Spott says the company’s vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) servicing network of communications satellites remains intact and on track, despite the fact […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] PPC Broadband and Corning Optical Communications are engaging in a technical collaboration in the broadband connectivity field. This global technical collaboration encompasses a range of connectivity systems, […]

[Via Satellite 01-10-2017] Thuraya Telecommunications has launched a new circuit switched voice terminal for maritime communications, Thuraya SeaStar. SeaStar offers voice, SMS, data and tracking, on an interface that is […]

[Via Satellite 01-10-2017] Hughes Network Systems has begun system-level testing of its new EchoStar 19 broadband high-throughput satellite following successful placement into its permanent geosynchronous orbital slot at 97.1 degrees […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2016] The Al Rafidain TV channel is now available through Qatar satellite company Es’hailSat’s Es’hail 1 satellite, located at the 25.5 degree east hotspot covering the Middle East […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Portugal’s subscription television signal distribution service had over 3.6 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter 2016, adding 159 thousand new customers over the space […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has refinanced its existing credit facilities with a new $500 million senior-secured term-loan facility and a new $85 million senior-secured revolving credit facility. […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Intelsat has announced the final results for the two private offers to exchange certain outstanding notes of Intelsat, which were previously announced by its wholly owned subsidiary, […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Viewers in Italy of the Tivùsat TV platform, which broadcasts exclusively from Eutelsat’s Hotbird neighborhood, can access the full line-up of channels produced by Rai in High Definition […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Sky Perfect JSAT has reported that Sky PerfectTV! has 3.3 million subscribers as of the end of December 2016, representing 32,000 new subscribers from the end of […]