Connectivity

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Patrick Masambu, previously deputy director general and director of technical affairs for the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO), has been elected director-general of the organization. Masambu is […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Pan African telecommunication provider Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has launched Source, a fully managed, virtual network satellite operator service. Aimed at telecoms and internet service providers, Source […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] SES along with its local partner Ecole Superieure Multinationale des Telecommunications (ESMT) located in Dakar, have announced the launch of the SES Elevate satellite installer training course. […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Marlink has announced the implementation of Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) across its global network infrastructure and service delivery platform is now complete. Following successful installation and testing […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Noorsat is seeing increased demand for satellite broadcast services across the Arab World, which bodes well for the company as it completes its […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] ITC Global has released an enhanced version of Crew Live, the company’s turnkey solution for crew welfare. The solution upgrades include increased upload and download speeds, regional […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Scientists and researchers at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Amundsen-Scott Station, located at 90 degrees south on the South Pole, are using the Lockheed Martin-built Defense Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] SpeedCast International has finalized a joint venture in Ghana, which it anticipates will broaden the company’s service offerings, increasing reach and reinforcing expansion plans to provide a […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-2016] Kacific Broadband Satellites, a Singapore-based startup with plans to provide internet connectivity to the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions, has pre-sold enough of the capacity on its first […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Laser Light Communications (US) and its affiliate firm, Laser Light Global (UK) have selected global interconnection and data center company Equinix to be a strategic interconnection provider […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] InfoSat-Laos, a leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite TV operator in Laos, has signed a multi-year transponder agreement on Thaicom 8 for the launch of its new DTH platform. […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has signed a multi-year contract renewal for satellite communication services for SeaBird Exploration. Under the new 36-month agreement, GEE’s EMC service line will […]

It’s no overstatement: there is seemingly always something going on in the Middle East. And now, with nuclear-related sanctions lifted from Iran, the region has, perhaps, even more eyes on it. The

On May 19 this year the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the Zika virus had been detected off the north west coast of Africa for the first time. Tests identified this as the Asian strain

SSPI has launched a campaign to tell the human side of the satellite story. We call it “Better Satellite World.” It is designed to gather stories from around the world […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] Globecomm is expanding the responsibilities of Anthony Sellers, VP of wireless products, having selected him to lead the company’s industrial Internet of Things (IoT) group. Now as […]

[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] The surge in global mobile connectivity is reshaping the way humanitarian organizations provide aid to those in need, particularly refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), according to […]

[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] Intense competition is crippling the cellular backhaul market in Pakistan as both Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and an abundance of satellite operators vie for business, according to […]

[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] Microspace Communications has revealed a new two-way satellite service called Velocity DataBridge for enterprise-level connectivity. The service uses miniature satellite antennas and an integrated IP modem and […]

[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] O3b Networks customer RCS Communication, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in South Sudan, has signed a new agreement to receive more than double its current bandwidth capacity over […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Ultra-HD is progressing somewhat slower than early expectations, but is continuing to develop at a sound rate, according to content distributor and pay-TV operator SPI International. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Gondwana International Networks (GIN), a pan-African telecommunications provider, has implemented Integrasys’ Satmotion VSAT auto-commissioning tool for its satellite networks. Satmotion enhances the delivery, commissioning and maintenance of […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Singtel has installed Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress service on K Line Ship Management Singapore’s 9,600 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) capacity container ship, Houston Bridge. The installation is one […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] NHK, in collaboration with KDDI Corporation, Jupiter Telecommunications, and Japan Digital Serve Corporation, has developed a prototype compact receiver system for 4K and 8K broadcasts on cable […]

[Via Satellite 09-30-2016] Inmarsat announced a strategic partnership with Turkish state-owned regional satellite operator Turksat. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in March to explore the opportunities available […]

[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Gogo has signed a deal with Air France-KLM to connect its existing long-haul fleet of 124 aircraft, with an option to install the […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has received a supplemental type certificate for its Bombardier Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere (WAVE), In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution, which is now available for installation […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] In a year of landing rockets, mega-High Throughput Satellite (HTS) ideas and renewed faith in Non-Geosynchronous (NGSO) orbits, 2016 has been exceptionally newsworthy. Even more news came […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Lufthansa Technik AG has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment for the Lufthansa Group’s entire Airbus A320 aircraft family. Together with partners Inmarsat […]

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Qatar Airways has emerged as the launch customer for the GlobalBeacon flight tracking  solution produced through a partnership between Aireon and FlightAware. The agreement will provide Qatar […]