Connectivity

[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] Network Innovations (NI), together with Fusion Marine Technology, have signed a contract with Alaskan Leader Fisheries to install Fleet Xpress, Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX)-powered broadband maritime communications […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] Beximco Communications, a joint venture of Beximco Holdings and GS Group has revealed its content strategy for RealVU, its recently established DTH platform. RealVU is the first […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] NSSLGlobal has formed a strategic alliance with specialist Norwegian satcom reseller FleetCom that will see the company selling NSSLGlobal’s full range of maritime VSAT solutions in Norway. FleetCom will also […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] The Internet of Things (IoT) will overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices by 2018, a new report by Ericsson finds, creating a burgeoning […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] StarTimes, one of the fastest-growing operators of digital TV networks in Africa, has renewed capacity contracts on two Eutelsat satellites as well as agreements for uplinking services […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) is acquiring U.K. satellite broadband provider Avonline Broadband for an initial consideration of $13 million, using existing cash resources and a new financing […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] Globecast, a major broadcast and media company, is making media management a much larger portion of its business and anticipates that satellite, while still important, will have […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] SES has completed the merger of RR Media with its subsidiary, SES Platform Services to form MX1. The combined global media services company leverages the capabilities and […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] The International Telecommunications Union’s Radiocommunications Sector (ITU-R) has announced a new standard for High Dynamic Range (HDR). The recommendation, created in collaboration with experts from the television […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] Measat has launched South East Asia’s first dedicated 24/7 HD electronic sports “eSports” channel eGG, for pay-TV operators from its Measat 3a satellite at 91.5 degrees east. […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] Dizengoff Ghana, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Balton CP, has selected Gilat to implement a turnkey solution for the delivery of satellite-enabled broadband and cellular services throughout rural […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] SpeedCast has been awarded a large, multi-year service agreement to provide managed satellite communications services by a leading global energy service company. For the undisclosed customer, SpeedCast […]

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] Charity organization World Vision International operates in nearly 100 countries around the world, providing support for a multitude of humanitarian efforts ranging from combating disease and malnutrition to […]

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] SES exercised its call option on July 1 to acquire the remaining shares and warrants of O3b Networks, having received all of the necessary regulatory approvals. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] Intelsat has partnered with AfricaOnline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gondwana International Networks, to provide a managed broadband internet service for sub-Saharan Africa. Gondwana is a Pan-African communications […]

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] Eutelsat and Italy’s national public broadcaster Rai are broadcasting seven of the Euro2016 soccer games in Ultra-HD. Together the companies delivered the first quarter final game, filmed […]

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] Globecomm recently increased its capacity commitment from Telesat through a new contract for coverage using the company’s latest High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Telstar 12 Vantage. The contract […]

[Via Satellite 07-01-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched an Invitation to Tender (ITT) through its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program to encourage prototyping of low data […]

[Via Satellite 07-01-2016] The first telemedicine expedition to the mountain K2 is underway, after successful trials in the Himalayas in March. The WiCis-Sports app, running on Thuraya’s SatSleeve+, will monitor […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] While Optus Satellite has no current plans for new satellites, and its next satellite is likely to be a replacement for its CI satellite, which was launched […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2016] Marlink has selected Intelsat to deliver broadband connectivity to Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) cruise ships using its EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) system. The company is using […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2016] ViaSat has opened its first Research and Development (R&D) center in Chennai, India. The center, spanning more than 30,000 square feet to accommodate nearly 125 engineers, is […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2016] NSSLGlobal has recently worked with the BBC to enable a series of live “bonded HDR” (High Data Rate) satellite television broadcasts from on board M.V. Aquarius, a […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2016] O3b Networks, in partnership with regional distributor Ozonio, is providing satellite connectivity to the Brazilian city of Tefe, an interior Amazon-based city with more than 60,000 inhabitants […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2016] Hispasat is providing satellite connectivity to the organizers of Ruta BBVA 2016 — a cultural exchange program designed to strengthen the ties between young Spaniards and Latin […]

[Via Satellite 06-29-2016] Satellite Mediaport Services (SMS) is scaling up infrastructure at its Rugby Teleport to prepare for an expansion of Ka-band and broadcast services. The U.K.-based independent teleport operator […]

[Via Satellite 06-29-2016] Hughes is beginning the company’s first international deployment of its HughesNet consumer internet service outside of North America, beginning on July 1 in Brazil. Using the Ka-band […]

[Via Satellite 06-29-2016] Comtech Xicom Technology has received an $11.8 million follow-on production order for Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to be used in an airborne, In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) application. The […]

[Via Satellite 06-29-2016] Japan International Broadcasting (JIB), has agreed to use AsiaSat’s AsiaSat 7 satellite to broadcast NHK World TV HD, an English language news and lifestyle TV network, and […]

[Via Satellite 06-28-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Aviation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for the Airbus A320 aircraft family. The satellite service provider […]