Connectivity

[Via Satellite 02-18-2016] Optus Satellite and Electrotech Australia have partnered to provide satellite connectivity to the Spirit of Tasmania, a ferry ship that connects mainland Australia with Tasmania. The companies […]

[Via Satellite 02-17-2016] Eutelsat Communications has reached a new record number of channels, having crossed the threshold of 6,000 channels broadcasting from its fleet. The company attributes this new level […]

[Via Satellite 02-17-2016] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat reached $245 million in total revenue for the 2015 business year, representing an 8.7 percent increase from the previous business year. Earnings Before […]

[Via Satellite 02-16-2016] Japanese telco SoftBank intends to provide high-speed LTE services using Gilat’s satellite-based cellular backhaul technology following a successful field trial. This technology makes it possible for SoftBank […]

[Via Satellite 02-16-2016] Panasonic Avionics has booked nearly all the High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ku-band capacity covering the Mediterranean, Europe and Middle East on Telstar 12 Vantage through a new […]

[Via Satellite 02-12-2016] ExactEarth held its first standalone conference call as a public company after its spinout from Com Dev concluded. During the call, CEO Peter Mabson laid out plans […]

[Via Satellite 02-12-2016] Gilat Satcom is now shipping its “Digital Classroom In A Box” product to Africa. The company developed Digital Classroom In A Box as the e-learning component for […]

[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Garmin has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of DeLorme, a company that designs and markets consumer-based satellite tracking devices with two-way communication […]

[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics Division has selected Orbcomm’s turnkey iApp platform as a replacement to its existing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based data collection solution. The iApp platform will […]

[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] ViaSat projects that its next generation satellite system will have more capacity than all the other telecommunications spacecraft in the world. The company is aggressively developing ViaSat […]

In 2009, when Eutelsat was a regional operator looking for its place in the satellite world, Michel de Rosen became the company’s CEO. Since then, de Rosen has built Eutelsat […]

[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] Satcom Global has added safety and security products for the marine and offshore market, along with a range of enhanced engineering services to its portfolio, following a […]

[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Avanti Communications increased its revenue by 27.7 percent during the company’s second quarter, bringing in $17.3 million and increasing revenue for the first half of its financial […]

[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Tele 5, the German commercial broadcaster, has renewed a multi-year contract with SES subsidiary SES Platform Services, for services that include editing and distributing video and metadata […]

[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] Inmarsat has become a member of the LoRa Alliance, an international non-profit organization founded in 2015 to standardize Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for the Internet […]

[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] The Forestry Commission in England and Scotland has agreed to deploy 550 Globalstar Spot Gen3 messengers under a new sales and support contract with Global Telesat Communications […]

[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] The ASC Signal Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has won a contract for eight multi-band antennas for coverage of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic […]

[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] Oil and gas telecommunications provider RigNet has completed the acquisition of Orgtec S.A.P.I. de C.V., d.b.a. Tecnor, a provider of telecommunications solutions and services for remote sites […]

[Via Satellite 02-04-2016] SES has signed a multi-year deal with Inter Media Group, Ukraine´s largest media group, for additional capacity to broadcast TV channels on the Astra 4A satellite at […]

[Via Satellite 02-04-2016] Hughes Network Systems is sponsoring the U.S. portion of the Yukon Quest, a 1,000 mile international sled dog race, with its HughesNet broadband service. The company will […]

[Via Satellite 02-04-2016] Al Rayyan 2, a satellite television channel launched in 2012 to showcase Qatari cultural and national identity, is now broadcasting to the Middle East and North Africa […]

[Via Satellite 02-03-2016] SES has launched a new satellite data network called SES Plus that melds the operator’s geostationary (GEO) capabilities with those of O3b Networks’ Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) […]

[Via Satellite 02-03-2016] New Zealand-based Wireless Nation has signed a services agreement with Mobile Health NZ to broadcast high-quality health education sessions using video conferencing from their satellite van throughout […]

[Via Satellite 02-02-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has partnered with India’s Jet Airways to provide In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) streaming service and Ku-band based Internet connectivity aboard the global airline’s fleet […]

[Via Satellite 02-01-2016] SES’ German HD platform, HD+, recorded an 11.3 percent increase in subscribers in 2015. HD+ had 1.84 million subscribers at year-end 2015, compared to 1.65 million at […]

[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] RR Media is partnering with Eutelsat to support the operator’s African satellite broadband initiative through the provision of an important hub. The company will contribute by providing […]

[Via Satellite 01-28-2016] AT&T is planning to incorporate video capabilities from the recent acquisition of DirecTV into more service offerings, finding that satellite, when bundled with other services, is drawing […]

[Via Satellite 01-28-2016] The Global Connected Aircraft Summit and The Airline Passenger Experience Association Technology Educational Conference (APEX TEC) will co-locate events this June in Los Angeles, Calif. The Global Connected […]

[Via Satellite 01-28-2016] NSSLGlobal has upgraded its VSAT network by activating two new satellite beams, one from Gazprom Space Systems, and one from Intelsat, for maritime and land connectivity. From Gazprom, NSSLGlobal […]

[Via Satellite 01-27-2016] ABS has signed a multi-transponder contract with Bluesky Pacific Group for satellite services on ABS 6. The multi-year capacity deal will offer expanded satellite connectivity services across […]