Connectivity

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] India-based Aniara has awarded Dauria Aerospace orders for two small geostationary communications satellites. Each is expected to weigh less than one ton and support up to 16 […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Based on agreements with AltegroSky and RuSat, Gogo has been granted regulatory approval to provide Ku-band satellite connectivity for flights crossing eastern and western parts of Russia. […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Arabsat has entered a strategic commercial agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) for the lifetime use of a multi-Ku-band transponder payload on ABS 3A. ABS plans to […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Hispasat is working with Spain’s Complutense University of Madrid to provide a satellite link for summer classes. The Complutense University’s production house (UCMTV) is using the Hispasat […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) used NovelSat’s satellite modulators to broadcast three World Cup matches in Ultra-HD, including the Final game between Germany and Argentina. For all […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] ExactEarth has released a new satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) product called exactAIS Density Maps that enables customers to view millions of ship AIS messages through exactAIS. […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Satcom Direct has expanded its Savannah, GA, office to provide additional classrooms for training maintenance technicians, corporate flight attendants and pilots on aircraft cabin satellite communications. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has selected Emerging Markets Communications’ (EMC) Satcom Technologies division to provide a satellite connectivity solution for online banking and internal applications. EMC’s solution […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Global Eagle Entertainment has, effective immediately, appointed Dave Davis as the company’s new CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Global Eagle […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Globecomm has begun offering Mobile Virtual Network operator (MVNO) services worldwide. The company is handling all back-end operations using its own infrastructure and the Globecomm MBOX platform […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2014] In-flight connectivity (IFC) has become a top market opportunity for the satellite industry but despite this Euroconsult believes it will not be a profitable market until 2023. […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2014] Swing Transport, a privately owned logistics company, has chosen Orbcomm’s GT1100 asset tracking solution for its fleet of more than 1,000 dry van trailers. Dan Summitt, president […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2014] Iridium, using one of its phones, has completed the first end-to-end call using Iridium NEXT hardware. The call was the first step in validating the service capability […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2014] Technip, an engineering, construction and project management company serving the oil and gas industry, signed a new contract with MTN Communications to boost coverage for its global […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2014] Tour de France organizers have decided to use Globalstar’s GSP-1700 satellite phone for the United Kingdom Stage 3 of the race — a recent addition to the […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2014] Inmarsat and Orbit Communication Systems have entered a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) tasking Orbit with building Global Xpress (GX) aviation terminals for the government market. As part […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2014] German telecommunications provider StarDSL AG has entered into a multi-million dollar contract with Avanti to use the Hylas 1 and Hylas 2 satellites. The new contract expands […]

[Via Satellite 07-03-2014] KVH Industries has acquired Videotel, a company that specializes in training films and e-learning services for the commercial maritime industry. Videotel had annual combined revenues of approximately […]

[Via Satellite 07-03-2014] Global Invacom has released a new range of programmable FibreIRS Mark 3 Gateway Termination Units (GTUs) and SwitchBlade fibre-multi-switch products. The new products are based on the […]

  [Via Satellite 07-02-2014] Sagemcom has chosen Broadcom’s BCM7445 video decoder and BCM7252 System-on-a-Chip (SoCs) to broadcast select 2014 World Cup events live in Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD). According to […]

[Via Satellite 07-02-2014] Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for high throughput terminals designed for airborne Global Xpress (GX) customers. Inmarsat 5, the first GX satellite […]

[Via Satellite 07-02-2014] Com Dev International subsidiary exactEarth has entered a strategic alliance with Genscape. Citing “extremely complementary backgrounds and capabilities,” exactEarth will make its satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) […]

[Via Satellite 07-01-2014] France based Eutelsat Communications and U.S. based ViaSat have teamed up to allow service access and roaming between their High Throughput Satellites (HTS). The deal meshes the […]

[Via Satellite 07-01-2014] Global Invacom announced the availability of the Romeo and Juliet chip set for distributing satellite TV services over fiber to hotels, enterprise and residential Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs). […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2014] Lockheed Martin will acquire Zeta Associates, a company that provides systems for efficient collection, processing, safeguarding and dissemination of critical information for intelligence and defense applications. The […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2014] Aireon, the joint venture between Iridium Communications and three European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), completed all the requirements for its third tranche investment from Nav Canada […]

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] Satellite Internet, a British Internet Service Provider (ISP), released a project for a new broadband solution for remote homes and businesses. The project just received funding from […]

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] Hispasat held its annual shareholder’s meeting on June 25, 2014 to approve the annual accounts for the 2013 tax year, which were unanimously passed by the shareholders. […]

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] Global Teleports successfully registered for the United Kingdom government-run Urban Broadband Fund’s Connection Vouchers Scheme, a program to help create “SuperConnected Cities” across the United Kingdom. This […]

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] Intelsat signed a 15-year agreement with Encompass Digital Media for capacity on Intelsat 34, one of the operator’s prime video neighborhoods serving the Latin American market, set […]