Connectivity

In this article from our archives, we talked to Lufthansa's Product Director about the airline's first incursions in providing satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). With the Paris Air Show 2017 going on this week and since the Global Connected Aircraft Summit happened just a few weeks ago, it's interesting to contrast how things have changed...

Thales and EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar, announced that they are collaborating to develop mobile satellite voice and data services to meet the growing public safety needs of security...

Orolia, through its McMurdo brand, announced its Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) compliant Distress Tracking Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT-DT) at this week’s Paris Air Show. The Kannad GADSS ELT-DT will enable the...

SkyVision has selected Communications & Power Industries (CPI) to provide Telemetry, Tracking And Command (TT&C) antenna systems for use with the GiSat 1 Ka-band satellite now under construction. For the joint...

Spirent Communications announced that the European Union’s Training, Research and Applications (TREASURE) project is using Spirent’s testing solutions to support integration of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). TREASURE aims by...

SES announced that Telenor Maritime has signed a multi-year agreement to provide high-speed broadband access to eight Silversea cruise ships via SES Networks’ Maritime+ solution. Telenor Maritime will use SES’ maritime...

Thuraya Telecommunications announced the launch of its Thuraya IP M2M Service to support high volume, high throughput Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. by Thuraya’s real-time, two-way Internet Protocol (IP) network with speeds...

Hughes Network Systems announced the addition of the Fortinet FortiGate 30E to its portfolio of managed network equipment. According to Hughes, the FortiGate 30E is a solution geared toward financial,...

MVS USA announced the completion of the first phase of a global upgrade to its mobile satellite network, giving partners and customers added capacity as well as new network management,...

Globalstar announced that Spain’s coastal authority, Salvamento Maritimo, has chosen Spot Trace to help train its search and rescue teams as well as oil spill disaster recovery crews. Salvamento Maritimo...