Connectivity

[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] EMAS AMC, the subsea construction services division of the EMAS Group, has selected SpeedCast International to provide satellite communications for a fleet of 12 vessels. Both EMAS...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based iSat Africa has selected Measat’s Africasat 1a satellite to provide C-band coverage over Africa and Europe. The satellite enables iSat Africa to bolster...

[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Onlime, a business communications provider located in Germany, has made several notable capacity purchases this year in preparation for a big push into Africa. The company, which...

[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Writer and cruise-veteran Wally Moran has selected DeLorme’s inReach satellite communicator to use during the six week Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Snowbird Rally. Starting Nov. 1, he will...

[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] In a conference call to address the targeted and strongly worded claims of Kerrisdale Capital against Globalstar, company CEO Jay Monroe, along with John Dooley, founder and...

[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna system it is developing for multipurpose satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat)...

[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] South Africa-based Telemedia and Russia’s Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) have begun broadcasting two television channels for Televisão Publica De Angola (TPA), an Angola government TV organization. The...

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] ViXS Systems reports its XCode 6400 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) System on a Chip (SoC) is being used in Toshiba’s new Ultra-HD television sets that are...

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) worked with 21 militaries in the Asia-Pacific region during Satcom Endeavor, guiding each to achieve GVF Basic Satcom Professional Certification. The eight-day...

[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Boeing Network and Space Systems (N&SS) and Panasonic Avionics have partnered to develop a broadband, electronically steered phased array antenna for commercial airliners. The antenna will deliver...