Connectivity

[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...