Connectivity

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] East African mobile operator Smart chose Avanti Communications to deliver Internet Protocol (IP) backhaul services to networks in Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. Smart is owned by the...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] KVH Industries introduced a new TracVision RV1 stabilized antenna for providing satellite TV programming to RVs, charter buses, emergency vehicles and other vehicles to provide access to...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] General Dynamics UK awarded two five-year contracts to Exelis to support communications modernization and logistics, supply and support for tactical radios for the U.K Ministry of Defence...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] Globalstar, for a limited time, will offer a free satellite phone with the purchase of a Globalstar Unlimited service plan for coastal residents as part of National...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Dauria Aerospace is preparing for the launch of its experimental satellite DX1. The company has already handed over the satellite to Roscosmos’ upper stage and payload adaptor...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] SES will partner with the government of Luxembourg and five Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to develop SATMED, an electronic health platform designed by SES TechCom and supported by...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Freesat partnered with Curzon Home Cinema to launch the company’s Video On Demand (VOD) service through Freetime, the connected TV service. The new player will give viewers...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Iridium Communications extended its agreement with SkyBitz to provide satellite connectivity for the company’s new SkyBitz as a Service (SBS). Solutions offered in this SBS service include...

[Via Satellite 05-28-2014] Ball Aerospace and Technologies completed thermal vacuum environmental tests on components of its Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) telescope for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

[Via Satellite 05-28-2014] The Brazilian Space Agency’s (AEB) first CubeSat, C Br1, was transported to the Yasny launch base in Orenburg Oblast, Russia from the Dutch facility in Delft, Netherlands...