Connectivity

[Via Satellite 02-05-2014] The past few weeks have seen an explosion of new mobile satellite devices. These products, ranging from Thuraya’s Android-enabled SatSleeve to the portable satellite hotspot Iridium GO!,...

[Via Satellite 02-05-2014] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has completed the SpaceWire Interoperability Test for the Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS 1) satellite and has begun spacecraft bus integration. The...

[Via Satellite 02-05-2014] SES’s SES 8 satellite has been co-positioned with the company’s NSS 6 satellite at the orbital location of 95 degrees east, and is now fully operational to...

[Via Satellite 02-05-2014] Optus has signed a five-year agreement with NBN Co to operate its two new satellites that will deliver high-speed broadband services to Australia. The Optus satellites will...

[Via Satellite 02-05-2014] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed a multimillion-euro contract with Newtec to deploy Newtec’s satellite broadcast solutions as part of the EDU’s pan-European news exchange network....

[Via Satellite 02-05-2014] International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has approved recommendations for general access procedures provided by the End Users Initiative (EUI), Satellite Interference Reduction Group’s (IRG) newly formed advisory committee....

[Via Satellite 02-04-2014] Exelis has completed software upgrades for the new Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX). This new version of GPS software will help ground...

[Via Satellite 02-04-2014] SES has announced that its Astra 2E satellite entered commercial service in the orbital arc of 28.2/28.5 degrees east on Feb. 1, after being launched aboard the...

[Via Satellite 02-04-2014] The Inmarsat 5F1 satellite, the first in its fleet of three Global Xpress (GX) satellites, has completed its orbital deployment stages on schedule. Inmarsat and manufacturing partner...

[Via Satellite 02-04-2014] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) is working with SRI International (SRI) to provide Iridium communications throughout the Arctic. Iridium OpenPort provides constant connectivity for safety of life proposes...