Connectivity

While satellite signal interference incidents continue to surface, industry officials are taking proactive steps to tackle this issue.

The market of cellular backhaul over satellite has been a vibrant vertical segment for the satellite sector in the second half of the last decade

Inmarsat announced that the first fully-assembled Inmarsat 5 satellite has successfully completed mechanical testing at Boeing’s manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif.

Intelsat and Ericsson announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting's facilities in Atlanta, Ga.

ViaSat has selected Alianza’s VoIP solution to power its newly launched Exede Voice service.

Cobham has appointed Rob Mullins to the position of executive vice president, corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions, succeeding David Johnston.

CPI International and its subsidiary Communications & Power Industries (CPI) have acquired MCL, a manufacturer of power amplifier products and systems for the satellite communications market and a wholly owned subsidiary of MITEQ.

While the majority of satellite signal interference is unintentional, politically motivated jamming incidents continue to surface, according to David Hartshorn, secretary general, GVF.

The Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) elected Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, as its new chairman of the board.

Satellite and terrestrial network provider, Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) announced the second release of SpeedNet AV technology, an enhanced, cloud-based browser designed to address the challenges associated with using a satellite connection in remote regions.