Connectivity

The ViaSat-1 satellite has earned the Guinness World Records title for the highest-capacity communications satellite in the world.

[Satellite TODAY 03-06-13] GE Aviation has singed a new agreement to provide inertial reference units for Boeing’s wideband phased array satellite communications systems for airborne mobile communications.    The inertial...

[Satellite TODAY 03-06-13] Inmarsat has signed a deal with Kymeta, a company that designs and commercializes metamaterials-based antennas for satellite communications, to develop the Kymeta Aero Antenna, a new satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 03-06-13] Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a new order worth $6 million in Ka-band high-power satcom amplifiers. According to CPI, an international customer will use the...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] China has announced its plan to take over a more prominent role in the global commercial satellite launching business. The country, which currently has 3 percent of...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] The first satellite powered by a Google Nexus One smartphone is successfully working from its orbit. The United Kingdom Space Agency’s STRaND-1 was launched on Feb. 25...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The European SABER project has announced it will publish practical guidelines in April to help regional authorities specify, procure and fund satellite broadband solutions. The announcement follows...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Russian pay-TV operator Orion Express has announced plans to create a Hotbird-style satellite hotspot for Russia at the 85 degrees east orbital position. The company is the...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] Aerospace manufacturers Thales Alenia Space and ISS Reshetnev have signed an agreement to create a joint venture between the two companies that will be based in Krasnoyarsk,...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] FSS operator Intelsat is already well into its plans to make up for the early February loss of the Intelsat 27 satellite (IS-27), which include shifting its...