Connectivity
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Mobility
Speedcast Delivers Communications for Sapura Energy
Speedcast International was awarded a new master service agreement and multi-year contract to deliver fully-managed communications onboard assets for Sapura Energy Berhad (Sapura Energy), a global integrated oil and gas […]
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Connectivity
Teen CEOs, Telcos Take Over Mobile World Congress
The kids were more than all right at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, as four speakers with a combined age of less than 60 made a lasting impression on the […]
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Connectivity
India Will Launch 2 NanoAvionics Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch two orbital missions based on the NanoAvionics M6P nanosatellite bus. Among the features of the M6P bus is a pre-integrated design that aims to shortes […]
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Connectivity
Cloud Constellation, X2nSat Form Reseller Partnership
Cloud Constellation and X2nSat entered into a reseller partnership to address the mission-critical needs of customers where a data breach and/or loss of communications can impact the welfare of individuals under critical […]
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Connectivity
SES-12 Satellite Now Operational
SES’ newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility, and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The satellite is designed with both wide […]
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Connectivity
Mobile World Congress: Telcos Look to AI and 5G
The rise and rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was at the heart of many keynote presentations on day one of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. José María Álvarez-Pallete López, […]
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Connectivity
Telefonica, Facebook Expand Latin America Connectivity
Telefónica, Facebook, IDB Invest and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) are launching Internet Para Todos (IPT) Peru, an open access wholesale rural mobile infrastructure operator which aims to help bridge the digital […]
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Mobility
Intelsat Launches New End-to-End Managed Service
Intelsat introduced Mobile Reach Manage, a new end-to-end managed service that enables Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to quickly and cost effectively deploy their 2G/3G/4G network infrastructure into areas once considered […]
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Connectivity
ITC Global Enters Partnership Agreement with Thuraya
ITC Global has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Thuraya to provide access to next-generation, high-throughput connectivity via the Panasonic network. ITC Global is a subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics Corporation, delivering high-speed, […]
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Mobility
Speedcast, Intellian Form Strategic Sales Alliance
Speedcast International will begin to offer Intellian’s v240MT antenna to its Cruise and Energy customers. The v240MT is Intellian’s next generation, tri-band and multi-orbit 2.4 meter antenna for use on Ku, […]
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Finance
Newtec, Wind River Collaborate on 5G Technology
Newtec is collaborating with Wind River to utilize the Wind River Titanium Cloud virtualization platform. This collaboration aims to develop a Newtec 5G solution based on the Newtec Dialog multiservice platform. […]
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Connectivity
CBA Exec: T-Mobile Proposal is “Pure Mischief”
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), containing SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Telesat, is still optimistic that its proposal for the re-allocation of valuable C-band spectrum in the United States will be successful. However, […]
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Connectivity
Facebook Helps Viasat Deploy Rural Wi-Fi Hotspot Service
Viasat and Facebook are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of high-speed internet to communities that lack reliable internet, or have no connectivity at all. The collaboration will help accelerate the […]
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Connectivity
Es’hailSat, BridgeSat, Qatar Satellite Form Partnership
Es’hailSat, Qatar Satellite, and BridgeSat established a strategic relationship to help provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with more affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband services. This supports […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat to Provide Capacity for Afghanistan Broadcasting System DTH Platform
Eutelsat Communications and Afghanistan Broadcasting System (ABS) signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for video capacity on the Eutelsat 53A satellite. ABS will use Eutelsat 53A’s Ku-band resources over central Asia to […]
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Connectivity
Avanti Communications Brings Satellite Broadband to Remote UK Observatory
Avanti Communications is providing satellite broadband services to the Tolcarn Observatory, a Cornish astronomy observatory in the United Kingdom.This service will help expand the observatory’s research and educational work. The […]
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Mobility
Speedcast to Improve Connectivity to Outer Cook Islands
Speedcast International revealed that it will replace the Cook Islands’ existing international hub termination service with a new domestic hub for data, voice, domestic terrestrial television distribution, and cellular backhaul. […]
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Finance
Dish Network Sees 5 Percent Q4 Revenue Drop, Loss of Subscribers
Dish Network reported a decrease in revenue and a loss of subscribers for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2018, as well as for the full year of 2018. Dish’s Fourth Quarter […]
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Finance
Gilat Sees Small Dip in 2018 Revenue, Profitability Stays Strong
Gilat Satellite Networks reported its results for the Fourth Quarter (Q4) and full year ended Dec. 31, 2018. Both Q4 2018 revenue and yearly revenue saw a dip, compared to the […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Wants FCC Approval of 1 Million Satellite Broadband Earth Stations
SpaceX is looking to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a blanket license to operate up to 1 million fixed earth stations for its Starlink satellite broadband constellation. The application […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Signs Capacity Contract with 2 Ethiopian Broadcasting Groups
Eutelsat signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS) and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB) for video capacity on its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. The aggregate of these […]
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Connectivity
IBM, SweetSense to Tackle California Drought with IOT and Blockchain
IBM Research and SweetSense (a provider of satellite connected sensors) are partnering with The Freshwater Trust (TFT), nonprofit working to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems, to pilot technologies to monitor and […]
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Connectivity
Avanti, MainOne to Improve Nigerian Broadband Penetration
Avanti Communications and MainOne, a connectivity and data center solutions company in West Africa, have signed an agreement to jointly improve broadband penetration across Nigeria by providing the latest Ka-band […]
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Connectivity
Teleste Continues Optic Deliveries for Turksat Broadband Network
Teleste will continue the deliveries of optical headend products to Türksat, a satellite and cable operator in Turkey. Extending the headend optics deployments last year, the new deliveries will again […]
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Connectivity
Orion CEO, Part 2 — Pay-TV Capacity Demands in Russia
In the second part of Via Satellite’s interview, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Orion, Kirill Makhnovskiy examined how the balance of Over-the-Top (OTT) and satellite may change in Russia. […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Officially Completes Iridium Next Constellation Upgrade
Iridium Communications revealed that it completed the $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade campaign known as Iridium Next, during a press conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. […]
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Connectivity
IBM Uses Satellite Tech for Energy and Utility Industry
IBM unveiled new technology to reduce power outages by helping energy companies predict where trees and other vegetation may threaten power lines. IBM worked with Oncor, the largest utility company […]
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Connectivity
Swarm CEO: There’s No Excuse to Not Have Global Internet
Swarm Technologies is making quite a buzz in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). With seven satellites already orbiting and 150 planned total, the ambitious company has made big financial strides in […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Successfully Launches 2 Telecom Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched its Ariane 5 rocket on Feb. 5 at 6:01 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. This was Arianespace’s first launch […]
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Mobility
SmartSky Networks Closes $104 Million Funding Round
In-flight internet provider SmartSky Networks closed a total of $104 million in funding, including $75 million in debt commitments from funds managed by the global credit team at BlackRock, and equity […]





























