Connectivity

Airbus is launching a new connectivity service business around its HAPS technology platform, Zephyr, led by former Intelsat CCO Samer Halawi. The new venture, HAPS Services Business, is a subsidiary...

Viasat will supply in-flight connectivity (IFC) satellite capacity and equipment to commercial airline Virgin Atlantic under the terms of a new contract announced Wednesday. Viasat said its IFC hardware will...

Measat is expanding its satellite network in partnership with Datacom and ST Engineering iDirect to improve broadband access in Malaysia, the companies announced Tuesday. This expansion comes after Arianespace launched...

Ericsson and  Qualcomm announced Monday that they have teamed up with Thales to test satellite-delivered, space-based 5G services to global customers and to validate that 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) can...

SpaceX announced a maritime satcom offering for the Starlink constellation on Thursday. Starlink Maritime is advertised as offering 350 Mbps download for $5,000 per month, with a one-time hardware cost...

Inmarsat and hiSky have completed testing of hiSky’s Smartellite terminals with Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network. The two companies announced the successful testing July. 5. The move marks the first...

SatixFy Communications confirmed Wednesday that its electronically steered multi-beam array achieved a high-speed, low-latency 5G backhaul link with a OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation satellite during a June 28 demonstration...

OneWeb’s prospects in Latin America have been boosted by the news that the Brazilian telecoms regulator, Anatel has granted the company a 15-year license to provide connectivity services across Brazil....

SpaceX launched SES’s first C-band satellite on Wednesday in the FCC’s initiative to clear C-band spectrum. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape...

Globalstar is working with Thaicom and the Thailand Marine Department to deploy its SPOT Gen4 satellite trackers to provide safety and security for travelers on the island of Phuket. Globalstar announced...