Connectivity

Globecast has extended its partnership with SES for the premium TV distribution services it provides to Orange Romania using SES’ satellite capacity. Under the multi-year extension, SES announced Globecast will […]

The technology and trends opening new opportunities in the broadcasting market continue to make strides, from the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) to new legislation about […]

VT iDirect announced that Dalkom Somalia has installed an iDirect Hub and will leverage iDirect’s series remotes to provide high-speed satellite connectivity in Somalia. The new iDirect network will enable […]

Sensing market opportunities in Africa, China Exim Bank and manufacturer China Great Wall have agreed to pay $550 million to procure two new satellites for Nigeria. The contract comes after […]

France-based AMP Visual TV, a provider of Outside Broadcasting (OB) services has placed an order valued in excess of $1 million with xG Technology’s Vislink business. Equipment covered under the […]

Maxar Technologies announced the appointment of Mike Greenley to serve as group president of MDA. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maxar, Howard Lance, Greenley assumes responsibility for taking MDA […]

In just over a week’s time, the satellite industry will convene for one of the year’s first major trade shows – CABSAT. The Middle East and Africa remains a great […]

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has awarded ViaSat a contract to upgrade its Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications control stations to comply with the Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline. The […]

Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) announced that on Dec. 26, 2017, it entered into a service agreement with Intellicom Technologies to support the development and advancement ABWN’s Infinitus Super Highway. ABWN has […]

In a recent update on its ongoing corporate initiatives, UrtheCast stated it has entered into an agreement with an institutional investor for $175 million in financing for the company’s UrtheDaily […]

Spacecom announced that Nepal’s Dish Media Network has furthered its long-term connection on the Amos 4 satellite with a contract for more capacity. Amos 4, from its 65 degrees East […]

RSC Energia announced Friday that it successfully restored its communications link with the AngoSat 1 spacecraft. Energia lost contact with the satellite shortly after its launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

Iridium Communications announced that the fourth set of 10 Iridium Next satellites, launched Dec. 22 by SpaceX, are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process. Not only […]

Russia promptly lost contact with Angola’s first telecommunications satellite after launching it from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 26. This comes just weeks after a similar incident in […]

According to analysts at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), cost reduction targets are driving more Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in aerospace than ever before. 2017 also marked some of the largest transactions on […]

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) next miniature satellite will be its first able to change orbit, the agency announced. Thanks to a compact thruster resembling a butane cigarette lighter, the […]

Honeywell and Karamba Security announced the two companies are collaborating to showcase an end-to-end automotive cybersecurity solution for monitoring and securing vehicle communications and reducing exposure to cyber threats resulting […]

The United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has now adopted the main technical principals of enhanced aircraft Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ABS) via […]

All Media Baltics’ pay TV subscribers will be able to watch the broadcaster’s channel package in HD quality, including its original premium TV channels, from 5 degrees east, following a […]

Ericsson will continue to be responsible for NBN fixed wireless network operations, ground systems operations for Sky Muster — the operator’s satellite service — as well as customer connections and […]

Timor Telecom (TT) has expanded its partnership with SES Networks to enable international voice traffic between Timor-Leste and the rest of the world, SES announced. Under the new agreement, TT […]

Intelsat has appointed satellite industry executive Samer Halawi as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Assuming the role effective Jan. 9, 2018, Halawi will lead the company’s global commercial operations, […]

Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) announced it has entered into a support agreement with GE Aviation, anticipating that the relationship should significantly accelerate the development of its hybrid radio and free-optics […]

MDA, a business unit of Maxar Technologies, announced that it has signed four contracts with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) with a total value at approximately CA$53.75 million ($41.8 million). […]

Like any year in the fast-paced satellite industry, 2017 was brimming with new innovations, earth-shaking business deals, and some competitive drama for good measure. Just in case you missed anything, […]

SES is expanding its efforts to support 5G developments as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) project, SATis5, where it will be enabling demonstrations […]

While Google has become known for its high speed fiber, the company has also expressed interest in doing away with cables altogether. In India, Google subsidiary X has partnered with […]

ViaSat announced it officially opened new offices in Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Amsterdam, Netherlands. According to the company, the new offices aim to drive innovation by leveraging the talented […]

ITC Global, a subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics, sees High Throughput Satellite (HTS) and eventually Extreme High Throughput Satellite (XTS) systems as key to lowering prices for its customers in the […]

Astrocast (formerly known as Else) announced its latest seed round funding was oversubscribed by $1.1 million Swiss Francs ($1.1 million), bringing the total seed round to $4.1 million. Investiere.ch, a […]