Mobile Connectivity

Eutelsat’s 10B satellite is on its way to its orbital position after a Nov. 22 SpaceX launch. The satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, will support in-flight and maritime connectivity.  SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 9:57 p.m. EST. The satellite separated 37 minute into the...

Connectivity as a service is coming, and it’s going to change the way we think about being online as profoundly as cloud computing is transforming business and information technology.   Cloud computing isn’t just big business — it’s made whole categories of other businesses possible. Netflix is often cited as the biggest single customer of...

In August this year, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson unveiled ambitious plans to position the Oklahoma-Arkansas region as a national hub for advanced mobility (AM). The collaborative effort aims support the advanced mobility industry including drones, electric and autonomous vehicles, battery manufacturing, and transportation and logistics solutions, will create new research...

DES MOINES, IOWA — John Deere issued an RFP to the satellite industry on Thursday, soliciting a satellite service and terminal that can provide always-on connectivity to its agricultural machines. Execs for the company say connecting machines outside of cellular networks will enable real-time data analysis and autonomous farming that can make Deere’s customers more...

Apple’s new iPhone 14 will be able to send emergency SOS messages outside the reach of cellular networks, enabled by Globalstar satellite connectivity.  The service will be available on the iPhone 14 in November in the U.S. and Canada. It will be free for two years but Apple did not specify what the service would...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has a deal to use Intelsat General Corporation’s FlexAir service for airborne communications. Intelsat announced the deal for IGC partner Telecom International on Wednesday.  FlexAir will provide the FBI with situational awareness and command, control, and communication. This solution delivers preflight, in-route transit, and on-station data, voice, and video...

SES awarded Gilat Satellite Networks follow-on orders for the SkyEdge IV VSAT platform. The multimillion-dollar orders support SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation and SES-17, a Ka-band satellite which recently entered service.  Gilat said these new orders, increasing SES and Gilat’s reach across multiple verticals, including maritime mobility, cellular backhaul, and fixed data. The SkyEdge IV platform...

Viasat reported a small increase in overall revenues, but a net loss for the company’s first quarter 2023 results, released Aug. 8. Revenues for the three months was $678 million, a 2% increase compared to the same stage last year. However, the company reported a net loss of $22 million for the period. However, there...

Adventure travel company Lindblad Expeditions has expanded its multi-year contract with service provider Speedcast, increasing connectivity services and adding five additional ships.  Lindblad offers small ship expeditions and adventure travel experiences. Under the contract announced Tuesday, Lindblad’s ships will be upgraded with Speedcast’s Unified Global Platform (UGP) network solution, which Speedcast said delivers five times...

Isotropic Systems is changing its name to All.Space ahead of the rollout of its ‘smart terminal,’ which the company hopes will differentiate the value of satellite capacity in the telecoms world and grow the reach of the industry.  The core technology is the terminal’s multi-orbit, multi-beam capabilities, that allow it to connect with multiple satellites...