ThinKom Solutions, Inc., announced April 8 that its phased-array satellite antennas are in compliance with the latest rules from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the 2019 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-19) that prevent interference between satellites in Geostationary (GEO) and Non-Geostationary (NGSO) orbits, and between aeronautical and 5G terrestrial services using shared frequencies. ThinKom CTO…

Iridium’s partner Globalsat recently carried out the first South American installation of an Iridium Certus mobile satellite system on a regatta yacht belonging to the Argentine Navy.  The installation was done in support of its entrant in the XXIV Oceanic Regatta Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro. The Argentine Navy regatta yacht Fortuna III, which…

For those in the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) value chain, one of the first priorities related to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is how to deal with existing contracts that in almost all cases have been voided connected aircraft are grounded. Most, if not all, airlines are unlikely to be in a position to pay even…

Danish satellite operator Sternula is leading a consortium that plans to develop a network for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites delivering ice chart data to ships at sea. According to a Thursday news release, this project aims to improve navigation for ships in rough seas and the security of crews onboard. Sternula plans to launch its…