Speedcast has secured a multi-year contract extension with Lindblad Expeditions, and will add SpaceX’s Starlink service to the adventure cruise company’s connectivity options.  Speedcast is installing two maritime, flat-panel, high-performance antennas on many of Lindblad’s ships, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Speedcast will integrate Starlink services into its…

EchoStar and aviation connectivity provider SkyFive completed a series of flight tests demonstrating dual satellite and terrestrial connectivity for command and control (C2) of a drone with Airbus. The tests are part of a project to commercialize urban air mobility within and between cities, using satellite and terrestrial connectivity.  The tests were conducted with a…

Gogo is rolling out a new electronically steered antenna (ESA) for business aviation to enable broadband from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, FDX. It is the second antenna in its Gogo Galileo product line and will be manufactured by Hughes Network Systems. Gogo designed and engineered both antennas in close collaboration with Hughes.  This follows after…

CesiumAstro has tapped a former CEO of Volkswagen Group of America for an advisory role that the company says will accelerate its vision of the satellite-connected car and a new constellation dedicated to the automotive industry.  CesiumAstro announced this week that Hinrich Woebcken, former president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, is working with…