Mobility

Iridium Communications will kick off a series of partnership-driven field exercises on Friday called Operation Arctic Lynx (OAL) involving more than 20 government and commercial organizations deploying Iridium services above […]

SpaceX, OneWeb, and Telesat executives agree that in 10 years, most aviation connectivity will come through satellites in Low-Earth Orbit — a major shift from the primarily Geostationary (GEO) service of […]

Kymeta and Comtech EF Data Corp. have formed a technology partnership to pair the Kymeta u8 mobility terminal with Comtech a modem. The companies announced Tuesday that the u8 terminal […]

Viasat has taken steps to improve its position in Western Europe and the Middle East ahead of the launch of its ViaSat-3 constellation. The company has reached a deal with […]

UAE-based mobile satellite service provider Thuraya has launched a new web-based maritime tracking and monitoring service called SatTrack. SatTrack is a turnkey subscription-based service that Thuraya developed in partnership with […]

Honeywell has unveiled expanded its JetWave product family of broadband satcom solutions with a new offering specifically designed for military and governmental aircraft. On June 2, the company announced the […]

Iridium and Thales Group will provide connectivity for the Mayflower, a fully autonomous vessel, that will sail on a transatlantic research mission this year. The companies announced May 27 that […]

South Korean defense company Hanwha Systems Co. (HSC) has received U.S. regulatory approval for its $30 million investment into Kymeta Corp., allowing the companies to move forward to close the […]

COVID-19 has had a particularly devastating impact on the aviation industry, with travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders resulting in the widespread grounding of aircraft around the world. Airlines have lost […]

Lynk Global, which has patented satellite-to-cell technology, has filed for a commercial operator’s license with the FCC. The company announced May 25 that it expects to begin commercial service around […]

In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) and mobility service provider Global Eagle has rebranded post-bankruptcy as Anuvu, the company announced May 25. The company filed for bankruptcy in July 2020, and exited the process […]

Viasat has signed a multi-year In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) content partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to make its live game subscription service NBA League Pass available to airline passengers. […]

Engineers at California-based Global Eagle Entertainment recently completed network simulations evaluating the efficiency of their In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) terminal’s ability to operate over Telesat’s Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. According […]

Inmarsat has signed a maritime deal with Japan Radio Company (JRC), which has joined Inmarsat’s group of certified application providers (CAP) offering applications via Inmarsat’s dedicated Fleet Connect bandwidth. Inmarsat’s […]

Eutelsat has signed a multi-year deal with Global Eagle for additional Ku-band transponders adding large amounts of capacity for Global Eagle’s aviation customers. Financial terms of the deal were not […]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is bringing Viasat connectivity to part of its fleet for European routes. This year, KLM is outfitting 181 of its Boeing 737-800 fleet with Viasat In-Flight […]

Speedcast has secured a five-year contract with Stena Drilling to expand its communications service with a new solution designed to maximize operational effectiveness and support the digital transformation of Stena’s […]

Inmarsat is teaming up with OneOcean to bring navigation digital services to maritime industry, the U.K. satellite operator announced April 15. Under the terms of a new multi-phase agreement between […]

MDA has contracted Analog Devices for the Beamforming Integrated Circuit (BFIC) that will be used in MDA’s phased array antenna for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation, the companies announced April 7. […]

The Orbit Communication Systems Orbit GX46 multi-purpose terminal has been approved for use over Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress (GX) network, the companies announced April 6. This high-throughput aviation terminal supports military, […]

Airbus Defence and Space and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) are developing a new prototype satellite laser communication terminal for the European Space Agency (ESA). The terminal, […]

Space-based cellular broadband network provider AST SpaceMobile is the latest special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to go public after it completed its combination with New Providence Acquisition Corp. AST SpaceMobile […]

Maritime and airborne satellite terminal provider Orbit Communications Systems received a $3.1 million order from an unnamed European integrator to deliver its OceanTRx4 Mil satellite communications systems to naval military […]

Hanwha Systems, a South Korean defense company, plans to build a 2,000-satellite constellation in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to serve mobility applications.  In a May 30 press conference first reported by […]

SatixFy signed a contract agreement with OneWeb to design and build an In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) terminal that will work for both the operator’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network and Geostationary (GEO) […]

ThinKom Solutions has developed a new variant of its VICTS aero satellite communication antenna that the company said will enable more flexible installation choices. ThinKom announced the product variant on […]

Iridium Communications partner Marlink has extended its partnership with Soremar Group to provide the Iridium Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services and Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS). Iridium said […]

Auton, Inc., developer of a mobile broadband solution for connected cars has successfully tested connected car technology with WatchTV, an owner and operator of broadcast internet facilities. The company said in […]

Gogo reported signs of a recovering aviation market in its full-year (FY 2020) financial disclosure. The In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider reported a 17% increase in revenue from its Third Quarter […]

Lepton Global Solutions, a Kymeta company, will add Satcube’s class of extremely small Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to the company’s global satellite network, under a deal announced March 9. […]