Keysight Technologies has contributed 5G and IoT device research to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that it believes will help accelerate adoption of the recently released USB4 specification. The research covered a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, desktop computers, tablets, and digital cameras, that could rely on the next-generation high-speed digital standard.  Keysight…

Satellite operator Iridium Communications revealed its first seven authorized Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service partners. Beginning in the first half of 2020, Arion Communications, AST, Marlink, Marsat, NSSLGlobal, Satcom Global and Speedcast will provide Iridium’s global satellite GMDSS services, include safety voice, distress alerting, maritime safety information messaging, and data services, to…

Panasonic Avionics signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract with Eutelsat Communications aims to enable Panasonic to provide multiple gigahertz of new Extreme Throughput (XTS) Ku-band In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to airlines and their passengers flying over a wide…

Speedcast was awarded a multi-year communications and value-added services contract with Aurora Expeditions for the Greg Mortimer expedition ship, one of the most advanced expedition ships in the world. Speedcast will provide Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) connectivity with L-band backup for seamless and truly global mobile satellite service. The value-added services included in the…