Mobility

Telefónica, Facebook, IDB Invest and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) are launching Internet Para Todos (IPT) Peru, an open access wholesale rural mobile infrastructure operator which aims to help bridge the digital […]

Intelsat introduced Mobile Reach Manage, a new end-to-end managed service that enables Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to quickly and cost effectively deploy their 2G/3G/4G network infrastructure into areas once considered […]

Speedcast International will begin to offer Intellian’s v240MT antenna to its Cruise and Energy customers. The v240MT is Intellian’s next generation, tri-band and multi-orbit 2.4 meter antenna for use on Ku, […]

Viasat and Facebook are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of high-speed internet to communities that lack reliable internet, or have no connectivity at all. The collaboration will help accelerate the […]

CETel, a German service provider of global managed end-to-end communications solutions, signed a substantial lease contract for satellite capacity with its strategic partner SES Networks. The capacity is secured on […]

Viasat revealed that El Al Israel Airlines launched the Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi service on transatlantic flights. The in-flight Wi-Fi service will leverage the ViaSat-2 satellite to bring internet to El Al […]

The U.S. Air Force awarded Intelsat a firm-fixed-price contract modification for commercial satellite communications services. The contract supports Option Period Three on task order GS-35F-0478U/HC1013-16-F-0020 for commercial satcom service. The […]

It is a sunny autumnal day in Boston, a city I haven’t visited for almost two decades, but the venue for The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo — one […]

Speedcast International revealed that it will replace the Cook Islands’ existing international hub termination service with a new domestic hub for data, voice, domestic terrestrial television distribution, and cellular backhaul. […]

UltiSat, a Speedcast company, was awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar subcontract in support of Sierra Nevada (SNC) to provide Airborne Satcom-on-the-Move (SOTM) solution design, selection, and systems integration for Airborne Intelligence, […]

Viasat, fresh from an impressive deal with European airline Neos, saw significant Q3 revenue increases across the board. Overall, its revenues for the quarter ended Dec. 31 reached $554.7 million, a 45 […]

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo and Thales, and the Grimaldi Group recently signed two contracts for the upgrade of the Neapolitan Shipping Group’s satellite communications capacity on its fleet of cargo […]

Iridium Communications revealed that it completed the $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade campaign known as Iridium Next, during a press conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. […]

Hughes Network Systems carried out the first shipments of its specialized, multiband HM400 SATCOM modems to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI). These modems will power the beyond-line-of-sight communications for their next-generation […]

In-flight internet provider SmartSky Networks closed a total of $104 million in funding, including $75 million in debt commitments from funds managed by the global credit team at BlackRock, and equity […]

Newtec partnered with satellite communications solution provider Paradigm, which has become the first company to host its Newtec Dialog SMB3310 high-throughput modem board. The two-way, high-throughput SMB3310 satellite modem board […]

Global satellite solutions company the AST Group (AST) undertook the first commercial installation of Iridium Certus with its long-term partner Alphatron, onboard Oceanwide Expeditions‘ Rembrandt Van Rijn vessel. The vessel, […]

Viasat‘s In Flight Connectivity (IFC) service will be offered on Italian airline Neos‘ fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. According to the release, Neos selected Viasat for its popular satellite […]

NSR’s Flat Panel Satellite Antennas, 4th Edition (FPA4) report, released today, forecasts cumulative FPA equipment sales to reach approximately $11 billion by 2028. NSR’s FPA4 finds aeronautical equipment will drive […]

SatixFy U.K. will reveal a Electronically Steered Multi-Beam Array (ESMA) Ku-band 256 element array antenna this week in California. Using the company’s digital beam forming technology, the new antenna array […]

Satellite communications integrator NIC4 was awarded the Iraq Ministry of Defense (MOD) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Phase One Single Award Five-Year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. This contract was awarded via […]

Speedcast International was awarded a new multi-year, fully-managed communications contract with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, an entity of Bonheur ASA providing jack-up vessels used for offshore wind farm construction. Speedcast serves […]

According to a new report, it is predicted that the 5G and LTE market grow more to more than $5 billion by 2021. The Private LTE & 5G Network Ecosystem […]

Gogo revealed that it had installed 477 net aircraft with satellite technology during 2018. Gogo ended the year with 1,296 net commercial aircraft installed with satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). This marks […]

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar providing satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that its Spot X two-way satellite communications device is now available across Europe and North […]

Speedcast revealed that Iridium Certus, a new multi-service platform powered by the $3 billion Iridium Next constellation, is now commercially available to Speedcast customers. Iridium Certus is designed to meet […]

The satellite industry could learn a thing or two from the 3/4G terrestrial systems, where users are able to change subscription as they see fit. This has created a flexible […]

Iridium launched its Iridium Certus broadband service for commercial customers, the first new capability activated from the company’s $3 billion Iridium Next satellite replacement program. Iridium Certus is a platform designed […]

Norsat International revealed that it has sold more than $2 million in Ka-band Atom Block Upconverter (BUC) products for Communications-on-the-Move (COTM) applications across North America, Asia, and Europe. According to […]

FMC GlobalSat completed an oversubscribed interim round of $1 million, bringing total funding to more than $3 million. FMC GlobalSat configures, integrates, and deploys a hybrid wireless and satellite connectivity solution […]