Mobility

iDirect, SES, Broadpeak, i2CAT and the University of Surrey, all members of the SaT5G consortium, have demonstrated a major milestone in the research, development and validation of key principles for […]

NuRAN Wireless has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Avanti Communications to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution. Reaching rural communities […]

Global ship manager Nordic Hamburg has selected KVH’s new advanced TracPhone V7-HTS antenna equipment and the AgilePlans subscription-based service for its Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) program. Installations for 13 […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will develop a proof of concept system to enable satellite communication roaming capability for the U.S. government, under a $2.6 million contract. The system will […]

Satellite-cellular start-up, Everywhere Communications has been launched to provide connections for users and assets that require global connectivity for safety, security and productivity. Everywhere’s solution uses the newly launched Iridium […]

SatADSL and Cobbett Hill Earth Station have partnered to deliver value-added services across the European maritime sector. Under the agreement, SatADSL is providing its Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP), a complete Operations […]

Air Canada has begun offering next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international fleet with the introduction of Air Canada Wi-Fi provided by Gogo. Starting with its Boeing 777-300ER flights, the […]

While Global Eagle gets to try out its LEO-compatible hardware and shape ground segment architectures, Telesat will see its maritime and aviation appeal reach new horizons...

American Airlines has a fleet of 950 aircraft that carried 200 million passengers in 2017, but how many of those passengers had a happy in-flight internet experience? Though that’s hard […]

You might expect people speaking at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit to represent companies more invested in connectivity than any other. You might be surprised. While many passengers, especially […]

Phasor, a developer of Electronically-Steered Antenna (ESA) systems for mobile broadband, has announced a commercial partnership with Astronics AeroSat. Under the agreement, the two companies will produce scalable, dual-beam ESA-based […]

Navarino, a maritime technology company, has announced that it will add Intelsat services to its portfolio of connectivity solutions. Under the agreement between the two companies, Navarino will introduce Intelsat […]

Emirates Airlines Vice President Patrick Brannelly’s opening keynote speech at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit in San Diego, California, provided a brutally honest assessment of the entire airplane connectivity […]

KVH Industries has announced that BW Group, a provider of maritime energy transportation, has chosen its connectivity services for 45 additional vessels in its fleet. The two companies will also […]

Intelsat has appointed Juan Pablo Cofino as regional vice president of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cofino will be responsible for the development and implementation of Intelsat’s sales and regional […]

Viasat has announced that Embraer is the first original equipment manufacturer to select Viasat’s high-speed, high-capacity Ka-band connectivity solution for its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 executive jets. Aircraft will […]

Iridium Communications has announced Gogo as the newest value-added manufacturer for Iridium Certus aviation terminals. As an Iridium Certus service provider, Gogo is the first company to design and manufacture […]

Speedcast International has successfully delivered 3.174 Gbps of satellite bandwidth onboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest mega cruise ship, Horizon. The data rate was initially achieved at the Carnival Horizon naming […]

Russian fishing fleet operator Dobroflot Group is set to deploy an Internet of Things (IOT) solution for fuel monitoring from Orange Business Services. The solution helps to optimize fuel consumption, analyzing weather and […]

Honeywell is collaborating with AT&T to use the Internet of Things (IOT) for a range of solutions intended to help companies improve productivity, reliability and asset performance. Honeywell is working […]

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has recognized that the Iridium network meets all the criteria of the IMO needed to provide mobile satellite services in the […]

Viasat and Honeywell have expanded an agreement where Honeywell, as part of its GoDirect Cabin Connectivity suite of services, will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band in-flight internet service to large and […]

Orbit Communications Systems, a provider of precision tracking-based communications solutions and airborne communications management systems, has announced that it intends to unveil its new 12-inch Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT 30) for […]

SES and Hispasat, along with other members of the satellite community, have signed a contribution agreement with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), on behalf of the Emergency Telecommunications […]

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has commercially launched its new high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi service on its short- and medium-haul routes between Scandinavia and Europe. The new in-flight Wi-Fi system is powered by Viasat, […]

U.K. air traffic management service provider NATS has invested in Aireon, the company working on a space-based air traffic surveillance service for the aviation industry. Through a network of 66 Low […]

Microsoft and Kymeta have announced simultaneous land mobile, maritime defense and first responder demonstrations during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and Connectivity Expo (Connect X) from May […]

Telesat and Global Eagle Entertainment have agreed to collaborate in optimizing the capabilities of Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) system to serve growing broadband requirements of maritime and aeronautical markets. […]

CopaSAT, a provider of secure communications technology, has joined forces with Kymeta Government Solutions to deploy Kymeta satcom products and services for military users. The partnership makes the full line […]

Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet, as the carrier has signed an agreement to install Wi-Fi on all of […]