Mobility

China launched twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 12:23 p.m. today. The satellites entered their planned orbit after...

The last week of August 2018 brought with it the conclusion of ITU-R Task Group 5/1 (TG 5/1) — the group charged with conducting compatibility studies and preparing the Conference...

Viasat entered an exclusive distributor agreement with StandardAero to offer a high-speed connectivity package for Bombardier Global business jets. The package will cover Viasat’s Ka-band and dual-band Ka-/Ku-band equipment, inclusive...

Intelsat is extending its maritime solution offerings in China. APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM) will become Intelsat‘s first maritime solution partner to offer, in China, IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime services. This...

The creation of the C-Band Alliance (CBA) by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat to accelerate making mid‐band spectrum available for 5G services in the U.S. has been the main talking...

Hispasat, a Spanish satellite communications operator, has made a significant move in the Mexican broadband market. It is now offering a new service to the Mexican telecommunications market with the...

SatADSL has launched commercial Ka-band broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to bring cost-effective coverage to communities and businesses. Utilizing Avanti’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Hylas 4, the new offering...

SES Networks deal with IBM could be a sign of things to come for the operator as it looks to do deals with a more varied set of business customers...

Spire Global, a space to cloud analytics company, and Indmex Aviation, a provider of surveillance solutions, will cooperate in the development of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for the development...