Technology

[Via Satellite 11-04-2016] This week at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) tradeshow, ViaSat introduced an enhanced Ka-band shipset, the Global Aero Terminal 5510, which includes its mobile airborne antenna, an...

[Via Satellite 11-04-2016] Aireon has successfully completed a service delivery point Site Acceptance Test (SAT) with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), Ireland’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). The test confirmed...

[Via Satellite 11-03-2016] The Luxembourg government, the public-law banking institution Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI), and U.S.-based space technology company Planetary Resources have signed a 25 million euro...

We live in the era where organizations and people want 24/7 always-on connectivity. The Internet of Things (IoT) will aim to make this a reality, and readily transform companies along...

[Via Satellite 10-26-2016] Satellite data company Spire is vying to get as many of its satellites in orbit as possible after launch delays curbed the company’s ability to reach a...

[Via Satellite 10-26-2016] NASA has awarded the Landsat 9 remote sensing satellite contract to Orbital ATK in a $129.9 million Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition 3 (Rapid 3) contract. The five-year, firm...

In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) is fueling massive needs for throughput on aircraft antennas, yet airlines don’t want bigger devices to bolt on their planes. Antennas need to get smaller...

[Via Satellite 10-25-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Gogo and Phasor, a developer of new Electronically Steerable Antennas (ESAs), have announced a Research and Development (R&D) partnership for application of their...

[Via Satellite 10-25-2016] Boeing, prime manufacturer for the first two ViaSat 3 high capacity satellites, has placed an order with GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP), a U.S. subsidiary of GS...

[Via Satellite 10-24-2016] The market for 1 to 100 kilogram satellites will more than double to reach 375 satellites launched per year, according to NSR, with cumulative manufacturing and launch...