Technology

[Via Satellite 12-22-2016] Advantech Wireless has appointed Michel Miglia as its new director of operations. Miglia joins Advantech Wireless with more than 20 years of experience, with strength in implementing […]

[Via Satellite 12-22-2016] Millennium Space Systems has completed the development of and shipped its first Altair satellite, a pre-production pathfinder spacecraft designed to demonstrate advanced avionics, guidance and control, additive […]

[Via Satellite 12-22-2016] DataPath has announced the launch of its new M series of ultra-portable satellite terminals. The series will include antennas in a range of reflector sizes up to […]

[Via Satellite 12-21-2016] Israel-based Spacecom announced it will buy a satellite from Boeing Satellite Systems International for $161 million, Reuters has reported. The new satellite, Amos 17, would be aimed […]

[Via Satellite 12-20-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Inmarsat have completed the first flight trials for Iris Precursor, a project to enhance and modernize air traffic management over European […]

[Via Satellite 12-20-2016] Bigleaf Networks, a cloud-first Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) service that optimizes internet and cloud performance by dynamically choosing the best connection and adapting Quality of Service […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-2016] ViaSat and Boeing announced today that Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the first two ViaSat 3 class satellites was completed on November 16. Concluding PDR is the […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Swiss start-up ELSE has raised more than $4 million in funding, putting the company on track to launch two demonstration nanosatellites in the fourth quarter of 2017, […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2016] The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has named the winners of its additive manufacturing GrabCAD design challenge, the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge. The challenge asked participants […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2016] EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, has selected Bentley Walker as the first European-wide distributor for its new satellite-based network that will provide IP-based Mobile Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has appointed Kevin Walden Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the company. Walden has been serving as acting CIO since earlier this year. In […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Spaceflight Industries has announced the availability of its BlackSky global intelligence platform, as well as its Early Adopter Program (EAP) participants, and the partner ecosystem fueling the […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, could offer the satellite industry a $19.9 billion revenue opportunity over the next decade, according to a new report by Northern […]

[Via Satellite 12-14-2016] VT iDirect has completed a successful round of over-the-air tests on the Intelsat 29e satellite leveraging iDirect’s next-generation iQ Series remote. iDirect’s ground infrastructure platform and iQ […]

[Via Satellite 12-14-2016] Air Methods has signed Honeywell to upgrade its helicopter fleet to the Sky Connect Tracker 3 satellite communications and flight tracking system. The agreement, which includes upgrades […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, is one of a new breed of satellite operators looking to use satellite to better the communications and IT infrastructure […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has signed on as the newest sponsor of the Air Force Association’s StellarXplorers Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program. StellarXplorers seeks to […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2016] NASA has selected satellite systems provider Space Systems Loral (SSL) to provide its SSL 1300 platform spacecraft bus to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for its Restore-L […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2016] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service has awarded McMurdo, a part of Orolia Group, a $6.67 million contract. McMurdo […]

[Via Satellite 12-08-2016] The Cape Town-based Meta Economic Development Organization (MEDO) has bought the first privately owned satellite in Africa, and perhaps more remarkably, the company is teaching teenage girls […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-2016] Cobham Satcom and Speedcast have concluded a global framework agreement to distribute maritime stabilized antennas, which aim to offer high-speed connectivity at sea. Through the new agreement, […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-2016] Newtec has appointed Sjoerd De Clerck as the new sales vice president for the Asia-Pacific region. De Clerck will be responsible for leading the Asia-Pacific team and […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-2016] BBC and PBS film crews tracking wildlife mass migrations in Africa, the United States and Canada for major documentary series Nature’s Epic Journeys have made use of […]

[Via Satellite 12-08-2016] NASA has awarded the spacecraft bus and support services contract for the Restore-L robotic spacecraft to Space Systems/Loral (SSL) of Palo Alto, California. Restore-L is equipped with […]

[Via Satellite 12-08-2016] Swiss start-up ELSE has retained the Picone Advisory Group to help the company acquire funding for its 64-nanosatellite constellation AstroCast. AstroCast is a network of nanosatellites that […]

[Via Satellite 12-08-2016] iDirect Government has launched its newest hub solution: the Series 11000 Tactical Hub. The new hub aims to provide flexibility, agility and efficiency to warfighters, first responders, […]

[Via Satellite 12-07-2016] The U.S Air Force has signed off on Lockheed Martin‘s newly upgraded Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground system, enhancing the constellation’s ability to deliver infrared data that is […]

[Via Satellite 12-07-2016] SKY Perfect JSAT has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) in order to jointly develop and expand KSAT’s ground station services for […]

[Via Satellite 12-07-2016] Air New Zealand has contracted Inmarsat to provide Global Xpress (GX) connectivity across the airline’s long- and short-haul fleets. New Zealand will deploy Inmarsat’s GX for Aviation, […]

[Via Satellite 12-06-2016] California-based start-up Capella Space is one step closer to providing hourly imagery of any location on Earth regardless of weather or light conditions via a series of […]