Telecom
January 12, 2021
Globe Telecom awarded Gilat Satellite Networks a multi-million dollar managed service contract for cellular backhaul over satellite, as part of a significant project expansion between the two companies. The exact dollar value of the contract was not disclosed. Globe is the largest Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in the Philippines, and the company chose Gilat's solution to…
January 4, 2021
“Why would astronauts on Earth have access to 5G at home, but not have the same access to the same technologies when they are on the Moon?” Thierry Klein, head of Enterprise and Industrial Automation Research Lab at Nokia Bell Labs, is addressing the gap between communication technology on the Moon and technology astronauts have…
December 22, 2020
Gilat Satellite Networks revealed Monday that it received a multi-million dollar order from Hispasat to extend Altán La Red Compartida's service to rural Mexico. Gilat will expand the existing SkyEdge II-c platform that Hispasat operates in Mexico, and procure Capricorn Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) for Cellular Backhaul (CBH) over satellite. In June, Hispasat signed…
December 18, 2020
Integrasys revealed Dec. 17 that local telecom and satcom provider MSTelcom has successfully deployed a large network across Angola, with connectivity supported by ST Engineering iDirect's Evolution platform. Integrasys' Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Auto-Commissioning tool, Satmotion Pocket — which enhances the delivery, commissioning, and maintenance of VSAT services — was used during the deployment.…