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Finance
Eutelsat Appoints Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary
Eutelsat Communications appointed Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee, effective tomorrow. Burguburu will oversee Eutelsat’s legal, compliance, regulatory and governance issues by heading […]
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Finance
CesiumAstro Raises $12.4 Million
CesiumAstro closed a $12.4 million Series A funding round led by Airbus Ventures. Additional investors in the round include Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton Venture Fund, Lavrock Ventures, Honeywell Ventures, and Analog Devices […]
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Connectivity
SES Brings HD Channels to Benin
Benin’s government signed a contract with SES to receive 15 new Free-to-Air (FTA) channels from satellite. As part of the agreement, a number of High Definition (HD) channels will be broadcast […]
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Mobility
European Navy Places Order for Orbit’s Satcom Systems
A major European Navy placed an order with Orbit Communications Systems for maritime Television Receive-Only (TVRO) satcom systems spares and support, for approximately $3 million. Delivery of the spares for Orbit’s […]
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Connectivity
Lockheed Martin, Sequans Develop LTE Over Satellite Solution
Lockheed Martin is working with Sequans Communications to develop new 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) for satellite technologies, for worldwide deployment. According to the release, the two companies are enabling LTE end […]
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Connectivity
China Launches Broadcast Satellite on 300th Long March Mission
China successfully launched the ChinaSat 6C broadcast satellite on a Long March-3B carrier rocket on Sunday, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China. According to the release, the satellite will […]
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Connectivity
Mondo Globo Becomes 1st Eutelsat Cirrus Customer
Eutelsat Communications secured Mondo Globo as the first customer for its recently launched Eutelsat Cirrus delivery solution. This offer has been confirmed by the luxury hotel brand Edwardian Hotels London. Telearabia PRO, Mondo […]
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Technology
LeoSat Helps Skyband Upgrade Data Network
LeoSat Enterprises entered into an agreement with Skyband, a member of the Inteltec Group and a communications provider of satellite and networking solutions in Saudi Arabia. Skyband will use LeoSat to upgrade […]
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Technology
KeyW Chooses Spire’s Hosted Payload Service
KeyW Holding chose Spire Global‘s hosted payload service to validate several of KeyW’s next-generation technologies. Spire’s hosted payload service will also enable KeyW to rapidly deploy larger constellations, as appropriate. […]
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Mobility
Telit Adds IOT Modules to AT&T FirstNet Ecosystem
FirstNet added its first embedded Long Term Evolution (LTE) Band 14 Internet of Things (IOT) modules in Long Term Evolution (LTE) Categories 1 and 4 to its lineup: the Telit […]
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Government/Military
IDirect Government Receives WGS Certification
IDirect Government received Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) certification for the company’s 9-Series Defense portfolio of satellite routers and line cards operating on Evolution 3.4 software. The 9-Series Defense products underwent evaluation […]
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Government/Military
Ball Aerospace Chosen for 2nd Phase of DARPA Hallmark Program
Ball Aerospace was selected to continue work on the Space Evaluation and Analysis Capability (SEAC) testbed for the second phase of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Defense Advanced […]
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Finance
Mitt Hettich Named New CEO of LeoStella
Mitt Hettich has been named the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LeoStella, a joint venture created by Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries. The company aims to help meet the growing […]
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Government/Military
EASA, ANAC Approve AerTrak ADS-B on Boeing 757-200 Aircraft
AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, revealed that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) have approved the company’s AerTrak Automatic […]
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Government/Military
E-GEOS Heads 2 Crisis Management Projects
E-GEOS, a company set up by Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency, signed two contracts with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and with the European Union (EU) Satellite […]
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Mobility
RSCC Joins Unmanned Navigation Project
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) joined the pilot project of Maritime Unmanned Navigation (MUNIN). In this project, the company intends to provide communication services on mobile platforms using the […]
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Government/Military
Coolisys Technologies to Develop Satellite Testing System
DPW Holdings revealed that Coolisys Technologies, through its wholly owned subsidiary Enertec Systems 2001, received a contract totaling $2.9 million from a leading defense and aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The contract […]
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Connectivity
Es’hail-2 Enters Commercial Service
Es’hailSat‘s recently launched satellite, Es’hail-2, entered commercial service to serve government, broadcast, and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East and North Africa. The satellite was built by Mitsubishi Electric Company […]
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Connectivity
GomSpace, 2Operate Explore AI Constellation Management
2Operate and GomSpace, together with Aarhus University, are working together to evaluate how existing telecom standards and existing Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions can be leveraged to manage future satellite constellations. The companies […]
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Finance
Speedcast Supports Télécoms Sans Frontières’ Disaster Relief Efforts
Speedcast International will donate funds to support Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), the world’s first emergency technology Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). TSF responds to humanitarian needs around the world by leveraging telecommunications technologies. […]
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Finance
DataPath Appoints New Head of Sales for Europe
DataPath appointed Henrik Asbjørn to the position of DataPath Senior Director and Head of Sales, Europe. Asbjørn will be responsible for sales and customer development for the company’s satellite and wireless communications products and […]
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Mobility
Sinclair Technologies Debuts TRANSeon Mobile Antennas
Sinclair Technologies, a division of Norsat International, and a provider of land mobile radio communication solutions, launched the TRANSeo series of mobile antennas for transportation applications. The TRANSeon series are vehicle/transit […]
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Mobility
Inmarsat, Cobham Launch Helicopter Satcom Solution
Cobham Aerospace Communications and Inmarsat launched the SB-Helo X-Stream helicopter satcom solution for Cobham Aviator SP systems. The new system aims to improve communications through rotor blades by reducing packet […]
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Government/Military
Spire Hires Former Pentagon Advanced Space Concepts Chief
Spire Global revealed that Paul Damphousse joined the company to lead national security business development for Spire Federal in Washington. Damphousse served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 22 years […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Orbital Micro Systems Delivers Satellites to NanoRacks
Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) revealed that the first satellite in its Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) constellation has been delivered to NanoRacks for launch integration. Housed in an AAC Clyde […]
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Mobility
KVH Surpasses 9,000 VSAT Systems Shipped
KVH Industries shipped its 9,000th mini-Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Broadband system. KVH’s TracPhone V-series antenna systems are designed to provide satellite broadband connectivity to commercial and personal vessels globally, by […]
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Finance
Maxar Holds Onto SSL After Rough 2018
Maxar Technologies had a rough Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2018, yet is keeping its SSLGeostationary Orbit (GEO) business afloat. The company’s Q4 2018 revenue was $496 million, whereas revenue for the same […]
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Mobility
Inmarsat Introduces Crew Xpress Service
Inmarsat launched Crew Xpress, a new service for crew available as part of an ever-increasing number of services on Fleet Xpress. The new service package includes a managed Wi-Fi solution […]
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Mobility
Kymeta Brings SmartBus Program to Peru
Kymeta brought a hybrid, one-source connectivity platform to Peru during a recent pilot program. Kymeta, with the help of its partners Intelsat, Cubic Telecom, and Cradlepoint, worked with Airbus to create […]
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Connectivity
MEASAT-3 Broadcasts Himalaya TV HD
MEASAT Satellite Systems launched Himalaya TV High Definition (HD) (HTV) for distribution across Nepal and Asia Pacific via the MEASAT-3 satellite. HTV, founded in 2010, is a Kathmandu-based private television […]





























