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Connectivity
Hughes’ Jupiter System Selected by 3 African Telecom Companies
Three African telecom companies have selected the Hughes Jupiter System to power delivery of satellite broadband services for their customers. According to the release, Botswana Telecommunications, Satcom Networks Africa (SatCoNet), and an East […]
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Imagery and Sensing
DigitalGlobe Helps PSMA Australia Complete Geoscape
DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, completed mapping the Australian continent in high detail using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology. DigitalGlobe produced data layers for PSMA Australia to create […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Iceye to Launch ICEYE-X2 SAR Satellite Later This Month
Iceye, an Earth observation company creating a large Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation, is launching the company’s second SAR satellite, ICEYE-X2, into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Spaceflight‘s SSO-A: SmallSat […]
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Government/Military
Thales Alenia Space Hands Over Bandabandhu-1 Control to Bangladesh
Thales Alenia Space handed over transmission and operation management of Bangabandhu-1 to Bangladesh, and the country will start the commercial activities of the satellite. Bangabandhu-1 is Bangladesh’s first Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communications satellite. […]
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Launch
Phase Four Introduces Maxwell Smallsat Propulsion Solution
Phase Four, a provider of electric Radio Frequency (RF) thrusters for in-space propulsion, introduced Maxwell, a flexible propulsion solution targeted at small satellites. Designed for scale manufacturing, Maxwell aims to […]
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Finance
EchoStar Q3 Revenues Increase, Yet Profits Severely Drop
EchoStar reported its financial results for both the three and nine months ended Sept. 30. Total revenue for Q3 2018 was $533 million, an increase of $51.7 million from the […]
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Finance
Inmarsat Sees Q3 Growth in Aviation, but Decrease in Maritime
Inmarsat released its results for third quarter (Q3) 2018, and nine months ending Sept. 30 2018. During Q3 2018, overall group revenue (ex. Ligado) was $336.4 million, an increase of […]
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Government/Military
Radiant Solutions to Build Smallsat Optical Telescope System for DARPA
Radiant Solutions, a Maxar Technologies company, was awarded a $2 million contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to lead a team in designing, building, and demonstrating […]
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Uncategorized
SatixFy Completes ASIC Development, Enabling Electronically Steered Antennae
SatixFy made two new Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) available, in accordance with the U.K. Space Agency-backed, Prime and Beat activities implemented under the Core Competitiveness element of the European Space […]
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Government/Military
Kyrgyzstan’s 1st Satellite to be Built by Young Women
A group of young women are building a cubesat in Kyrgyzstan, aiming to build and launch the country’s first satellite before 2020. Women account for less than 10 percent of […]
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Connectivity
CETel Expands O3b/MEO Coverage Across Africa
CETel signed another contract to deliver fiber-like connectivity into Africa utilizing O3b‘s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation. The long-term contract supports an African communications and technology solutions provider to […]
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Finance
Dish Network Sees Small Q3 Revenue Fall, with Loss of Subscribers
Dish Network saw a small fall in its revenue for Q3, the quarter ending Sept. 30. The company reported revenue totaling $3.4 billion, compared with $3.58 billion for the corresponding period […]
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Mobility
GetSAT Introduces L-Band Electronically Steerable Array Antenna
GetSAT, a provider of small, lightweight satellite communication terminals for airborne, ground, and maritime applications, introduced its Ultra Blade L-Band antenna, which is compatible with any L-Band satellite. According to […]
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Finance
Gogo Sees Big Increases in Q3 Revenue
Gogo generated revenues of $217.3 million in the three months to the end of September, an increase of 26 percent compared to the same quarter last year. Service revenue also increased to […]
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Connectivity
Dish Network Picks Ericsson for NB-IOT Radio Access, Core Network
Dish Network has selected Ericsson to deliver a radio access and core network for Dish’s Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IOT) network slated for completion in March 2020. Ericsson is the first wireless vendor […]
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Government/Military
Lepton Global Adds Kymeta Technology to Government Offering
Lepton Global Solutions is partnering with Kymeta, a manufacturer of the electronically-steered, flat-panel Kymeta KyWay satellite terminal in a bid to elevate its position in the government market. Lepton Global has […]
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Mobility
Telit Reveals New IOT Module with GSM/GPRS
Telit revealed its GE310-GNSS, an Internet of Things (IOT) module with Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), multi-constellation satellite positioning and Bluetooth functionality, in a 270 mm2 […]
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Mobility
SKY Perfect JSAT Awards Gilat Contract for Broadband in Japan
SKY Perfect JSAT awarded Gilat a multi-million U.S. dollar project for its new mobility and fixed broadband service in Japan. The new set of services enabled by Gilat aims to support […]
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Mobility
Hughes Selected to Support Satcom Integration for US Coast Guard
Hughes Network Systems was selected by the U.S. Naval Air Systems (NAVAIR) to provide satcom systems integration for the U.S. Coast Guard. Under the agreement, Hughes, supporting through its partner, […]
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Government/Military
Cubic Deploys Ground System in Florida Hurricane Relief Effort
Cubic‘s Mission Solutions business division deployed its Ground Antenna Transmit and Receive (GATR) satcom and networking systems, as well as personnel, to support Florida’s hurricane disaster recovery efforts. Partnering with […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Raytheon’s GPS OCX Passes Tests Ahead of GPS III Launch
Raytheon’s Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) completed a round of testing, preparing the program for its use on the GPS III launch next month. The tests were cybersecurity […]
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Imagery and Sensing
China Launches 1st GEO BeiDou-3 Satellite
China launched a BeiDou-3 satellite into Geostationary Orbit (GEO) for the first time, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, it is the 41st […]
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Connectivity
Gilat’s Ground Network will be Used for ChinaSat-18
Gilat Satellite Networks will provide its ground network for China Satcom‘s ChinaSat-18 (CS-18). The nationwide Ka-band coverage, now to be provided by CS-18 and ChinaSat-16 (CS-16), will be supported by […]
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Government/Military
Airbus Sends 1st ESM for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
Airbus will deliver the first European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft from its aerospace site in Bremen, Germany on Nov. 5 2018. An Antonov cargo aircraft will fly […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Harris Delivers 6th GPS III Navigation Payload to Lockheed Martin
Harris provided Lockheed Martin with its sixth of ten navigation payloads contracted for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellite program. The GPS III navigation payload features a Mission Data Unit […]
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Finance
Telesat’s Revenues Remain Stable, but Profitability a Concern
Telesat reported its latest set of results, in which it saw total revenue remain relatively stable – with an increase in consolidated revenue, but a major dip in net income. […]
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Connectivity
Telefonica Expands Coverage into Latin America
Telefónica said it is further expanding its service coverage into Latin America as a result of sustained growth and increased demand in 2018.The company’s wholesale business unit, Telefónica International Wholesale […]
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Finance
Viasat Makes Significant Revenue Gains in Latest Results
Viasat achieved revenues of $517.5 million in the three months to the end of September. This represents a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent, compared to $393.1 million in the same quarter […]
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Connectivity
ITU Member States Re-Elects Houlin Zhao as Secretary-General
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have re-elected China’s Houlin Zhao as ITU Secretary-General during the Union’s 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The election […]
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Finance
Eutelsat’s Revenues See Small Fall, but Mobile Connectivity gets Stronger
Eutelsat released its Q1 2018-2019 results, in which the operator lowered its full-year outlook. Total revenues for the three months until the end of September reached $380.7 million (335.1 million […]





























