Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 02-03-2015] Norsat has delivered a prototype of its Atom 25 Watt Ka-band Block Upconverter (BUC) to an undisclosed defense customer. The buyer worked with Norsat to meet its...

In 2006 the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formed the Emirate Institute for the Advancement of Science and Technology (EIAST) with the goal of positioning the UAE at the forefront of space

[Via Satellite 02-12-2015] Via Satellite magazine and its parent company Access Intelligence, have partnered with the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) on its “How Satellites Make a Better World”...

[Via Satellite 02-12-2015] MTN Communications has signed two new global cruise line operators as customers for maritime connectivity, and has renewed a contract with a long-term European customer. Noble Caledonia,...

[Via Satellite 02-12-2015] CNES, the French space agency, and the Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM), Mexico’s space agency, have agreed to step up the cooperation initiated in April 2014 on space-based...

[Via Satellite 02-12-2015] SES has started simulcasting its Ultra-HD demonstration channel from the 19.2 degrees east orbital position to audiences in the U.K. and Ireland from the Astra 2E satellite...

Patrick Shannon, vice president of SpaceQuest, a manufacturer of small satellites and satellite components, grew up reading the science fiction works of legendary authors like Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac

[Via Satellite 02-11-2015] Brazilian satellite operator Embratel Star One is readying for an increase in demand for mobility services, along with the permanent presence of Ultra-HD in Latin America. The...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2015] If all goes as planned, by 2017 Panasonic Avionics will have High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity that wraps around the world for its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services....

[Via Satellite 02-09-2015] The United States Strategic Command (Stratcom) wants better tracking for small satellites as the number of them in orbit continues to skyrocket. Speaking Feb. 6 at a...