Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Satcom Direct has expanded its Savannah, GA, office to provide additional classrooms for training maintenance technicians, corporate flight attendants and pilots on aircraft cabin satellite communications. The...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] O3b Networks, the company dedicated to reaching “the other three billion” with high-speed satellite connectivity, yesterday completed the launch of its second batch of four Ka-band satellites....

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Skybox Imaging has obtained the first images from its recently launched SkySat 2 Earth observation (EO) satellite. The satellite is the company’s second spacecraft, launched July 8,...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has selected Emerging Markets Communications’ (EMC) Satcom Technologies division to provide a satellite connectivity solution for online banking and internal applications. EMC’s solution...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Eutelsat Communications chose Yohann Leroy to succeed Raphaël Mussalian as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Mussalian will continue to work with Eutelsat as Special Advisor on Technology Strategy....

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Iridium has selected a new billing and revenue management solution provided by Oracle Communications in advance of the launch of Iridium NEXT. In the past, Iridium added...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Global Eagle Entertainment has, effective immediately, appointed Dave Davis as the company’s new CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Global Eagle...

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Meeting with top European Union (EU) officials at Digital Venice 2014, SES CEO Karim Sabbagh and European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) Secretary General, Aarti Holla highlighted the...

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] The Lockheed Martin-built third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite finished environmental testing at the company’s Dual Entry Large Thermal Altitude chamber. Lockheed Martin’s Vice President of...

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Ball Aerospace confirmed it received the Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) instrument built by Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Division on June 17. CERES will be integrated...