Helen Jameson

Viasat has appointed Dave Ryan to lead its space systems business, effective immediately. Ryan will provide strategic guidance and oversight for the satellite system design, fabrication, test and operations of […]

On Tuesday, security company Symantec confirmed that a sophisticated hacking campaign was mounted from Chinese computers, affecting satellite operators, defense contractors and telecom companies in the United States and Southeast […]

Growing demand for broadband has prompted The Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) to deliver enhnced mobile broadband and internet services to residents across the French Polynesian […]

Global provider of satellite and cellular services, FMC GlobalSat has signed up Miami-based Globalklass Groupe to its growing roster of global sub-distributors. The agreement allows Globalklass Groupe to assist FMC […]

Airbus has opened its Space Academy in Toulouse, France to help train customers in the operation of satellites and space systems that are acquired from the company. When a customer […]

NuRAN Wireless has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Avanti Communications to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution. Reaching rural communities […]

Global ship manager Nordic Hamburg has selected KVH’s new advanced TracPhone V7-HTS antenna equipment and the AgilePlans subscription-based service for its Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) program. Installations for 13 […]

Dish is to integrate Netflix into its Evolve television solution for hotels in the coming months. Guests staying in hotels featuring Evolve will be able to access their personal Netflix […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will develop a proof of concept system to enable satellite communication roaming capability for the U.S. government, under a $2.6 million contract. The system will […]

SpaceX has confirmed that the seventh Iridium Next mission has been slated to take place on July 20 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 rocket will […]

The Satellite Applications Catapult has contracted Open Cosmos to provide its space mission service to the In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD-6) program. Through this mission, the Satellite Applications Catapult is expanding its […]

Swarm Technologies, the start-up that launched four satellites illegally in January, has filed a new application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to gain permission to launch a further three […]

As a technology, nobody is quite sure what 5G means. But we get the real sense that it will dictate the future of telecoms — and the satellite industry’s role […]

We’re hearing a great deal about 5G and the role that satellite is set to play in the ecosystem, but the industry could be getting ahead of itself as 4G […]

2017 was a breakthrough year for the small satellite sector with more than 200 launched. At SATELLITE 2018, the panel on “New Launch Options to Orbit Part 1” addressed the […]

The satellite industry is going through unprecedented times and this is being reflected in the risks that the investment community are prepared to take on new services and constellations. On […]

The interest in the NewSpace movement has been gaining momentum all over the world and the MENA region is no exception. With talk of space ranging from enabling emerging nations to enhance their communications infrastructure to missions to Mars, this is a fertile region for NewSpace, with varying ambitions from country to country.

A key part of the NewSpace movement is the small satellite. It offers the ability to rapidly innovate and launch new technology within a very short timeframe. How can manufacturers keep up with no compromise on performance and how is NewSpace impacting their thinking?

After a turbulent recent past, Myanmar is emerging as an exciting and dynamic economy. Decades of military rule has left the country with run-down general infrastructure and a population that has gone through years of oppression, hungry for knowledge of the outside world. Today, Myanmar is demanding connectivity and information — and satellite is playing a crucial role in providing these services.

The satellite broadcast industry is learning to deal with what is now the new “normal.” Over-the-Top (OTT) service adoption has skyrocketed over the last year. Consumers want to watch what […]

The satellite industry is developing at a rapid rate. New applications are emerging all the time. Due to the fact that satellite can be used for so many applications, such […]

For decades, satellite programs were the preserve of the countries that could afford them. Harnessing the cash and capability to buy, build and launch a satellite has long been beyond […]

Africa is seen as the land of opportunity. With the majority of its population still struggling to get connected, and due to its sheer size, the continent is held up […]

The satellite antenna of today must fulfill an extremely diverse set of applications, and vendors are striving to meet evolving customer demands. Today, customers are looking for smaller, lightweight, more […]