Author: Rebecca Lincks

Xtar has acquired a significant segment of the airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) market over the last year under various contracts valued at over $8 million and more than...

Satcom Direct has launched the mobile application FlightDeck 360, enabling customers to view real-time flight data and utilize datalink communications before and during a flight using an Internet connection and...

Etihad Airways has launched its new in-flight Internet and mobile connectivity service powered by the Panasonic Avionics Global Communications Suite “Etihad Wi-Fly,” the company announced.    The first Airbus A330-200...

Wednesday’s Qatar Airways flight was the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to deliver both Wi-Fi Internet and mobile phone access to passengers via OnAir’s inflight connectivity, the companies announced.    The...

Raytheon’s Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) has completes a Full Rate Production (FRP) review by the U.S. Navy and will be installed on more than 300 U.S. Navy ships, subs and shore stations.

The Eutelsat 21B satellite has fully entered into commercial service at 21.5 degrees East.

SES is now the first satellite operator to offer the satellite broadband service Internet Satellite JET with download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s for consumers in France, effective immediately via France Telecom-Orange's satellite broadband affiliate NordNet.

NSR's Broadband Satellite Markets 11th Edition report projected the worldwide VSAT, Broadband Satellite, Trunking and Backhaul markets to gain $9.1 billion in 2021, as satellite broadband Internet access subscribers will exceed 5.2 million globally in 10 years, and the enterprise VSAT installed base will reach nearly 2.9 million sites.

Miteq has introduced its MT2400 TWT amplifier to its MCL outdoor product line.

Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications and Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Mobile have partnered to provide Japanese business, enterprise, and consumer subscribers across Thuraya’s satellite network with mobile satellite communication services.