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[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] Panasonic Avionics is pushing to complete the most robust satellite network specifically designed for in-flight connectivity services. The company wants to supply all the equipment to airlines […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] ViaSat is adopting the Samsung KNOX secure platform for Android. To provide this service, ViaSat will integrate its defense-grade cyber and information security technologies into Samsung KNOX-enabled […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications has launched its first dedicated vehicular IP broadband terminal designed and manufactured by Hughes Network Systems. The Thuraya IP Voyager is designed for end users […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings has announced that its subsidiary Mindspeed Technologies has completed the sale of its wireless infrastructure business unit to Intel Corporation. “As outlined in […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] SES has released its revenue and EBITDA earnings for 2013. Overall revenue increased 3.4 percent, while the 2013 EBITDA saw a 2.8 percent increase with a total […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] Globecast Australia will launch CNC Chinese and CNC World channels on its Direct-to-Home (DTH) Optus 2 platform on Saturday. These Mandarin and English CNC channels will offer […]

When asked about the world’s growing dependence on satellite connectivity, Vern Fotheringham is a bit circumspect. Noting that the industry was built on massive amounts of capital being deployed to put

Hailed as the worst storm of 2013, the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines was simply beyond comparison. To describe the mammoth tropical cyclone, it has been referred to as a

High Throughput Satellites (HTS) is undoubtedly one of the industry’s hottest topics, no longer confined to a few geographies. As HTS “globalizes,” new questions arise such as how platforms will tend to

This looks set to be a year of change for SES with the departure of Romain Bausch, at the helm of the company since 1995. Karim Sabbagh, incoming CEO with a background in consulting and emerging markets, is

Figure 1: Pulse response of an amplifier with thermal distortion memory In Part 1, we viewed nonlinear distortion as a level-dependent shift in modulation, amplitude and phase. Next, we use that technique to

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation has completed the integration of the imagery sensor on the WorldView 3 satellite, and is now ready for system-level performance testing. This commercial

Thuraya SatSleeve on a Samsung Galaxy phone. Credit: ThurayaEutelsat Communications has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Javier Barrera, CEO of Jaba Satellite Engineering. Credit: Jaba Satellite EngineeringChanges to Mexico’s policies surrounding its oil and gas sector have opened up new opportunities for the satellite

SES will provide Ka-band capacity from the Astra 1L satellite at 19.2 degrees east to SIS Live under a new agreement. The deal will deliver satellite news gathering (SNG) services to ITN and ITV, two premier

Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) has selected Thales Alenia Space to build its Yamal 601 telecommunications satellite that will provide fixed communications, broadcast and Internet access services

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] With more than $50 billion in U.S. exports in FY 2012, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is one of the satellite industry’s largest […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Smart Communications has selected Thuraya Telecommunications Company to provide mobile satellite handsets and airtime services to subscribers in the Philippines. This multiyear agreement will produce a combined […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Orange Business Services is currently expanding its presence across corporate private networks with increased capacity, new licenses, integrated services and customer implementations in the oil, gas, mining […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Skybox Imaging has signed an agreement with Orbital Sciences to launch six more satellites into orbit. The satellites will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit aboard Orbital’s […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] ETL Systems is expanding its product range from radio frequency (RF) systems to fiber applications, and will introduce its new solution at SATELLITE 2014 in March. This […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Boeing has awarded Saft with five contracts to build Li-ion batteries for four of the company’s current GEO communication satellite programs. These new contracts make a total […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a subsidiary of iDirect, has released the e150 Integrated Router Board, its new satellite router. The router board is designed to meet the […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] SES has contracted Airbus Defence and Space to manufacture its newest hybrid propulsion satellite, the SES 10. The spacecraft is the tenth satellite built on the Eurostar […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Kuwait-based Al-Rashed Holdings has awarded ASC Signal Corporation with a contract to provide gateway satellite antennas and equipment for Kuwait’s Ministry of Information, which will be used […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN for the company’s operations in Nigeria, making Ericsson MTN’s largest managed services partner in Africa. With this […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Broadcom Corporation has introduced a new single-chip millimeter wave (MMW) system on a chip (SoC) optimized for wireless backhaul and fronthaul applications. The BCM85100 offers a scalable […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Intelsat released its fourth quarter earnings for 2013, which reported revenue of $642.8 million for Q4 and fiscal year 2013 revenue of $2.6 billion. During 2013 the […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, a division of Raytheon Company, has joined the association as the newest member. SIA, […]

[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Every year, the global satellite industry works to bring media coverage of large events to audiences around the world. This year, with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games […]