-
Technology
Advantech Wireless Increases GaN Product Deliveries for Maritime Applications
[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Advantech Wireless reports that the company has increased its deliveries of Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block UpConverters (BUCs) for maritime customers over […]
-
Technology
Planet Preps Ground Network to Handle 5 Terabytes of Data Per Day
[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] Earth observation company Planet, formerly Planet Labs, is scaling up its ground segment infrastructure to handle five times as much data from its constellation of “Dove” CubeSats. […]
-
Government/Military
Raytheon, L-3 and ViaSat Receive DOD Anti-Jamming Demonstration Contracts
[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded contracts to Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, L-3 Communication Systems and ViaSat for Protected […]
-
Technology
ViaLite Expands L-band Range for HTS RF Over Fiber Products
[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] ViaLite Communications has widened the bandwidth of its L-band Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber links from the 950 to 2150MHz range to 700 to 2450MHz. The new […]
-
Technology
NanoRacks External Platform Deployed on ISS Exterior
[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] NanoRacks’ External Platform (NREP) has been attached to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Exposed Facility, and is available […]
-
Government/Military
SNC Adds Aerojet Rocketdyne as Partner for Deep-Space Habitat Study
[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to conduct an architectural design study for a habitation system that would enable NASA astronauts to live for long […]
-
Finance
UK Startup Plans Domestic Launchers for Future Spaceport
[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Scotland-based startup Orbital Access is designing a family of rockets to launch small payloads from the United Kingdom’s future spaceport, as well as other potential locations around […]
-
Government/Military
Regional Roundup: September 2016
Beximco Communications Selects Content for RealVU DTH Platform Beximco Communications, a joint venture of Beximco Holdings and GS Group has revealed its content strategy for RealVU, its recently established DTH […]
-
Partner Content
How Satellites Secure the Border
It can literally be a line in the sand or a fence made of concertina wire. A guard outpost on a busy road. A strip of unoccupied beach. A patch […]
-
Magazine
Generation Next: Nathan Jones, Lockheed Martin
Nathan Jones was unfamiliar with the satellite industry before he became a part of it. As a mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin, he works on the company’s space projects, and […]
-
Partner Content
Space to Deliver your Vision
With one satellite in operation, a second due for launch soon and the construction of it’s own teleport, it promises to be a busy few years for Es’hailSat. Es’hailSat, The […]
-
Opinion
The Future of Satellite in an OTT World
There is no doubt that OTT video is growing at a rapid pace. Based on our 2015 ConsumerLab TV and Media study*, 80 percent of teenagers and 30 percent of […]
-
Opinion
We Dodged a Bullet at WRC-15, Now it’s Time to Think Outside of the Box
Over the past several years, including most recently at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15), the satellite industry has had a run of remarkable success in protecting its spectrum “turf” […]
-
Feature
Defense Eyes Lower Risk High-Throughput Future
Many in the industry believe that 2019 will be a critical decision-making point on the future of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) constellation, with the […]
-
Feature
Inside the Minds of the First 4K Channels Ever
After much anticipation, the first full-fledged linear 4K Ultra-HD channels are up and running. The barrier of insufficient content is falling faster than it’s worth charting, now that producers are […]
-
Finance
SpaceX’s Shotwell: Falcon 1 Will not Return
[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed that SpaceX has no intentions of bringing back the Falcon 1 small satellite launch vehicle. Speaking Aug. 9, at the […]
-
Mobility
Panasonic Avionics, Yahsat to Collaborate on Mobility Connectivity
[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Panasonic Avionics and Yahsat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new ways to offer a broadband connectivity solution serving several mobility markets in the […]
-
Connectivity
Gogo Hangs Hopes on More STCs to Increase 2Ku Installs
[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] Gogo is hoping to pick up installs for its satellite-based 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution 10-fold by the end of the year. While 2Ku is now flying […]
-
Government/Military
Inmarsat Retains Disputed US Navy Satellite Services Contract
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] The U.S. government has given Inmarsat Government approval to lift the stop-work order issued regarding the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) Satellite Services Contract (CSSC). […]
-
Connectivity
Avanti to use Gilat’s X-Architecture for Cellular Backhaul with EE’s LTE Network
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] Avanti Communications has selected Gilat’s one-platform/multiple-application X-Architecture and its Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)-enabled Capricorn VSAT for use in supplying Mobile Network Operator (MNO) EE with satellite capacity […]
-
Connectivity
Eutelsat Sells Maritime Subsidiary to SpeedCast
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] Eutelsat has signed an agreement with SpeedCast International whereby SpeedCast will acquire Eutelsat’s 70 percent stake in Wins Limited for a consideration based on a total enterprise […]
-
Government/Military
General Dynamics Adds HF Capability to Digital Modular Radio
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to improve High-Frequency (HF) communications for the Navy’s four-channel, AN/USC-61 Digital Modular Radios (DMR). […]
-
Technology
Es’hailSat’s Al Kuwari on 4K, Future Satellites and Remote Sensing
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Qatari satellite operator Es’hailSat has been busy preparing for its second satellite, Es’hail 2, as well as the completion of a new, fully owned teleport. The company […]
-
Connectivity
beIN Teams With Technicolor for 4K in MENA
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] beIN Media Group has integrated Technicolor’s 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) technology into its broadcast platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in preparation for […]
-
Technology
Terra Bella’s SkySat 3 Green Propulsion System Declared Operational
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] SSC Group company ECAPS has confirmed that its High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) system on Terra Bella’s SkySat 3 satellite has been successfully commissioned on-orbit and declared […]
-
Connectivity
IPM Becomes First Thaicom 8 Customer
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Thaicom has gained its first customer for the recently launched Thaicom 8 satellite. IPM is using Ku-band capacity for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services for 4 million satellite […]
-
Connectivity
SIS Live Providing Fiber, Satellite Backup for Input Media
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] SIS Live has installed a 1GB fiber network for Input Media, supporting the sports production company’s broadcast requirements with access to its expanding “Anylive” fiber infrastructure and […]
-
Connectivity
Marlink Looks to New Services to Cater to Maritime Demand
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Maritime connectivity provider Marlink is seeing an uptick in demand across both merchant and cruise markets, compensating for dips in the oil and offshore segments, which Tore […]
-
Government/Military
Air Force Issues Second Launch RFP
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] The United States Air Force released its second Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch of a Global Positioning System 3 (GPS […]
-
Finance
Vector Space Systems Wins 21-Launch Agreement from Iceye
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Micro-satellite launch company Vector Space Systems has finalized an agreement to conduct 21 launches for Finland-based Iceye‘s commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation. The payload flights […]




























