Kacific Broadband Satellites is introducing a new backhaul service targeting ISPs and telcos in Asia and the Pacific, the company announced November 22. The Ka-band mobile backhaul service, called ‘Mobile Backhaul,’ was developed and tested in 2020 and has connected key operators in Asia and the Pacific. Kacific has now made it commercially available to…

SES is bringing high-speed connectivity to remote villages in Kazakhstan via its O3b satellite constellation, the company announced Nov. 19. SES is part of major project which is being implemented in cooperation with the Republican Center for Space Communications (RCSC), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry (MDDIAI) and AsiaNetCom,…

Eutelsat has revealed results of a  collaboration project with Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom that aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency of gas pipelines, the company announced Nov. 16. According to Eutelsat, the program saved about 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and equating to a reduction in greenhouse gas…

Boeing could be joining the fray of broadband constellation competitors in the coming years, expanding its role in space beyond manufacturing. On Wednesday, the FCC approved a Boeing application for a license to construct, deploy, and operate a satellite constellation.  Boeing’s plan is for a V-band constellation of 132 satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and…