Broadband
February 21, 2020
Hispasat has signed an agreement with mobile network operator Claro Argentina to provide internet to 250 rural communities through a cellular backhaul service by satellite. Hispasat will provide the capacity of its 30W-5 and 30W-6 satellites. The companies said the rollout 3G and 4G satellite backhaul network has already begun and 100 communities should have…
February 20, 2020
Tarana Wireless Inc. announced on Thursday that in January, it received $24 million of follow-on preferred equity with commitments for $36 million of additional preferred equity through October 2020, fully funding the company’s pre-commercial efforts. Tarana is preparing for mass production of its Tarana G1 Gigabit residential broadband platform. The company said the financing will…
February 20, 2020
The day before Intelsat reported full-year 2019 results that surpassed analysts' projections, the operator sparked a feud with rival operator SES over an ex parte filing with the FCC requesting adjustments to the agency's C-band Draft Order, released earlier this month. In the filing dated Feb. 19, Intelsat argued for adjustments to the FCC's proposed C-band…
February 19, 2020
The National Weather Service (NWS) has selected ERT and subcontractor Hughes Network Systems to upgrade and expand managed satellite and wireless services at NWS locations in the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Pacific Region. ERT is a science and technology contractor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ERT and Hughes plan to…